"That makes my day!"
Posted on 12/10/2007 9:43:43 AM PST by Gopher Broke
RICHMOND, Va. — Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison Monday for his role in a dogfighting conspiracy that involved gambling and killing pit bulls.
The suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback could have been sentenced up to five years by U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson. Vick, who turned himself in Nov. 19 in anticipation of his sentence, was wearing a black-and-white striped prison suit.
After Vick apologized to the court and his family, Hudson told him: "You need to apologize to the millions of young people who looked up to you."
"Yes, sir," Vick answered.
Vick acknowledged he used "poor judgment" and added, "I'm willing to deal with the consequences and accept responsibility for my actions."
Federal rules governing time off for good behavior could reduce Vick's prison stay by about three months, resulting in a summer 2009 release.
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Good. But I bet he is out in less than a year.
This is federal prison. As the article says, summer of 2009 at the earliest.
I’m satisfied with this Monster’s sentence...then again I also know the state of Virginia is also going to get a piece of his time on earth before all is said and done.
Pet your dog(s) tonight, folks...and say a word of thanks they never met Michael Vick and his ‘friends’.
That's federal prison: there's no time off for "good behavior."
When they say 23 months, 23 months it is.
Just ask Martha Stewart!
He should be thankful it wasn’t two years.
Rover
Federal rules governing time off for good behavior could reduce Vick's prison stay by about three months, resulting in a summer 2009 release.
He should be thankful it wasn’t thirty years. This is one instance where Peta can take a back seat to me. I have zero sympathy for a guy that would force dogs to fight to the death for sport. Just call me Maximum Ron when it comes to these cases.
Poor judgement? How about evil, Michael? He should have gotten 23 years.
If he has his skull crushed in a game, he will not get a tear from me.
He could indeed be out short of 23 months due to “good behavior” - I believe it’s up to 54 days for each year served, which can be prorated for the last year. By my calculation, his sentence could be shortened by about 103 days.
Also, since Martha Stewart was sentenced to less than one year in prison, she was not eligible to have her sentence reduced for “good behavior.”
Also, since Martha Stewart was sentenced to less than one year in prison, she was not eligible to have her sentence reduced for “good behavior.”
Yeah, but when PETA’s people kill animals under the guise of taking them from shelters to find homes for them, they get off. I’m talking about the story of PETA folks dumping dozens of bodies of dead dogs in a business’ dumpster and getting caught. They were taking perfectly healthy and adoptable animals from shelters lying to the people and animal control (police) officers that they would find good homes for the dogs, but later would kill them in their van. One gal, one guy. From the VA chapter but they were doing this in North Carolina.
PETA ought to be strung up. They kill more adoptable animals than anyone else every year. Their placement statistics are appallingly low, under 10%.
Seems like a lot of time to take away from a human being over dogs. NOT condoning in any way at all, it just seems like a lot to me.
Rapists and murderers of actual human beings get less time frequently.
Flame away.
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