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Posted By: David Smith

Two words: Don Imus.

If there hadn't been such a stink about what Imus said, then things like this wouldn't happen.

Do I think Vick is guilty and these things should happen to him before he even goes to trial?? Yes. However, if the Imus incident and backlash against him hadn't happened, then what Vick is going through now, companies dropping their association with him, wouldn't have happened.

The companies might not have liked it but they would have stood behind Vick until he was found guilty. Now, after Imus, companies are thin skinned as far as being associated with a celebrity in trouble and who can only generate bad publicity for them. They are going to cut their association (and possible losses) as quickly as possible until the smoke clears and then re-evaluate their position if the celebrity is found innocent.

David