[1]Prosecutors and investigators met for two hours today to review evidence in the alleged Mike Vick dog-fighting case in Virginia.
Two N-F-L players backing the Falcons quarterback are the Redskins Clinton Portis and Chris Samuels, who recently spoke to a Virginia T-V station.
Portis-"I don't know if he was fighting dogs or not, but it was his property. It was his dogs. If that's what he wants to do, do it. What people do behind closed doors."
Reporter-"That's a felony. I mean it's a crime."
Portis-"Can't be too bad of a crime."
Reporter-"Police in Surry County are investigating Vick, his property in Surry, and about 10 other suspects in an alleged dog fighting ring. Investigators found about 70 pit bulls there. Most of them covered in bite marks. They also found blood-soaked carpet, and a lot of equipment commonly used to train fighting dogs."
Portis-"You want to hunt down Michael Vick over fighting some dogs. I think people should mind their own business."
Reporter-"It's been 3 week and commonwealth's attorney Gerald Poindexter has not yet charged anyone, including Michael Vick. Portis and Samuels say the media has been unfair to Vick."
Samuels-"You can't accuse this man of something and go ahead and throw the book at him right now. He's got to be convicted first. I don't think that's fair."
Reporter-"Police tell ten on your side, they have solid evidence, showing Vick is heavily involved in dog fighting."
Portis-"You take somebody doing positive in the community. You take a positive role model and put him behind bars for no reason. Over a dog fight?"
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