Is Michael Vick Crazy? Seriously, Vick Are You Crazy?

Posted on December 4, 2007
Filed Under Minor Developments |

 FanNation extracted an interesting little tangent in the court filings that took place yesterday.  Vick’s attorney’s have asked the Judge to seal Vick’s Psychiatric evaluation.  Now, I am not a lawyer and do not know if this is something that protects Vick’s privacy (privacy being a bit of a legal myth as its not in the Bill of Rights) under HIPAA or something. 

Maybe this is normal, or maybe its an attempt to hide something that a client with less money would normally have exposed to the public (like that guy that strapped the flares on his chest and went into Hillary’s campaign office last week).  I would like to offer the question to Vick however. 

Michael Vick, Do you suffer from some psychological disorder that may have predisposed you to commit the crimes that you have already admitted guilt to committing and committing the acts which were wiped away legally in the plea agreement?

Here is why I want to know.  If Vick is disabled with a condition that predisposed him to commit these acts, then it will play a role in his sentencing.  He’s still responsible for his actions, but if he was off his meds and his condition can be controlled with medicine and maybe he has been self treating himself with other non-prescription drugs (like marijuana or something) then maybe there is hope that he can get the right diagnosis and return to the world someday and not be a threat to the rest of us.

However, if he is as crazy(seriously) as Charles Manson and this was just the first step along a road of evolving and escalating crimes, then maybe we should all be aware of this.  Consider that other Virginia Tech alum, whose psychological disturbances were not revealed to the public despite many behavioral warning signs that could have tipped us all off and could have tipped of Virginia Tech such that all of those murders at Virginia Tech could have been prevented or avoided.

Michael Vick may or may not have a right to privacy (its not in the constitution).  But what about those of us in the public, don’t we have a right to know how much of a danger this criminal (he admitted guilt) might be to us?  If its nothing major, then we could learn about it and feel safer. If it is something major, then it would shed a whole new perspective on this case. 

Michael Vick may not work towards an insanity plea, but it might be a mitigating condition and that could change a sentence from 5 years to 2 years and parole conditions that include requirements to take the prescribed medication.

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3 Responses to “Is Michael Vick Crazy? Seriously, Vick Are You Crazy?”

  1. Hypocrites on December 8th, 2007 11:41 am

    Michael Vick is being slaughtered. He will recover. I ask would the punitive reaction and slaughter be the same if it were Eli Manning, Peyton Manning or Tony Romo. It is as though some are taking delight in persecuting Vick. They say “let’s bring this man to his knees”. Once again I ask would the reaction and be the same if it were Eli Manning, Peyten Manning orTony Romo. If I ask the queston I an sure others are are asking the question.

  2. doglover332 on December 8th, 2007 12:34 pm

    Wouldn’t matter to me, as I mentioned in a separate comment to a similar comment that you provided, Hypocrites.

    I do not want to bring Michael Vick to his knees. I do not want to see him play in the NFL again. That is the last step in our mission to achieve. The NFL like Nike is a corporation and they have an image to uphold. Supporting and sponsoring people with multi-million dollar contracts that kill and torture animals on a Saturday and then try to be a hero for little kids on Sunday and Monday is a farce and depending on your religion probably evil.

    I’m not saying that Vick is evil, I do suspect that he has some very serious mental issues. I also suspect that maybe he should spend sometime in a mental facility where he might get some of the help and treatment that he might really need. This might actually be better for him than going to prison.

    However, if he were to do that, he’d probably lose control over the remainder of his fortune. His wife or family would seize control and they would bring him to his knees in ways that this website could never accomplish nor would we want to.

    So for that reason Vick and his attorneys will probably skip the care that he really needs so that they can protect the millions (and the lawyer’s paychecks).

  3. Hypocrites on December 8th, 2007 4:00 pm

    I am happy to learn that you would persecute regardless of who it is. I will refer you to an article which appeared October 24, 2007 in the Hampton Road Daily Press. The article was entiled Man Pleads to Helping Vick Train Dogs. U.S. Atorney Mitchell Gill recommended that Allen spend no time in jail if he complied with agreement conditions because Allen coorporated with the investigation, and had no prior criminal record and had limited interaction with Bay New Kenel. Something is wrong. He sold Vick dogs. He trained Vick. He traveled with Vick. He had no prior offense. Vick has no prior offense. He is cooperating with the investigation. Vick in his plea agreement agreed to cooperate with the investigation. U.S. attorney McGill recommended that Allen receive no prison time while recommending that Vick be given 12 - 18 months prison time. It does not matter to me whether Allen is black or white, rich or poor. I do not know nor do I care to know. Allen is not a celebrety and Vick is. So what, both committed the crime. Both should do the time.

    Once again McGill made his recommendation because Allen had no prison record. Vick had no prison record yet McGill recemmened that Vick receive 12 - 18 months prison time.

    Allen agreed to plead to travel in interstate commerce to aid in illegal gambling and to participate in illegal dogfighting. Allen admitted that he sold a female pit bull named Jane in 2001 to Bad News Kennel in rural Surry County and traveled with Vick to Jane’s fights. Jane is the pitbull he sold to Vick. Again McGill recommended that he receive no prison time while recommending that Vick serve 12 - 18 months prison time. Something is wrong. How can he justify to different sentences to two individuals who participated in the same activities. Allen actually admitted that he trained Vick. I waited for the uproar regarding Allen. There was none. It was as though the article never appeared. I actually wrote a blog where I related the accounts and asked the question, Why the differences in the two recommendations. Is it because one is a celebrity. His status should not matter. Alhough in American it does seem to matter.

    Some often ask why the distrust regarding the justice system in America. Situations such as the one I just related cause some individuals to distrust the judicial system. Something is wrong. I noted that some would say the issue was about what Vick did, my reply would be the issue is dog fighting regardless of who engages in it. If one is punished for illegal gambling and traveling in inter state commerce then the other should also be charged.

    Allen also admitted that he advised Vick and his co - defendants on managing and caring for pit bulls in the Surry County dog fighting operation and helping Vick and his associates pit their dogs against each other as well as determine which ones were good fighters, according to court documents filed in the US attorney General’s office, but once again McGill recommended that Allen receive no prison time while recommending that Vick receive 12 - 18 months prison time.

    I waited to see if PETA and others would comment on and seek the prosecution of Allen after all both engaged in similar activities and Allen admitted trained and coaching Vick and his co-defendents. I have yet to see an up roar. That is why I continue to ask the question is the uproar about dogfighting or is the uproar about Vick. The up roar should be about dogfighthing regardless of who engages in it.

    I hope that you will investigate the matter. Information may be found in the US attorney General’s office and newspaper articles. Some call me a bleeding heart liberal. I reply, our justice system is what it is because of bleeding heart liberals like me. Justice should be the same for all regardless of skin color, money or public status. Please investingate the matter. Please don’t allow this to end with Vick. If this ends with Vick, it will merely satisfy those who say it is all a vendatta against Vick. I believe that there are those who really care about dogfighting and want to elimiate it regardless of who engages in it, while I also believe that it is merely a ruse that will allow some to vent their resentment, etc. regarding Vick. I am not a Vick appologist. I am merely someone who wants equal justice for all if there is such a thing.

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