Michael Vick is a highly paid quarterback with the Atlanta Falcons. He’s not much of a quarterback but, rather, a media creation. Now, he has proven that he’s not much of a human being, either.
If you haven’t yet read about the atrocities he has allegedly committed I won’t enumerate them here; I don’t have the stomach for it nor do I care to glorify them for those equally so perverse as to defend him. Suffice to say that dogs are usually beloved members of our families, whose only crime is to freely give us unconditional love and delight. The wanton pitting of one dog against another, to rip and shred each other’s flesh for the satisfaction of some sick inner demon, is the least of Vick’s cruelty.
Because he is Black, plays professional sports and has the money to buy the appropriate means for leniency, he’ll probably walk away on a plea bargain instead of serving the serious jail time which he appears to have earned. The old double standard for perceived “superstars” will, no doubt, be applied as usual, although this one could be a bit tough to squirm away from. When you have blood stains on your walls and carpet and dozens of mutilated dogs buried all over your property, it indicates something more than just a bad batch of Alpo. For the record, dog fighting is a felony and one of the cruelest, most violent activities there is.
If the Falcons and the NFL are ever to recover from this disgrace, Michael Vick must be suspended immediately and until all of the legalities are settled. If in fact, as all the evidence indicates, he is guilty he must be incarcerated for an appropriate length of time and I don’t mean just two or three years. If he has done the heinous deeds of which he is accused, he must also be barred for life from involvement with any professional sport.
If Pete Rose was banished from baseball for merely placing a few bets, the very minimum Vick should receive for the hideous torture and murder of over 70 innocent creatures is that which I have already outlined. You will, please, take note of my own restraint and humanity. I have stopped short of suggesting that we stuff Vick’s pockets full of raw chopped meat and simply turn the remaining dogs lose.
R.S.F.
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