Parallel Investigations, Parallel Universes
Michael Vick's fortunes are officially circling the drain as we speak.
For those keeping score, this story broke waaaaay back on April 25 when investigators, looking into drug activity on the part of Davon Boddie, Vick's cousin, seized 66 dogs in various conditions and equipment normally associated with dog-fighting.
From then until Thursday, June 8, nothing but double-speak and obstruction has some from Surry County prosecutor Gerald Poindexter. The investigation was moving forward, then there was no reason to assume anyone had done anything. Poindexter's words changed like the weather, daily and capriciously. In spite of a mountain of evidence that could have convicted O.J. Simpson, Poindexter inexplicably allowed a search warrant to die before executing it, citing problems with the wording. Then, the property that Vick owned was burglarized...and we are supposed to believe that the burglary had nothing to do with the Vick investigation.
Then, thank God, the feds stepped in.
Acting with dispatch unknown to Poindexter, the feds executed a sealed search warrant of the Vick property on Thursday, June 8, and they didn't come with magnifying glasses and meerschaum pipes.
They brought gas masks and shovels.
They were seen leaving the scene with boxes of evidence.
And now, word comes that the carcases of over 30 slain dogs were found buried on the property on Moonlight Road. For those who may not know, dogs that are severely or terminally wounded in a dog fight are taken out, shot, and buried. In this case, Vick and his associates were stupid enough to bury the dogs on the property.
To recap: the Surry County prosecutor had the case for 6 weeks and found no further reason to look for anything else or charge anyone with anything. The feds have the case for 2 days and turn up final, definitive evidence of an extensive dog-fighting operation.
On Thursday, after being told that the property was going to be searched with or without his consent, Poindexter lit the Bat-signal for Jesse Jackass and Al Permton, wondering if the federal investigation was motivated by race.
Then, on Friday, Smeagol Poindexter contradicted Gollum Poindexter, saying that he was conducting an investigation "parallel" to the federal investigation.
Riiiiight. There will be the investigation that the feds are conducting in the real world, where real evidence is found, real charges are brought, real arrest warrants are issued, real convictions are obtained, and really rich NFL quarterbacks do some real federal time.
Then there will be Poindexter's investigation, in which it will be discovered that Col. Mustard did it in the kitchen with a pipe wrench.
Actually, given the federal heat now on the case, it would not surprise me at all if Poindexter suddenly turned up some real nugget of proof irrefutably linking Vick to the dog-fighting.
Sometime in the next week, Poindexter will give the feds a video of Michael Vick actively engaging in dog-fighting...
...in exchange for a sentence greatly reduced for his testimony and cooperation, because Poindexter himself will appear in the same video.
For those keeping score, this story broke waaaaay back on April 25 when investigators, looking into drug activity on the part of Davon Boddie, Vick's cousin, seized 66 dogs in various conditions and equipment normally associated with dog-fighting.
From then until Thursday, June 8, nothing but double-speak and obstruction has some from Surry County prosecutor Gerald Poindexter. The investigation was moving forward, then there was no reason to assume anyone had done anything. Poindexter's words changed like the weather, daily and capriciously. In spite of a mountain of evidence that could have convicted O.J. Simpson, Poindexter inexplicably allowed a search warrant to die before executing it, citing problems with the wording. Then, the property that Vick owned was burglarized...and we are supposed to believe that the burglary had nothing to do with the Vick investigation.
Then, thank God, the feds stepped in.
Acting with dispatch unknown to Poindexter, the feds executed a sealed search warrant of the Vick property on Thursday, June 8, and they didn't come with magnifying glasses and meerschaum pipes.
They brought gas masks and shovels.
They were seen leaving the scene with boxes of evidence.
And now, word comes that the carcases of over 30 slain dogs were found buried on the property on Moonlight Road. For those who may not know, dogs that are severely or terminally wounded in a dog fight are taken out, shot, and buried. In this case, Vick and his associates were stupid enough to bury the dogs on the property.
To recap: the Surry County prosecutor had the case for 6 weeks and found no further reason to look for anything else or charge anyone with anything. The feds have the case for 2 days and turn up final, definitive evidence of an extensive dog-fighting operation.
On Thursday, after being told that the property was going to be searched with or without his consent, Poindexter lit the Bat-signal for Jesse Jackass and Al Permton, wondering if the federal investigation was motivated by race.
Then, on Friday, Smeagol Poindexter contradicted Gollum Poindexter, saying that he was conducting an investigation "parallel" to the federal investigation.
Riiiiight. There will be the investigation that the feds are conducting in the real world, where real evidence is found, real charges are brought, real arrest warrants are issued, real convictions are obtained, and really rich NFL quarterbacks do some real federal time.
Then there will be Poindexter's investigation, in which it will be discovered that Col. Mustard did it in the kitchen with a pipe wrench.
Actually, given the federal heat now on the case, it would not surprise me at all if Poindexter suddenly turned up some real nugget of proof irrefutably linking Vick to the dog-fighting.
Sometime in the next week, Poindexter will give the feds a video of Michael Vick actively engaging in dog-fighting...
...in exchange for a sentence greatly reduced for his testimony and cooperation, because Poindexter himself will appear in the same video.
Labels: dog-fighting, Gerald Poindexter, Michael Vick, NFL
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