Michael Vick sentence on AJC front page and in many other papers 12/11/07

December 12, 2007

The Tuesday, December 11, Atlanta Journal-Constitution carries the Vick sentencing story on the front page. The article, by Bill Ranking and D. Orlando Ledbetter, is headed, "Vick's lies boosted prison time; 23-month sentence: Judge cites fallen Falcon's deceptive answers about dogfighting, pot use."It opens:"Richmond --- Michael Vick only recently owned up to executing pit bulls, but it was too late for his sentencing judge, who threw the book at the fallen NFL star on Monday."U.S. District Court Judge Henry E. Hudson sentenced the suspended Falcons quarterback to 23 months in prison for his role in a dogfighting operation --- a term at least five months longer than what Vick would have received had he been truthful."We learn that after failing polygraph tests while denying he killed dogs, and "after being grilled by an FBI agent for

five hours, Vick finally spilled the truth that he 'hung' a dog." Vick said, "I carried a dog over to Quanis Phillips, who tied a rope around its neck. I dropped the dog."We read that Vick later admitted to actually killing two dogs.About his sentence we learn:"Once in federal prison, Vick can cut his sentence by 15 percent with good behavior. This means he could serve only 19 1/2 months behind bars and could be released in May 2009, a month before his 30th birthday."We also read an estimated tally of Vick's financial losses -- $141,903,173.You'll find the whole article on line at http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/falcons/stories/2007/12/10/vick_1211.htmlor http://tinyurl.com/2z5ol7That page has a poll asking, "What do you think of the prison sentence Michael Vick received from Judge Henry Hudson?" Please vote!And please take the opportunity Michael Vick has given us to speak out for the

animals, on any aspect of animal cruelty. The Atlanta Journal Constitution takes letters at http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/letters/sendletter.htmlBut the story was surely covered by your local paper, so why not send a letter there? Don't hesitate to ask for my help if you cannot find the correct email address for a letter to the editor.Always include your full name, address, and daytime phone number when sending a letter to the editor. Remember that shorter letters are more likely to be published. Yours and the animals',Karen Dawn(DawnWatch is an animal advocacy media watch that looks at animal issues in the media and facilitates one-click responses to the relevant media outlets. You can learn more about it, and sign up for alerts at http://www.DawnWatch.com. You may forward or reprint DawnWatch alerts if you do so unedited -- leave DawnWatch in the title and include this parenthesized tag line. If somebody forwards DawnWatch

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