Released on: December 10, 2007, 8:57 pm

Press Release Author: Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Industry: Media

Press Release Summary: State Should Drop the Charges against Michael Vick Says
Political Analyst


Press Release Body: The Hutchinson Political Report
State Should Drop the Charges against Michael Vick Says Political Analyst


December 10, 2007
for Immediate Release
Contact: Earl Ofari Hutchinson
323-296-6331

State Should Drop the Charges against Michael Vick Says Political Analyst

Political analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson calls for Virginia\'s Surrey County
Commonwealth Attorney Gerald Poindexter to do the right legal and personal thing and
drop the state prosecution of Michael Vick. The trial is currently scheduled for
April 2. This was a federal case from day one. The evidence of conspiracy and
trafficking in dog fighters across state lines was overwhelming. Professional dog
fighting almost always involves interstate transit of the dogs to the fighting
matches and events.
There\'s also the troubling fact that while state prosecutors talk a good game about
cracking down on the dog fighting top cats, they are still notoriously lax in
prosecuting, let alone tossing the book at many of them. The stiff federal sentence
dumped on Vick amply sent the message that a rich, famous, sports glitz figure won\'t
be treated any differently than the average Joe that breaks the law.

Hutchinson says, \"There\'s no compelling interest or reason to pile on another
prosecution of Vick. Fairness and common legal sense must prevail. Virginia should
drop charges against Vick, and drop them now.\"


Web Site: http://

Contact Details: Contact: Earl Ofari Hutchinson
614 E. Manchester Blvd. Suite 204
Inglewood, Ca. 90301
323-296-6331