The Mike Vick case... am I a life nit?

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But your logic doesn't even make sense.

Vick ISN'T EVEN CHARGED with "torturing a dog" or "murdering a dog," he's charged with conspiracy, operating a dogfighting ring, running a gambling house, etc. So there aren't 20 counts of dog assault in the indictment.

You're really being ridiculous here. If I were caught on tape assaulting 20 women, I'd be charged with 20 counts of assault.

Plus, it's not like you get charged for more offenses just because you've been doing it a long time. You get charged for more offenses for committing more crimes, over that period of time.

Logic?

This is Vick's only charge for an ongoing criminal enterprise. Repeat, he is not charged for killing or torturing animals.

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Vick was accused of killing at least eight separate dogs himself. How is that not 8 separate charges? How is that different from beating up eight separate women, or robbing eight separate banks, or getting eight speeding tickets? How can you argue that he isn't charged with doing this when three of his accomplices have testified that he did? Are you just completely impervious to facts?

Racketeering and conspiracy and things like that do change based on the length of time you participated in the criminal enterprise. For each separate criminal act you conspired to organize or perpetrate, you get a conspiracy charge. So if you organized ten dog fights (each of which is a criminal act in and of itself), you get ten counts of conspiracy (if the case can be made, of course). So yes, actually, the length of time that you are involved in the criminal enterprise does effect the severity of the charges. But again, these are actual facts, don't let them get in the way of your argument that dogs aren't that big a deal or anything.