So now we know for what Michael Vick's sharp lawyers were holding out in the neogtiations over the quarterback's plea deal, and it appears they got: he will plea to a felony charge of using interstate commerce to facilitate dogfighting, he'll admit that he was present when dogs were killed, but he claims he didn't participate in the killing.
And I would hope that if Mike Vick thinks putting this spin on it is going to help his reputation or rescue him with public opinion, he's got another think coming. It does not in any way mitigate his guilt. (and frankly I suspect he did kill some of the dogs himself, even though he won't admit to it.) But now we know what the negotiations were all about. UPDATE: well, now news of the actual plea deal has come out--and it turns out Vick admitted that the "collective efforts" of he and his friends resulted in the death of the dogs, and what he most strongly denies is that he gambled on the fights. Still won't help him much. Speculation now runs as to whether Vick named any other big shots (NFL players or otherwise) as being involved. Stay tuned.
