Michael Vick Indicted
Guess the rumors that he was going to skate were not so.
The federal indictment details:
"Vick is charged with conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce and aid of unlawful activities and to sponsor an animal fighting venture."
I am guessing we can go ahead and presume this will now be a certain distraction at Falcons camp in two weeks...
Oh, and Roger Goodell? Ball's in YOUR court now. Because, if Pacman's various alleged misdeeds (but no trials, much less convictions) and Chris Henry's various alleged misdeeds could result in such lengthy suspensions, then, um, I am guessing a federal indictment is similarly embarrassing to the league, warranting some sort of suspension, right? If you're going to be consistent and all?
Swamp already kickin' it here (thanks to Swamp all-universe dsafetyguy for the heads up and thread). Drop by with a thought or ten.
Edited to add: The summation on the indictment from the US Attorney's office is eye-popping. A quick scan tells me that Vick is alleged to have been VERY active in the enterprise. In fact, one of the allegations is that Vick was involved actively with the ring in April of this year, "testing" animals to make certain they were suitable for fighting (with horrific death to those animals not suitable---although the indictment is silent on who did the killing of the animals in question). This isn't going away anytime soon...
