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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Why should playing in the NFL which is a Priviledge be less important.
Here's a suggestion, pass a law that people being released from prison cannot hold any previous legitimate job they once held. Punish them until they die. In fact ban their kids from the sport unless they change their last names.
Your argument would stick if he were involved in cheating of some form, or bribing. The crime was unrelated to the sport. If he didn’t deserve another chance, that should have been his punishment. If he shouldn’t be able to get a job after serving his time and paying his debt to society with a chunk of his life, then they need to adjust the criminal justice system to match that. If the justice system is working properly, then he should be treated as anyone else who makes mistakes.
As Obama (who is Above [his] Pay Grade) mentioned earlier, you and I might not want to have anything to do with him, but if the Eagles do, that’s their choice.
What if Vick were white, do you think the NFL would have reinstated him?
You know that the NFL are scared of the Jesse Jacksons and the Al Sharptons of the world.
Hopefully, part of that message would be that if you do something illegal, you will most certainly go to prison, even if you are a famous person.
Has he ever said why he thinks what he did was wrong?
Perhaps he has, but I haven't heard him. The question is, if he hadn't been caught, would he still be fighting and killing dogs? I suspect the answer is yes.
It’s not as if this guy was exactly Tom Brady anyway, I don’t ever see him being anything but a backup for the rest of his career.
That's probably right. But if he makes it into his second season with the Eagles, they're going to pay him over $5 million.
See, this is where people like you need to get over it. First of all, why should anyone dictate what kind of a job he gets or how much he earns doing his job? Secondly, no OJ shouldn’t have played football, he killed HUMANS, he should have gone to the electric chair. Dogs and humans are not equal,so the punishment is not equal.
if vicks crimes had to do with football, then he should be gone from the game, al la pete rose. but his crimes were outside of the game.
And I agree with Megyn. Vick did his time, fine. He gets a second chance at life. That does not correlate to a second chance in a professional sport. Goodall is trying to redeem the NFL from becoming a criminal enterprise. So far, he's failing. Pro sports have been inundated with this thug life mentality. Someone, somewhere, must draw the line.
Maybe working at shrimp net repair.
Hopefully, part of that message would be that if you do something illegal, you will most certainly go to prison, even if you are a famous person.
Vick's actions dramatically raised the profile of animal cruelty as an issue and ironically saved more dogs than any advertising campaign the people protesting now could have managed. Keeping him in the public eye after he served his sentence is the best way to keep awareness high.
Yes, I think it is.
vick's crimes had NOTHING to do with football so you cannot compare him to Ken Lay.
Somehow I don't see Ken Lay getting any job in the near-term.
(Other than maybe cleaning out the toilets in Hell).
Yes, Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame.
Your analogy does not hold up. Pete Rose betting on baseball is the applicable analogy. Vick’s crime did nothing to effect the outcome of football games. And there are plenty of thugs in the game already.
I was wondering about that. Hopefully Dungy’s right, and Vick’s turned his life around.
Of course they aren’t equal, but it’s still wrong. It isn’t like he jaywalked or even just snorted pot.
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