News: On Saturday, SNL spoofed Atlanta Falcon QB Michael Vick’s incident with Miami airport security, who confiscated a water bottle containing a mysterious substance thought, by some accounts, of containing marijuana. In this video that NBC posted on YouTube, SNL came dangerously close to falsely reporting Vick as possessing marijuana. They did start by saying “Michael Vick’s alleged attempt to bring marijuana on a plane,” but the entire joke was based on the factual assertion or assumption that he did have marijuana. However, yesterday, the Miami authorities revealed that the bottle contained no marijuana or traces of any illegal substance. NBC still posted the Saturday Night Live video making fun of Mike Vick on YouTube here.
Analysis: Now that the Miami district attorney has cleared Michael Vick, maybe the joke is on Saturday Night Live. You would think that Saturday Night Live would at least issue some kind of apology or retraction, and take down their video from YouTube. I haven’t looked at libel law recently, but if I were NBC, I would.
August 12, 2008 at 6:41 am |
Yeah, gee, and maybe Lassie should scratch him a note apologizing for alleged dogfights too! Vick didn’t sue (or even comment) for a reason.
A waterbottle with a hidden compartment – “officials discovered that the bottle’s label “contained a seam which separated the top and the bottom of the bottle. Both ends were sealed by clear partitions and what appeared to be a silicone sealant.” The concealed compartment, the report notes, contained “a small amount of dark particulate and a pungent aroma closely associated with Marijuana.”
like these
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0118071mexico3.html
that can be purchased at any online drug paraphenalia site.
… “I haven’t looked at libel law recently, but if I were NBC, I would.” – Notice Vick didn’t even comment, just probably thanked his lucky stars he got out of town before they went looking for him.
Watch the SNL video again. And get a sense of humor.