[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Michael Vick, you won't like this!

From: Rikers123@xxxxxxx
To: edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:29:35 EST
 
In a message dated 12/10/2007 9:39:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Vick  received 23 months in federal prison, many think he got off too light, 
I think  he perhaps got more than he would have, had he not been 
"Famous"....make no  mistake about it, the feds went after Mr. Vick and they 
"Got" 
him....my  question is who else has the federal government went after for dog 
fighting,  it would be my guess that this is still going on just as it always 
has 
before.  Don't fool yourself, the Feds were more interested in bringing in a 
Big 
Fish (  Mr. Vick) then they were about stopping dog-fighting. Having been 
involved in  the criminal justice system for 28 years I have seen some 
interesting 
things.  Mr. Vick could do our cause more good by playing football and 
donating big  bucks to animal groups, vets, shelters etc. than he can from 
sitting in 
jail  for 23 months....the federal prosecutor was recommending 12 to 18  
months.>>
 
I disagree:
The Humane Society of Huron Valley is celebrating what it's calling the first 
 dogfighting conviction in Washtenaw County in recent history. Michael Alan  
Dalton of Belleville is set to be sentenced Dec. 17 after pleading guilty to  
violating the state's dogfighting law, according to Washtenaw County Chief  
Deputy Assistant Prosecutor Steve Hiller. Dalton faces up to four years in  
prison for the felony and also could be fined up to $5,000 and be ordered to  
perform up to 500 hours of community service. Tanya Hilgendorf, the Humane  
Society of Huron Valley's executive director, said the people in her office  
believe 
it's the first conviction in at least eight years for dogfighting.  
In 2003, dog fighting convictions increased 400% in  Indianapolis/Marion 
County alone. You can help prevent this cruelty to animals  and other crimes by 
learning how to detect signs of this illegal activity and  reporting suspicious 
activity to Central Indiana Canine Crime  Stoppers. 

VIDALIA, LA (2/15/07) â?? The Louisiana SPCA is applauding a major victory in  
the war against dogfighting with yesterdayâ??s conviction of a major dogfighter 
 
who has been considered one of the principal violators of the illegal 
activity  in Louisiana. Clinton Bartell Schneider, Jr., who supplies fighting 
dogs 
and  fights under the name Black River Kennels, was found guilty yesterday on 
state  charges of dogfighting in Concordia Parishâ??s Seventh Judicial Court. 
Schneider  goes up for sentencing on April 7, 2007 and faces a maximum ten-year 
prison  sentence and a maximum $25,000 fine. 
 
Portage County Ohio 2006---Both of these convictions were for  dogfighting. 
Ogletree received. fifteen-month sentences on the remaining  four dogfighting 
convictions,
 
The subculture of dog fighting seems to attract _male professional  athletes_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_sports) . Among those linked to 
dog fighting is _LeShon Johnson_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeShon_Johnson) 
, 
former _NFL_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL)  running back, received  a 
five-year deferred sentence in 2005 after officials seized 200 dogs during a  
raid of his dog fighting operation that led to 20 people being convicted in 
_Oklahoma_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma) . Former  _National  
Basketball 
Association_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association)  
forward _Qyntel Woods_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qyntel_Woods) , pleaded  
guilty to animal abuse in 2005 at his home in _Portland, Oregon_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon) .  Former _Dallas Cowboys_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys)  lineman _Nate  Newton_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Newton)  was arrested at a dogfight in 
Texas, although charges were 
later  dropped._[20]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_fighting_in_the_United_States#_note-Sun-Times_sick_hipness)
 _[21]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_fighting_in_the_United_States#_note-Palm_Beach_Post)
 
 
 
 
I have no sympathy for this man at all.
 
Denise  Groenewald
President GSDC of North Georgia
Editor of The Guardian, GSDC of  Atlanta Monthly newsletter
_www.greenwoodshepherds.com_ (http://www.greenwoodshepherds.com/) 



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