Just have many felonies do you have to commit before the National Football league says no?
Posted on 08/17/2009 8:47:08 AM PDT by Federalist Patriot
Here is video of Fox News' Megyn Kelly going ballistic during a segment discussing Michael Vick's public plea for forgiveness in a 60 Minutes interview last night, and his return to the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Kelly does not believe he should be given a second chance in the NFL. As she discussed the topic with panelists, she got increasingly upset as what Vick did was described as a "mistake." That's when she went ballistic, saying:
"How can do you condone giving anybody that shows that side of his character a second chance."Kelly clearly believes Donte Stallworth's manslaughter conviction was not as bad as what Michael Vick did.
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ok, so all felons who serve their time should never be employed. gotcha, meg.
I don’t really get this attitude. He served his time. Why shouldn’t he be given another chance? Is Megan perfect?
Again, he served his time. He paid his debt to society. It seems to me that the death penalty is for people who don’t deserve another chance.
Vick would have been better off if he raped a white grandma.
Abusing dogs is unforgiveable.
This makes absolutely no sense. What does it mean for a man to serve his sentence. Should he never taste freedom or employment again?
I agree with her. The guy is a low life. I predict he will be in trouble again, and next time it won’t be dogs that come to harm. His employment should be cleaning up kennels, with absolutely no contact with the animals.
I don't believe anyone's complaining about old Michael getting a job at the local lumber yard or as a trash collector. But, a lot of people - like me - who are paying thousands of dollars a year for season tickets have a problem with the league allowing this kind of garbage on the field.
Michael Vick was given a second chance, by the criminal justice system. He's now a free man. The question then becomes, does he deserve a second chance to be rich almost beyond imagination.
Just have many felonies do you have to commit before the National Football league says no?
Actually, as an ‘Atlanta’ resident, I’d go with her, but not quite for the same reasons. Michael has serious maturity and character flaws; the dog thing was just what they could publicly bust him for.
The problem is/was - he’s a dope-smoking, immature, pitbull ghetto glorifying, hip-hop culture loser, womanizing, conduct unbecoming a leader, poor example for the youth and league, THUG.
Michael NEEDS/NEEDED a real father figure in his life; the NFL doesn’t need to be that for Michael.
People need to get over the Vick thing. He did his time, he should have a second chance. No third chance should he screw up again.
people have a problem that Vick is going back to earning millions because he has an inherent talent that .00000001% of the population posesses.
I’d like to think that now that he has Tony Dungy on his side, that Vick can turn things around.
And then I hear that the first place he went to after being released was a strip club, and so, color me skeptical.
Wow. Dogs seem to be a symbol of something to Meg and others, but of what? I don’t see the same level of horror and disgust to the tormenting and killing of children we hear of in the news on a nearly daily basis. I haven’t figured this out yet.
I think he served his time, Meg. And, out of all the statements given over my many years of reading statements, Vick’s seemed honestly introspective and apologetic.
He was around dog-fighting sisnce he was 8 years old.
As an Eagles fan, I am OUTRAGED at the Dallas Cowboys for signing Michael Vick. The man tortured animals, he is a sociopath, and it is an INSULT to all football fans that he is ever going to set foot on a field again.
(Oh, wait. I’m sorry. I’ve just been told that Vick in fact signed with the Eagles. Whoops...)
Back to my point. Like I was saying, as a Christian, I believe in forgiveness. Those who would deny Vick a chance to play again are just being vindictive. He has served a time and deserves another chance to play in the profession he has trained for his whole life
I agree with her. Yes, convicted felons deserve a chance to earn a living and re-enter society in a productive way and we owe them a fair shake. But Vick wants to re-enter professional sports where he would be visible to kids who would be getting the message that what he did really is just a that bad because you can come back and pick right up where you left off. This just reminds me of Bill Clinton who did more damage to the moral standards of a generation than anyone will admit, yet bops around the world earning millions.
the NFL is a business just like any other. if you don't agree with them, do not patronize them.
besides, this guy owes almost $4 million in legal bills. but the fact is, people with extraordinary talent get breaks in life. just the way it is.
I suspect that this is more about Tony Dungy than it is about Vick. For Dungy’s sake, I hope Vick doesn’t screw up again.
IMHO, Vick should be able to seek gainful employment, however, the Eagles should not complain when people choose not to patronize their organization, either. Free Market Capitalism at its best.
The part that stinks, though, is because of the timing, some people may have already paid thousands for season tickets that they would not have purchased had they known that Vick would be on the field.
Frankly, I think Rick Pitino deserves as much scorn if not even more than Vick, he killed a child. Yes it was “legal”, but still, anyone who is pro-life should be just as outraged, if not more so at Pitino.
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