Not this again! Vick has paid his debt to society, so why are some still wanting to punish him? Forgive him. He admits he was wrong and even speaks out to young people how wrong he was back then. So lay off on him! Gee whiz! Congrats to Vick for coming back, few do as he has done.
You go ahead and forgive him. I choose not to reward and celebrate disgusting pieces of human debris.
If you think for one moment that Vick wouldn’t still be abusing dogs if he hadn’t been caught you live in a fantasy world.
IMHO Vick never should have been allowed back in the league.
It is possible to both forgive him and NOT give him a key to a city.
Not punish him? Ok.
But REWARD HIM? For what, serving his time for torturing dogs, and not losing his football skills while in Prison? Is that what we give people “keys to the city” for these days?
I’d rather give the keys to the city to a player who “came back” from a supposed career-ending injury, or a life-tragedy like losing his wife and kids in a tragic fire, or who has a child with a debilitating disease, or whose parents are robbed and murdered. You know, someone who overcomes adversity NOT caused by their own evil actions.
And I say this as someone who is glad Vic came back, because what I look for most in my sports is players who can play the game and entertain me, and he can do that. But don’t reward him for no longer being a criminal. Lots of people stop being criminals after they get caught once. And lots more people stop being criminals BEFORE THEY START, because they think better of it.