Comments on: Michael Vick

By: Stone

Stone — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:02:13 +0000

Michelle, Sonny, Craig…

I feel all of y’all and what you are saying, and yeah the details of this case are messed up. But the facts remain that Michael Vick is a grown ass man and he needs to realize that he has a responsibility to his team, his community, and himself whether he likes it or not.

Unfortunately people around him shoulv’e seen the warning signs and offered the dude help before it was too late but he knew that people would always stick up for him and love him cause he was Michael Vick. But he really needed someone to slap him in the face and tell him that he needs to grow up and ditch his boys and that lifestyle, because let’s not front, fighting and killing dogs is just damn sadistic.

I’m sure now Vick is realizing that he has to change, but this sh*t should have happened years ago.

By: michele

michele — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:47:43 +0000

I have nothing but compassion for Mr. Vick. I do have to concur with Sonny, He is a product of his environment. Animals were killed so we put him in Jail? No, make him pay back his debt in another way. Let him work in animal shelters, PAY A HUGE FINE to a reputable shelter! Can not believe this went to trial! Let us all say a prayer for Mr. Vick, more wasted talent down the tube

By: sonny

sonny — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:58:42 +0000

i wouldn’t say that vick is an idiot. he’s a product of his environment. dude was probably raise around people that never had the moral fiber to make proper decisions. and that’s not gonna change whether he’s paid 1,300 or 130 million. we gotta change the environment before we change the man.

By: craig

craig — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:33:12 +0000

sorry for the typos. In the last paragraph I meant to say, “I’m nost comfortable putting animal life above human life.”

By: craig

craig — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:30:20 +0000

You’re right, we shouldn’t necessarily support the brother just because of our common history; but our history shouldn’t preclude us from supporting him either. I mean, look, black folks are sympathetic to other black folks because they know what its like to walk into a room and have people pre judge you for an immutable characteristic. Its not fair. And to me thats all this boils down to me. It boils down to precedent, fairnees and equality. If yo did for one, you should do for all.

For example, “in ’98, Rams DE Leonard Little was driving drunk, ran a red light and killed Susan Gutweiler, a 47-year-old wife and mother. As per Little’s plea deal, he got 90 nights in a work release program and 1,000 hours of community service. In 2004, Little beat another drunk driving case. Last year, he signed a new contract with St. Louis.”(espn)

And, I’m just not comfortable putting human life above animal life. This dude kills a woman, who has kids, and basically walks away. Mike Vick, is accused, takes a plea deal and he’s crucified. Thats just not the same treatment, and it makes me uneasy. Whats wrong is worng, of course this is a bad thing he did, but he should be treated equally and punished according to precedent.