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DO YOU WANT TO SEE THE PHOTOS?
We don't either. We couldn't even look at them to see if we should post them here. But others with stronger stomachs assure us: Todd McNair's dogs were unwilling victims of brutal, savage, violent abuse, the same way Michael Vick's dogs were. And we're not talking about just UCLA fans saying this; It's the Cops who investigated the case who are now telling it like it is.
Now, before we continue, we'd like to credit L.A. Times writers Lance Pugmire and Gary Klein, for making all this information available. All the quotes and factoids in this article are culled from Lance and Gary's story. And Pugmire's name isn't "Ace," so there is nothing "ambiguous" about the testimonies that they have unearthed.
First of all, three years before McNair was charged with 90 counts of Dog-fighting in 1996, he was nailed for having two unlicensed, soaked and shuddering dogs, out in bad weather.
So is it really a shock that in 1996, the Police and PETA investigators swear that Todd McNair was doing the same thing Michael Vick is going to jail for?
McNair says that his case is totally different from Vick's, because Vick was convicted, and McNair wasn't. Was this guy born to Coach at usc, or what? He certainly has mastered the trOJan mentality: If you get away with it, then it's not a crime.
But to make him even MORE of a trojan, he actually WAS convicted... on SEVENTEEN COUNTS!! Did he forget the community service that he was supposed to perform? Did he forget the thousands of dollars in fines that he was supposed to have paid? McNair actually claimed that he was EXONERATED from ALL THAT STUFF.
"Exonerated" is a pretty big word for a trojan, so it figures that he's using it incorrectly. Just like in "The Princess Bride," with "inconceivable," we're not sure he knows what that word means.
Maybe for a trojan, being guilty of anything less than a Felony is the equivalent of being acquitted. Well, he was NOT acquitted on 17 of the 90 different counts of cruelty to animals, keeping dogs for the purpose of fighting, and neglect. The only reason is wasn't ALL NINETY is that they never saw an actual fight (just every single piece of training equipment for Dog Fighting that there is?).
But to paint the full picture: McNair had 20 Pit Bulls on his property, and the treatment they were receiving was "DEPLORABLE." ALL the dogs were scarred and lacerated on their faces and heads, they were unsheltered, they were tied down by heavy automobile towing chains, there was a treadmill routinely used for training fighting dogs, several dogs had open wounds, open sores, were full of worms, and had, in general, "OUTRAGEOUS INJURIES." One had a broken leg, and in typically sick trojan style, was named "Crutch." Ha, ha. Hilarious, Todd. The dogs were crying, howling, and in obvious distress, and most of them, even after being rescued, still had to be destroyed, out of mercy. One dog was so abused, that he jumped through a plate-glass window just to escape. The investigators have no doubt that all this was clear evidence of illegal Dog Fighting. The photos (which we refuse to post, or even look at) from the crime scene showed dogs that were, according to authorities, "absolutely mauled."
And how does Todd McNair respond to all of this blatant evidence and testimony? He said: "I love Dogs."
Well, Todd, you have a funny way of proving that love. Sort of like the way O.J. proved his love for Nicole.
And, as usual with these trojan stories, it gets WORSE. McNair went on to summarize the horrific, 20-victim situation on his property thusly: He said that he wasn't able to maintain it, and it COST HIM. Did you catch that? "HIM." "HIM." He thinks that the only victim was HIM?!? He STILL has absolutely NO REGARD for the TORTURE that he personally inflicted on those animals.
At least Michael Vick admitted his fault, and apologized. McNair is far WORSE than Vick, because he is showing absolutely no remorse.
When he applied for the sc job 4 years ago, he says that he didn't disclose his CONVICTIONS (oh wait -- He DOES know that he was convicted) because he didn't think it would ever come up. Ooops.
But McNair has ONE supporter, and that's his Boss, Pete Carroll.
Carroll, who might or might not have seen the photos in question, said that he NOW knows EXACTLY what McNair has done, and if he knew it 5 years ago, HE STILL WOULD HAVE HIRED HIM!!!!!
He went on to say that what McNair did is NOT AN ISSUE.
WHAT THE F***?!?
This HAS to be the SCuzziest thing to happen in trojanland since O.J. (O.J.'S CONFESSION, by the way is a very hot commodity at online bookstores. It appears that the whole world is finally going to hear the truth, and O.J.'s most important rule in life -- to NOT let the Goldmans make any money off him -- is being broken in a huge way).
We would like to know if Carroll has a dog. Then we'd like to know if he'd like his dog mauled by another dog. Then we want him to look at the disgusting photos and tell us with a straight face that it's NOT AN ISSUE.
If there really is Karma (not DOGma), both McNair and Carroll will be on Mr. Burns' lawn the next time he "releases the hounds."
And in closing: The "Daily Trojan" wrote one of the most idiotic articles ever posted on the Internet, when they complained that "BruinNation" exercised poor journalistic integrity by reported on McNair's Dog Fighting. This complaint is ludicrous on SO many different levels:
First of all, BruinNation is NOT journalism. Far from it. It's actually more like a front for Bruins who don't like the Head Coach. It's just some guy's blog (wink, wink), and no one but the Daily Trojan is calling that guy a Journalist.
Second of all, BruinNation did not UNEARTH this tidbit -- It was already picked up by myriad sites around the globe. BruinNation was just the first LOCALLY to READ ABOUT IT ON ANOTHER WEBSITE, and re-tell it to Bruins, who happen to care.
Third of all, while the Daily Trojan was complaining that the story wasn't newsworthy, the L.A. Times Sports did a huge front page article on it. Then the Times actually did some research, and presented the rest of the facts a day later.
Not newsworthy? In the aftermath of the Michael Vick situation, another NFL-er who also particpated in Dog Fighting but slipped away with a slap on the wrist is DEFINITELY newsworthy. And even though the Daily Trojan doesn't think it's FAIR, we're not going to LET GO (gee, sort of like one of McNair's Pit Bulls), until he shows some remorse, and maybe donates half of his salary to the ASPCA.
And Carroll saying it's not an issue is CERTAINLY newsworthy, so expect THAT to get some coverage now. With all these distractions, can the trojans handle Idaho? Like a Pit Bull handles a weinerdog. Huh Huh, we said "handles a weiner." And if it comes to that, the trojans should be just fine, with all their experience in that area.
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