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I wouldn't put it past marbury to be in on the action himself
MARBURY DEFENDS VICK AUG.22,2007
NEW YORK -- New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury defended Michael Vick, calling dogfighting a sport and comparing it to hunting.
Marbury spoke Monday about the federal dogfighting conspiracy charges against Vick while promoting his basketball shoe in Albany, N.Y.
"I think it's tough," Marbury said, according to Albany TV station Capital News 9. "I think, you know, we don't say anything about people who shoot deer or shoot other animals. You know, from what I hear, dogfighting is a sport. It's just behind closed doors."
On Monday, Vick said through a lawyer that he will plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and conspiracy to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture. He also faces possible prosecution in Virginia.
"I think it's tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down," Marbury said. "I think he's one of the superb athletes, and he's a good human being. I just think that he fell into a bad situation."
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
I wouldn't put it past marbury to be in on the action himself
He really should've stayed out of the verbal fray.
Good thing he'll be in France and out of the USA in 2 years.
I don't (completely) agree with him, but I'm glad he said it.
personally i agree with marbury... our society is so ed in its reasoning.
the funny thing i dont get is this... vick didnt rape little boys in church but he got in much worse trouble then those priests who did/do. i dont get it.
ps: i love dogs but come on people. open your in eyes!
Hunting deer is legal. Like it or not, but it is.
Fact is that Michael Vick broke the law, period.
Whether we agree with that particular law, he still broke it and needs to be punished.
tell that to all the potheads behind bars getting raped by known murderers.
"it's illegal" come on now... the system! getting into a war without reason is illegal too but hey you don't see face bush serving time do ya?
This saga has become less about Vick breaking the law and more about our bloodlust for seeing the people we worship too much in the first place get taken down.
Yeah us evil people are sooo horrible for thinking that a person that drowns, electrocute dogs, is horrible.
God our country is going to with this defending Vick.
It's about gambling. The US is pissed that people were making tax free money.
upper society( s who make the rules) wanna have their cake and eat it too.... that is why pot is illegal and booze isn't.
as for dog fighting vs deer hunting, well...
3 page thread here.
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...6&page=1&pp=26
im not defending vick... for christs sake i HATE football! but when one contradicts the other then well i cant help but question what is going down.
Marbury is just another idiot...
I'm with you.
And SenorSpur...He should have kept his mouth shut.
Any pro athlete, no matter which side they choose to support, is going to catch for opening their mouth.
This topic is too emotional for people to see any shade of gray. They're going to be on one side or the other.
Best to stay quiet.
I find myself in complete agreement with my buddy T, and that doesn't happen too often.
Hmm, I've never seen anyone hunting set up rape stands for the deer that didn't have a certain number of points or anything like that.
Horrible analogy.
And that's not even getting into hunting being a legal and (somewhat) regulated sport, versus dog fights being very clearly illegal.
Again, horrible analogy by Marbury, and anyone supporting him.
really dog racing they gamble
I posted on the other board and I wasn't going to get into it here, but some of the responses got me scratching my head:
"So I guess clubbing and stabbing the crippled dogs is just an occupational hazard? Poor Stephon must not realize that the dogs used in these events often die of blood loss, shock, dehydration, exhaustion, or infection hours or even days after the fight. Other animals are often sacrificed as well. Some owners train their dogs for fights using smaller animals such as cats, rabbits or small dogs. These "bait" animals are often stolen pets or animals obtained through "free to good home" advertisements.
Starbury's comments border on insanity. I think I preferred him when he was merely stupid."
"One doesn't have to be an animal rights person, heck to me it's not even a PETA issue. One just has to know right from wrong. Dogfighting is a sadistic "contest" in which two dogs—specifically bred, conditioned, and trained to fight—are placed in a pit (generally a small arena enclosed by plywood walls) to fight each other for the spectators' entertainment and gambling. Fights average nearly an hour in length and often last more than two hours. Dogfights end when one of the dogs will not or cannot continue. Their innate breeding won't let them quit even if they've lost eyes, disemboweled....you get the picture.
Whether the issue is dogfighting, fighting, bullfighting or one human being hurting another human being, wrong is wrong and the offender should be punished, celebrity or regular joe."
I'm not a hunter now, but I was when I was younger. Heck I was born in south Texas so I grew up with hunting a big part of my life. I'm not defending hunters but you gotta admit a quick kill ordinarily doesn't put the animal through extended barbaric agony.
I'm not an animal rights fanatic or a PETA card carrying member or one of those annoying Vegans. I love a good steak. Is it hypocrytical? I don't know. What I do know is that there is just something inherently revolting and repulsive about animal fighting. Before I read into this and became more informed about dogfighting, I may have been one of many who would have dismissed this as a witch hunt against a well known athlete. Not anymore.
Stupid thing to say. Not as stupid as starting a dog fighting ring that could cost you a couple of hundred million dollars in wages and endorsement deals, but pretty stupid.
Personally I think hunting is an odd way to waste a weekend, but a deer has at least a chance to get away.
Man, I had thought Stephon Marbury was an extremely intelligent, learned gentleman. Then I read this. My worldview lies shattered in a million pieces.
The government also gets their cut.
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