Vick Tests Positive for Marijuana

[Highway61]

Source: Yahoo News

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A federal judge placed tighter restrictions on Michael Vick on Wednesday after the Atlanta Falcons quarterback tested positive for marijuana.

Because of the result, U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson placed special conditions on Vick's release, including restricting him to his home between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. with electronic monitoring and ordering him to submit to random drug testing......

Vick has admitted helping kill six to eight dogs, among other things. His three co-defendants also have pleaded guilty. One of them, Quanis Phillips, failed a drug test and was ordered jailed after his plea.

Read more: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-vick-marijuana&prov=ap&type=lgns

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He and Tyson should just team up and get it overwith...

[democratsin08]

1. hopefully he will reform

and be a spca volunteer.

[Highway61]

2. One could only hope

There is something seriously wrong with folks who torture and kill animals....totally off the beam for me to comprehend

[Toots]

58. Maybe he should run for President

His qualifications are stellar..Maybe even as good as Bush* the Great "Decider" :shrug:

[mreed]

6. How?

How do you "reform" from years of enjoying torturing and killing animals?

[Highway61]

12. I can't answer that

Probably because you really can't. Anyone capable of doing that is beyond sick....and the pot? Marijuana is mellowing to most...I don't get it.

[tridim]

3. Did they test him for Alcohol too?

I thought not.

[Freddie Stubbs]

13. Is alcohol illegal?

:shrug:

[allisonthegreat]

20. no but it is a drug.

:toast: Vick is inhumane.

[Freddie Stubbs]

49. Apperently using legal drugs is not illegal

[Evergreen Emerald]

69. actually, it might be when under conditions of release pending

sentencing. Usually alcohol and illegal drugs are prohibited.

[tridim]

37. No, but pot shouldn't be either

Marijuana certainly shouldn't be considered a facet in this case.

If he was drunk while killing the dogs, that certainly matters because alcohol tends to bring out violent tendencies.

Pot brings out laughter and Cheetos.

[Freddie Stubbs]

50. Until the law is changed judges have to enforce what the law is, not what it should be

[Zhade]

65. No, they have the ability to render the punishment nil, as it should be.

NT!

[IronLionZion]

62. You betcha, right after testing for caffeine

:silly:

[Klaxon]

4. ...

Well at least there is one thing to respect him on.

[angstlessk]

5. Talk about the Jenna 6...any black quarterback is subject to horrible

consequences...rush-McNabb...if you aint an angel as a black quarterback bet you get caught doing something. I hate that Vick did the dog fights..,but I think it is all over the top...HELL OUR SPCA PROBABLY KILLS MORE DOGS IN AN HOUR THAN VICK DID IN A YEAR!!!

[aquart]

8. Jaw on floor.

[Highway61]

9. ditto....n/t

[LeftyMom]

14. I hope you're kidding.

Holy shit.

[angstlessk]

16. No, I am not kidding...I loved my dog as much as I loved anyperson

but Vick has been raked over the coals on this. I understand the 'gambling' so he can not be in football again..I understand that dog fighting is illegal..and I am glad..BUT FUCK ONE TRIAL AND ONE SENTENCE IS ENOUGH...FOR GOD'S SAKE IF HE KILLED HIS WIFE HE WOULD NOT GET AS MUCH TIME

[LeftyMom]

17. Years and years of criminal conspiracy is where the multiple charges come from.

Years and years of deliberate torture of animals should result in serious charges.

[angstlessk]

18. Like I said, If he killed his wife he would serve less time..what does that

say to the value we give women in America vs dogs???

[LeftyMom]

19. He's almost certainly not going to wind up serving a lot of time.

Anyhow, he killed a lot more than one dog, so it's a stupid comparison.

[angstlessk]

21. So how many dogs is a woman equal to, according to your assertion? n/t

[LeftyMom]

22. Oh please.

Get a life. Animal abuse is serious. Abuse of a hypothetical spouse is serious. The severity of one does not in any way diminish the severity of the other.

[LynneSin]

36. Geez - I can't believe you have to spell this one out!!

It's abuse and you're point is very very valid. Sorry that the person you are making that point for doesn't have a clue.

I'm still irk the poster claimed it was similiar to the racist remark that Limbaugh made against Donovan McNabb.

[LostinVA]

54. Oh, and btw, they're investigating a possible murder connection with his kennel

He should be in jail for life.

[BadgerLaw2010]

51. This is Virginia. If he'd killed his wife, he'd be executed swiftly.

[LanternWaste]

63. One is not predicated on the other...

One crime (animal abuse) is in no way predicated on another crime (homicide).

Having said that, how do we know that he would serve less time if he killed his wife? Wouldn't that be up to the jury and the judge, as are each and every crime committed and brought to trial?

You seem to be making some rather imaginative assumptions.

[Guitarman]

59. Probably Right

OJ killed his wife and is out playing golf somewhere.

[RebelOne]

15. But at least the SPCA kills them humanely, not by electrocuting

or drowning or hanging or slamming their bodies to the ground repeatedly.

[Virginia Dare]

23. Please don't equate Vick with the Jena 6....

or any other pro quarterback for that matter.

[LynneSin]

32. or to what Rush Limbaugh did to Donovan McNabb

Rush was the asshole in that situation and pretty much the whole country protested against what Rush said (who lost his job at ESPN because of the comment)

[LynneSin]

26. Last time I checked the SPCA tried to do this as humanely as possible

whereas from what I read Vick was the exact opposite. Plus the SCPA was not engaged in a dog-fighting ring with the dogs in their care.

[angstlessk]

28. I am not saying SPCA does not 'humanly' murder animals..I said they did more

than Vick could ever do.

[LynneSin]

30. again - the difference here is humanely

and also the fact that this is a known feature of the ASPCA vs a hidden dog-fighting ring which included abuses to animals.

[LynneSin]

27. Secondly - don't even think that McNabb/Rush have anything closely remote to the Vick story

McNabb was wrongly judged by an asshole Rush Limbaugh who ultimately lost his job as an ESPN commentator after pretty much the WHOLE COUNTRY slammed Rush for his racist comment. A few weeks later it turned out that Rush had a major jones for Oxycontin.

McNabb was a victim. In the Michael Vicks situation it was the DOGS that were the victims.

Two very VERY different scenarios

[Highway61]

34. ummmmm

you mean victims? (sp)

[LynneSin]

35. Damnit - spell check. And I even criticized on the Jena spelling

:grr:

[LynneSin]

29. And third it's JENA not Jenna

:grr:

[Judi Lynn]

38. "OUR SPCA" doesn't electrocute animals, nor hang them, nor torture them.

Pick another message board for this nonsense.

[Chovexani]

42. Wow

I seriously hope you didn't just compare this rich, pampered asshole with those kids down in LA. Or Donovan McNabb for that matter, whose only crime was being a black quarterback in the NFL.

Michael Vick is a typical entitlement whore pro athlete who thought he could do whatever the hell he wanted because he played football. I have to question the severity of the reaction toward it and the racial aspect of it (at the end of the day, as terrible as what he did was, there are far worse animal abuse cases that never make the news). But don't sit there and pretend that Michael Vick is some poor, put-upon brother who doesn't deserve every bit of scorn he's getting.

Planet angstlessk must be really fucked up.

[bkcc]

45. wow. you are truly ignorant.

are you seriously calling this a racially motivated conviction? i think you need to go back and check the facts. this isn't just about vick killing animals (which in and of itself is disgusting). he was convicted for gambling and several other counts as well.

what he did is reprehensible. he repeatedly lied about his involvement and then when the truth came out, he pleaded ignorance of the fact that killing dogs was bad.

and, as for the assertion that he would have been convicted to less time for killing his wife, that's insane. the guy is going to federal prison for a year. A YEAR! you think that's unfair? if anything, it's too light a sentence. if it were you or me, we'd be going away for a long time. his celebrity saved him from being treated like the criminal he is.

cry me a river.

[JeanGrey]

47. I am new to this forum, but at the risk of being flamed I cannot

BELIEVE you are trying to make a racial issue out of Vick!!! Any "black quarterback?" Give me a break.

[Orsino]

48. Euthanasia = torture for fun?

Uh-uh. Try again.

[LostinVA]

53. Hopefully, you forgot the sarcasm tag

Sadly, I think you didn't.

[Socal31]

55. So to follow your logic,

Michael Vick, or the "Jena 6", or any minority shouldn't be prosecuted for crimes, because of social injustice? *cough* crazy *cough*

[Thothmes]

60. True

But the SPCA doesnt beat them to death, or hang them, or drownd them.

[LanternWaste]

61. Vick was the QB on your fantasy football team?

I can only imagine you're upset because he was the QB on your fantasy football team-- otherwise, you really should have a large glass of PERSPECTIVE-- it's not just for breakfast, anymore...

[Atman]

7. So the fuck what?

He's a football player.

Has anyone given a breathalyser to the guy with his finger on the button?

Our priorities are whacked.

.

[Klaxon]

10. yup

My feelings exactly...

Besides... we Need some mass pot smoking going on right now...

Has anyone checked the Doomsday clock?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

11. They should lock him UNDER the jail!

:eyes: - puhleeze. So the fuck what?

[Virginia Dare]

24. What a moron...n/t

[OneBlueSky]

25. look, I can't stand Vick or what he did . . . but busting him for pot . . .

is just as bullshit as busting anyone else for pot . . . it's a law that's kept on the books so they'll have an excuse to bust people when they really don't have anything else . . .

in this case, of course, they have plenty else -- but pot should not be illegal, for Michael Vick or anyone else . . .

[Highway61]

31. I agree it should be legal

However, showing up at Miami International with a "bong" after being in trouble like he is proves he's about as smart as a box of rocks....talk about bad Karma...whew

[BadgerLaw2010]

52. This was his pre-sentencing supervision. Vick apparently can't follow directions.

[LynneSin]

33. WAIT - I thought Vicks found Jesus

Perhaps he was sharing a bong hit with the guy

:hide:

[Ilsa]

39. I was going to ask if Gee-zus brought him some weed.

This is so over-the-top. Totally unnecessary. So he smokes pot. Big freaking deal.

[LynneSin]

40. Personally I don't care about the pot stuff but....

...I do like to point out the hypocrisy of a man who claims he "Found Jesus"

[killbotfactory]

56. If Jesus brought me weed I'd be a Christian

[otherlander]

41. Maybe I'm just not with the times, but...

what the hell is the point in smoking pot if you're not going to be nice to people?

[Betsy Ross]

44. I second that.

But I think we are not with the times. Peace Love and all that.

[Zhade]

66. Totally agreed!

It's against the very idea of the plant!

[Ian David]

43. If I was in THAT much trouble, I'd want to get stoned, too.

They should prescribe medical marijuana for people under house arrest pending trial.

For one thing, it will help keep them at home.

[underpants]

46. Wow "Ookie" smokes weed?

Now THAT'S shocking

:sarcasm:

[FreeStateDemocrat]

57. "He might be the dumbest person ever to play quarterback in the National Football League."

This is a clown caught in the glare and scrutiny of a pre-sentencing investigation and he blows weed. Dumb as a doorknob is an understatement.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20999985/

[AngryAmish]

64. You, Sir, have not met Bob Avellini

Pretty stupid guy.



(I agree with you, but needed to point out that Bob Avellini, in addition to sucking, was pretty damn stupid.)

[Zhade]

67. Just to clarify: the pot isn't what made him stupid.

NT!

[riverdale]

68. Common knowledge he was a pot smoker before all this.

Yes it certainly is shocking that Vick got busted for marijuana, less than one year after airport security found a fake Aquafina bottle on him with marijuana hidden in a secret compartment. Wow, who could have known. NOT