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Some things bear repeating, if only because it is nigh unto impossible to believe that certain persons continue to disbelieve them, in spite of all available evidence to the contrary. To wit:
Surry County prosecutor Gerald Poindexter is still openly wondering what all the fuss is about concerning Michael Vick.
Quoted in the AP: "What is foreign to me is the federal government getting into a dogfighting case. I know it's been done, but what's driving this? Is it this boy's celebrity? Would they have done this if it wasn't Michael Vick?"
To which I respond: 66 DOGS (SOME CLEARLY WOUNDED), BLOODY CARPET, RAPE STANDS, PRY BARS, SYRINGES, AND BLACK-PAINTED DOG-FIGHTING PITS ON THE PROPERTY THAT MICHAEL VICK OWNS might be why the feds have decided to act.
The words that seem to be lacking from Mr. Poindexter's vocabulary are "probable cause." 66 dogs in various conditions and dog-fighting paraphernalia would seem to constitute probable cause in the minds of most.
But then, I'm not a lawyer.
Given the quality of his public statements, neither is Mr. Poindexter.
Quoted in the AP: "Apparently these people want it. They want it, and I don't believe they want it because of the serious criminal consequences involved...They want it because Michael Vick may be involved."
To which I respond: 66 DOGS (SOME CLEARLY WOUNDED), BLOODY CARPET, RAPE STANDS, PRY BARS, SYRINGES, AND BLACK-PAINTED DOG-FIGHTING PITS ON THE PROPERTY THAT MICHAEL VICK OWNS might be why the feds "want it."
The mere fact that Vick's dog-breeding business is interstate lets the feds in if nothing else did, Poindexter's clear obstructionism notwithstanding. And yes, we are talking about serious criminal consequences here. This is not a case of a man beating one dog, as repugnant as that image is. This is the apparent case of a wealthy man using his wealth and influence to operate a large operation that involved the systematic abuse and torture of animals for profit and enjoyment.
Then, too, there's the matter of the property in question being burglarized recently. Anyone who doesn't believe that the burglars might have removed evidence material to this investigation (i.e. incriminating video) is a fool of Gerald Poindexter's magnitude.
And we won't even discuss the search warrant that Poindexter allowed to die on the vine because he had problems with the wording. What the feds saw was a man who was actively impeding an ongoing criminal investigation for reasons unknown, and, thank goodness, they acted.
Finally, there's this little nugget from Poindexter, courtesy of the AP: "There's a larger thing here, and it has nothing to do with any breach of protocol. There's something awful going on here. I don't know if it's racial. I don't know what it is."
Ah, yes: the racial conspiracy theory finally rears its ugly head. Of course, the fact that investigators found 66 DOGS (SOME CLEARLY WOUNDED), BLOODY CARPET, RAPE STANDS, PRY BARS, SYRINGES, AND BLACK-PAINTED DOG-FIGHTING PITS ON THE PROPERTY THAT MICHAEL VICK OWNS means nothing; the fact that Michael Vick happens to be black does. Of course. Surely Vick's color is driving this investigation, and not the 66 DOGS (SOME CLEARLY WOUNDED), BLOODY CARPET, RAPE STANDS, PRY BARS, SYRINGES, AND BLACK-PAINTED DOG-FIGHTING PITS ON THE PROPERTY THAT MICHAEL VICK OWNS.
Actually, by playing the race card, Poindexter will achieve his ultimate goal of obstruction, because as certainly as flies are drawn to feces, Jesse Jetstream and Al Huckster will be in Virginia, shouting down the heavens in the name of racial equality and self-promotion. All of a sudden, the issue will become a black/white thing that has nothing at all to do with the animals that have been abused or the equipment used to abuse them.
As a black man, I am glad that the feds have moved in. I am glad that they are actively investigating a case that should have been prosecuted weeks ago. I am glad that they have shunted the useless Gerald Poindexter aside in favor of pursuing a justice that should treat all equally, regardless of color or celebrity.
And I sincerely hope they investigate Gerald Poindexter next.
Surry County prosecutor Gerald Poindexter is still openly wondering what all the fuss is about concerning Michael Vick.
Quoted in the AP: "What is foreign to me is the federal government getting into a dogfighting case. I know it's been done, but what's driving this? Is it this boy's celebrity? Would they have done this if it wasn't Michael Vick?"
To which I respond: 66 DOGS (SOME CLEARLY WOUNDED), BLOODY CARPET, RAPE STANDS, PRY BARS, SYRINGES, AND BLACK-PAINTED DOG-FIGHTING PITS ON THE PROPERTY THAT MICHAEL VICK OWNS might be why the feds have decided to act.
The words that seem to be lacking from Mr. Poindexter's vocabulary are "probable cause." 66 dogs in various conditions and dog-fighting paraphernalia would seem to constitute probable cause in the minds of most.
But then, I'm not a lawyer.
Given the quality of his public statements, neither is Mr. Poindexter.
Quoted in the AP: "Apparently these people want it. They want it, and I don't believe they want it because of the serious criminal consequences involved...They want it because Michael Vick may be involved."
To which I respond: 66 DOGS (SOME CLEARLY WOUNDED), BLOODY CARPET, RAPE STANDS, PRY BARS, SYRINGES, AND BLACK-PAINTED DOG-FIGHTING PITS ON THE PROPERTY THAT MICHAEL VICK OWNS might be why the feds "want it."
The mere fact that Vick's dog-breeding business is interstate lets the feds in if nothing else did, Poindexter's clear obstructionism notwithstanding. And yes, we are talking about serious criminal consequences here. This is not a case of a man beating one dog, as repugnant as that image is. This is the apparent case of a wealthy man using his wealth and influence to operate a large operation that involved the systematic abuse and torture of animals for profit and enjoyment.
Then, too, there's the matter of the property in question being burglarized recently. Anyone who doesn't believe that the burglars might have removed evidence material to this investigation (i.e. incriminating video) is a fool of Gerald Poindexter's magnitude.
And we won't even discuss the search warrant that Poindexter allowed to die on the vine because he had problems with the wording. What the feds saw was a man who was actively impeding an ongoing criminal investigation for reasons unknown, and, thank goodness, they acted.
Finally, there's this little nugget from Poindexter, courtesy of the AP: "There's a larger thing here, and it has nothing to do with any breach of protocol. There's something awful going on here. I don't know if it's racial. I don't know what it is."
Ah, yes: the racial conspiracy theory finally rears its ugly head. Of course, the fact that investigators found 66 DOGS (SOME CLEARLY WOUNDED), BLOODY CARPET, RAPE STANDS, PRY BARS, SYRINGES, AND BLACK-PAINTED DOG-FIGHTING PITS ON THE PROPERTY THAT MICHAEL VICK OWNS means nothing; the fact that Michael Vick happens to be black does. Of course. Surely Vick's color is driving this investigation, and not the 66 DOGS (SOME CLEARLY WOUNDED), BLOODY CARPET, RAPE STANDS, PRY BARS, SYRINGES, AND BLACK-PAINTED DOG-FIGHTING PITS ON THE PROPERTY THAT MICHAEL VICK OWNS.
Actually, by playing the race card, Poindexter will achieve his ultimate goal of obstruction, because as certainly as flies are drawn to feces, Jesse Jetstream and Al Huckster will be in Virginia, shouting down the heavens in the name of racial equality and self-promotion. All of a sudden, the issue will become a black/white thing that has nothing at all to do with the animals that have been abused or the equipment used to abuse them.
As a black man, I am glad that the feds have moved in. I am glad that they are actively investigating a case that should have been prosecuted weeks ago. I am glad that they have shunted the useless Gerald Poindexter aside in favor of pursuing a justice that should treat all equally, regardless of color or celebrity.
And I sincerely hope they investigate Gerald Poindexter next.
Labels: dog fighting, Gerald Poindexter, Michael Vick, NFL
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