Vick case thread....please behave

There are still serious race issues all over the world.

This is not a race issue. It's just not. Anyone who tries to make this a race issue is wrong.

 

If you guys would stop engaging white chocolate, et al., when they claim racism where none exists, this thread would cease to be about race.

 

Let us not let the other three off scot free... let's use the plural here...all are scumm....

 

I got a good chuckle from the front end of that, but: trolls draw responses the way rain grows grass. Go check any blog anywhere, and you'll find it's the same. It was fun for a while, but I'm growing tired of it. Think I'll go join Idaho at the lemonade stand. Not too many trolls on the Harry Potter threads.

 

Why do I bother? Why?

 

I agree. See below.

 

The Falcons and Vick need to abide by the letter of the contract. He can't be suspended for this indictment but he has an obligation, contractually, to be at every practice, every team meeting, every mandated workout and public appearance. This indictment, since it is not work or health related, is not an excuse to breach his contract. If he doesn't report on the 1st day of camp, fine him. If he misses another day, fine him again. If he misses a third day, suspend him. The Falcons aren't required to accommodate him, since he clearly didn't accommodate the Falcons.

If Uncle Gene and the Union want the Falcons to live up to the CBA, the team should require the same of Vick. If he gets himself suspended because he misses too much work because of off-field activities, the Falcons should sue Vick for damages.

 

I don't know if you know what racism is. It's not calling someone a name. It's not denying them a seat on a bus. It's a state of mind where one person believes he or she is superior because of their skin pigment. It's showing a lack of compassion and understanding about another culture. It's also showing a fear about that culture that manifests itself.

 

Well, thank you for the sociology lesson. Now, can we talk about the dog-torturing asshole for a bit?

 

That is on another thread.

 

Having sat on a federal jury, I learned that the feds don't just throw around indictments for the hell of it. The government has a legal army at its disposal that will use a fine tooth comb to find what it needs order to put its case together and the government's case is almost always ironclad.

You have to have a pretty creative defense lawyer to answer the case AND justify the actions of the defendant or defendants.

 

I've never sat on a grand jury cougargirl but I know the feds do make mistakes. I bring up Don King who beat more than 50 charges. At the time, he looked like a good bet to spend some time in jail. He beat the rap so anything is possible.