PETA pickiting outside of NFL office in NYC

I saw it on Sportscenter yesterday that they would do that today. They want him suspended immediatley. One problem: he has not had due process yet. Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty. It is now guily until proven innocent. Does everyone already forget about the Duke Lacrosse rape case where everyone wanted them kicked out of school and their heads on a platter? Now they have been deemed 100% innocent. I think just give it a chance for everything to play out before you want him suspended. If he is found innocent and was suspended without pay. Then he l;ost a year of his career and lots of money he should have rightfully earned.
 
I'm sure they don't care whether it's right or wrong to do so in his case. Their position is based more upon media exposure and hype they can generate around this for their organization than it has to do with taking the correct steps at the correct times.

Although I did read an interesting stat yesterday that since 2002 the federal indictments have resulted in a 99.5% conviction ratio. It's pretty much assumed now that if they take the step to indict the prosecution is already in position to all but guarantee they have enough evidence to successfully convict.
 
I saw it on Sportscenter yesterday that they would do that today. They want him suspended immediatley. One problem: he has not had due process yet. Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty. It is now guily until proven innocent. Does everyone already forget about the Duke Lacrosse rape case where everyone wanted them kicked out of school and their heads on a platter? Now they have been deemed 100% innocent. I think just give it a chance for everything to play out before you want him suspended. If he is found innocent and was suspended without pay. Then he l;ost a year of his career and lots of money he should have rightfully earned.

There is no due process in the NFL. Michael Vick does not have an inalienable right to play football for money.
 
Can they legally suspend without pay though over an indictment?

The union contract, or other existing contracts may not allow them to, but the presumption of innocence has nothing to do with private entities such as the NFL, unions, media enterprises, etc. If the NFL so chooses, they can treat him as guilty until proven innocent (hell, they did it with Pacman). That presumption will protect Vick's freedom, but not his job nor his reputation.
 
wow that sucks brian

i mean if he did it, for sure suspend his butt, ban him and take away all his money and make him pay a hefty fine and put him in jail in general population

but to see someones career destroyed if he's innocent, really sucks. yeah eventually people will forget about it, but damn

i was watching nfl network at 2am and they interviewed Dan Reeves, the coach until 2003 and the one responsible for drafting Vick, and he seems to think that Vick is innocent and the only thing he did wrong was hang around with the other 3 that were indicted. He brought up when Vicks car was pulled over and a friend of his was driving and had pot in it. No one heard about the "friend" but all they heard about was Vicks car and pot. I guess that the other 3 that were indicted along with him have really bad rap sheets too, so he said that Vick is getting the "guilt by association" tag put on him. But i thought one of them was his cousin, didn't his cousin live in the house? How can you not hang out with family? i don't understand when family made it a crime.
 
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