Probably not the end of Michael Vick!!
Red, one of Vick's dogs who is now rehabilitated and happy helping his owner train dogs in good behavior!!!
Everytime I write an entry about Michael Vick, I try and tell myself it will be my last, as this man does not deserve all the press attention that he gets. And yet, if we fail to remind people of his barbaric behavior, the dogfighting which he supported and participated in will no doubtedly continue. So I will continue to write about Michael Vick, but I can’t allow myself to be positive about the man, even though according to the law, he has paid his debt to society. He will never be able to repay the dogs for the lives lost or the physical and emotional damage they endured.
If you recall, Michael Vick was a quarterback with the NFL Atlanta Falcons. In April 2007, Vick was arrested on various dogfighting counts base on evidence found at his “Bad Newz Kennels”. In August 2007, he began serving a 23 month prison sentence as a result of his guilty plea. He actually only served 18 months in a federal prison, 2 months on home arrest and the judge commuted three months of his remaining sentence.
Vick was suspended indefinitely from the NFL back in August of 2007 and they haven’t made up their minds whether he will be reinstated or not. I can’t believe this is even up for discussion. As mentioned, I know that Vick has served his sentence and paid his debt to society, but I have a lot of questions regarding the character of a person who can inflict pain and suffering on creatures who can’t and don’t make the decisions to participate in activities that might kill them.
From some of the pictures I have seen and information I have read, Vick even participated in some of the executions of the dogs which were determined to ineffective for dog fighting. Well, knowing that decisions are often made with the bottom line in mind, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Vick on the football field in the years to come….what a shame!!!
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