Vick Signs with Eagles
Posted by Joe | Labels: abuse, dogs, eagles, football, jail, Michael Vick, NFL, peta | Posted On Friday, August 14, 2009 at 7:43 PM
I believe everyone deserves a second chance. EVERYONE. (Unless you are a child molester or commit murder). But pretty much everyone should get a second shot at making things right for there wrongs.
But my opinion is starting to change on that.
I mean look, if the "common Joe" kills someone while they are driving drunk, odds are you won't get house arrest and probation as a punishment. Unless you play Pro-football, of course. Right Donte Stallworth? (Stallworth struck and killed 59-year-old Mario Reyes, who just happened to be leaving work. Former Lions player Reggie Rogers DUI killing three teens in Pontiac Mich in 1988....he has had several DUI's since!!!
Now Michael Vick gets his second lease on life. Yes he killed dogs, made the dogs kill each other, lied to his boss (The NFL commish) when questioned about it, but yet after a year away from the game, he will land on his feet nicely.
The Vick backers will tell me..."He did his time"...."He lost his home and money to bankruptcy"...."Everyone deserves a second chance".....
To that I say yes. We all deserve a second chance. But would we, (The Common 9 to 5 man) get one?
Kinda hard to fill out an on-line application for a job and explain that felony for killing dogs don't you think? I think the Home Depot or Lowe's would kinda skip over our apps, don't ya think?
But Vick won't have that problem.
Signing with the Philadelphia Eagles, Vick's bank account will get fat again. The fans won't care once he scores the game winning TD. And all we will see on T.V. is what a great comeback story this is.
It's not. Once again it shows our youth if you are fast, strong, and can score T.D.'s, you ARE above the law.
You or me would still BE in prison for this crime....at least 4 years.
I think Vick was and probally will be a great player. it's not actually Vick the person I think is totally wrong in this. He's wrong for what he did of course, but once again this shows it's not what you do, it's who you are.
The system treats athletes to soft. PERIOD.
But my opinion is starting to change on that.
I mean look, if the "common Joe" kills someone while they are driving drunk, odds are you won't get house arrest and probation as a punishment. Unless you play Pro-football, of course. Right Donte Stallworth? (Stallworth struck and killed 59-year-old Mario Reyes, who just happened to be leaving work. Former Lions player Reggie Rogers DUI killing three teens in Pontiac Mich in 1988....he has had several DUI's since!!!
Now Michael Vick gets his second lease on life. Yes he killed dogs, made the dogs kill each other, lied to his boss (The NFL commish) when questioned about it, but yet after a year away from the game, he will land on his feet nicely.
The Vick backers will tell me..."He did his time"...."He lost his home and money to bankruptcy"...."Everyone deserves a second chance".....
To that I say yes. We all deserve a second chance. But would we, (The Common 9 to 5 man) get one?
Kinda hard to fill out an on-line application for a job and explain that felony for killing dogs don't you think? I think the Home Depot or Lowe's would kinda skip over our apps, don't ya think?
But Vick won't have that problem.
Signing with the Philadelphia Eagles, Vick's bank account will get fat again. The fans won't care once he scores the game winning TD. And all we will see on T.V. is what a great comeback story this is.
It's not. Once again it shows our youth if you are fast, strong, and can score T.D.'s, you ARE above the law.
You or me would still BE in prison for this crime....at least 4 years.
I think Vick was and probally will be a great player. it's not actually Vick the person I think is totally wrong in this. He's wrong for what he did of course, but once again this shows it's not what you do, it's who you are.
The system treats athletes to soft. PERIOD.
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