That's true. Most any athlete who commits felonies gets blasted in the media. The court of public opinion came down much harsher on this one because of the dog abuse. That pushed our collective dog-loving buttons.

Dumb and dumber:


Stephon Marbury defends Michael Vick, calls dogfighting a sport - NBA - Yahoo! Sports


"You know, from what I hear, dogfighting is a sport. It's just behind closed doors" Stephon Marbury.

Unbelievable.

Stephon Marbury needs a little lesson in PR. You don't promote your shoes by defending dogfighting.

Some of these guys should just smile and wave. When they open their mouths, they remove all doubt about their intelligence and values.

Here's Marbury's rebuttal to what he said yesterday:

"I don't like it at all,'' Marbury told The Post. "I don't think he's right. He's 100 percent wrong. But this dude is trying to ask for forgiveness and everyone's turning their heads on a man trying to ask for forgiveness. The way it's going about in the newspapers and TV, it's ridiculous.''


Let's try to remember who is being charged. Marbury had nothing to do with this.

he's asking for forgiveness? i have yet to hear him say one word outside of he'll be proven innocent. That and he said he needed to hang around different people (meaning people that arn't stupid enough to give the address of a dog fighting location to the police as your place of residence after being told to never use the address)

Marbury comes across as your typical over paid sports figure who thinks because he can kick, hit, or shoot better then most folks that there better then the rest of us and live by different rules.

Everytime I want to feel a bit of pity for Vick and that the media has gone to far with there reporting, something like this pops up and reminds me why Vick is in this situation in the first place. He felt he was above the law.... Don't break the law, or surrond ourself with the type of people that will break the law or drag you down.

How much money does Marbury donate to charity? Is that typical of over-paid athletes also?

And I don't see anywhere in his quote where he claims to be better than anyone else, or that he or anyone else should live by different rules.

This guy lied to his boss, the owner of the Atlanta Falcons. He lied to the commish about this when asked directly. He even lied to his MOTHER when she heard the news and wanted assurances from her son.
Nobody owes him anything..........

Here's my two cents...

I have no empathy for Vick.

He'll serve about a year for being a dog fighting kingpin who has funded and directed folks to torture animals in a manner that is even extreme for the average dog fighter. He's finally admitted guilt after first lying. The same team of lawyers that got Jayson Williams off (formerly of the New Jersey Nets) wasn't able to save him. Says a lot.

Oh what da hell, here's a dollar...

The focus in the news is in the wrong place. If you really want to get involved and help in a case that shows obvious examples of Jim Crowe laws still being in effect, research the Jena 6 case. Those young boys in Jena, Louisiana should be getting three times the publicity of Michael Vick. Vick will die a millionaire and he doesn't need nor deserve our sympathy.

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