Yonivore
07-30-2007, 07:37 PM
...NAACP or PETA?
Michael Vick had a bad day in court, as one of his co-defendants apparently flipped (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/07/30/vick.dogfighting/index.html) and will cooperate with federal authorities. However, Vick got some public support from the NAACP -- which accused the government of "piling on" in prosecuting Vick:
The president of the Atlanta chapter of the NAACP criticized the prosecution of Vick at a news conference Monday morning. Dr. R.L. White, Jr., accused the government of "piling on."
"There's a penalty in football for piling on," White told reporters. "After a player has been tackled and somebody piles on, they're penalized for unnecessary roughness. Today, the NAACP blows the whistle and warns the powers that be that you are piling on."
Will the NAACP clarify this statement? Are they now endorsing dogfighting and opposing the prosecution of those who allegedly stage these events and slaughter dogs who don't perform? Filing charges in court when grand juries hand down indictments does not qualify as "piling on" -- unless one wants to argue that the alleged activity should go unprosecuted completely.
Michael Vick had a bad day in court, as one of his co-defendants apparently flipped (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/07/30/vick.dogfighting/index.html) and will cooperate with federal authorities. However, Vick got some public support from the NAACP -- which accused the government of "piling on" in prosecuting Vick:
The president of the Atlanta chapter of the NAACP criticized the prosecution of Vick at a news conference Monday morning. Dr. R.L. White, Jr., accused the government of "piling on."
"There's a penalty in football for piling on," White told reporters. "After a player has been tackled and somebody piles on, they're penalized for unnecessary roughness. Today, the NAACP blows the whistle and warns the powers that be that you are piling on."
Will the NAACP clarify this statement? Are they now endorsing dogfighting and opposing the prosecution of those who allegedly stage these events and slaughter dogs who don't perform? Filing charges in court when grand juries hand down indictments does not qualify as "piling on" -- unless one wants to argue that the alleged activity should go unprosecuted completely.