If Vick is innocent like he says he is..why isn't he out there trying to prove it to the public?

Question

I would do that if I were him...but I think he is guilty and should be ban from the NFL.

Answer 1

Princess, I don't know why you got so many stupid answers to this question. It is truly baffling.

Michael Vick would not have to 'give away' any strategy by making a statement stating he is innocent. I am sure his attorneys have told him to keep quiet, but if it were me, and I WERE innocent, I would be screaming loudly every chance I had concerning my innocence. I would be so angry for being accused of something I hadn't done, there would be no way I would keep quiet. Now, if he is guilty, I am sure that he should keep a low profile because he doesn't want the public to have the ammunition of his lying nature once he pleas guilty should he end up doing so. Or if he is found guilty by the jury, he would have MORE egg on his face if he had made statements concerning his innocence.

He has had ONE interview since this all broke out, with a Atlanta sports radio station. He did not mention his guilt or innocence, but thanked his 'fans' and apologized to his Falcons teammates for the controversy he has brought to the team.

Concerning no need to win over the court of public opinion, I also take issue with the other posters answers. Michael Vick's livelihood is based on public opinion. You or I may not need to win the court of public opinion if we were on trial, but Michael Vick desperately needs the public to support his innocence or his career in the NFL is over. Walmart might still keep you on the payroll if you were charged with a heinous crime such as animal abuse and dogfighting, but the NFL is definately a different story.

Answer 2

Right now he is being advised to be low key. When he hired his legal team, he also hired a marketing firm. The attorneys are there to keep him out of jail, the marketing team is there to restore his public image. He is using the same tactics that are common place among large companies who have been accused of wrong doing whether they were headed for court or not.

His lawyers want him out of the media spotlight. He will not be allowed to speak about anything that may appear in trial. If he does make a public appearance, his handlers will try and keep legitmate reporters away and allow "friendly" reports to ask only those questions that place him in a different and better light. The same way many political leaders do. His marketing team has there hands full. Just watch for him to pop up unexpectedly where cameras will be waiting as he does something unselfish for the public. At this point the sky is the limit as to what he will have to do to get good press. He might have to cure the common cold, wipe out famine or discover cold fusion. But, until his handlers can come up with something on the grandest of scales, you probably wont hear much from him personally.

Answer 3

Whether he's guilty or not I just don't think it's right to simply assume he did it based simply off of what you hear on tv. And he shouldnt have to prove whether he is guilty or not to the general public in the first place. The public should not be allowed to know about court cases such as this until after the person is convicted or found innocent. In short, The media should not have the right to destroy a person's reputation, popularity and turn the public against them just so they can have an interesting story. So even if Vick is guilty he still deserves to be left alone until convicted. It really is rediculous.....

Answer 4

How exactly would he go about proving it? He's denied the allocations in public statement and he's pleaded not guilty to the charges. What else do you expect him to do?

Have you ever been on trial for an offense as serious as the one Vick's going through? It takes a LOT of preparation to prepare for something like this, especially when you consider that this is a federal case. A defense has to prepare for EVERY possible question that the prosecution may ask of a defendant, and that takes quite a decent amount of time to prepare for.

Quite frankly, if I was fighting for my freedom, I personally would also stay out of the limelight and prepare for trial itself rather than worry about what people may think of me.

Answer 5

He doesn't need to convince the public, his job is to sit back and let his legal team take care of things on November 26. The public is going to believe what they want regardless, as long as Vick's legal team can convince the jury that he's innocent who cares what the public thinks. The public still thinks O.J. is guilty but you don't see him in jail.

Answer 6

Because he is an A**. He knows he is guilty and deserves to be imprisoned and never to play in the NFL ever again.

Answer 7

The public already convict him as guilty as charge, that's why he won't try to proved in the public eyes.

Answer 8

Because he is going to trial and doesn't need to give a preview of his defense and plan to the opposing attorneys. All the evidence and information will come out during the course of the trial. Either way, dog fighting should not be a crime, America is practically the only country where dogs are pets and not meals. It shouldn't be illegal, if 2 humans can fight and make millions for it, why can't a lesser form of life like a dog do the same?

Answer 9

What exactly do you propose he do then? He has to prove it in court period. That's probably why (if he is innocent) that he's not giving away his courtroom strategy.

If you were him, you'd be in a heap of trouble thinking you'd need to win over public opinion. Public opinion had OJ guilty but that meant squat. It's what happens in court that is important to getting off scot-free.

Answer 10

anything said in a public forum wcan be used in court to discredit his testimony. A good attorney will never let his client discuss an open case while it is ongoing lest he should hurt his case. In short, "less is best"