Just have many felonies do you have to commit before the National Football league says no?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I'm about sick and tired of all the self righteous, sanctimonious and judgemental finger pointers who say otherwise. Remember the next time you screw up and need someone's forgiveness just how you judged Vick...ask yourself if that's the measure you want to be judged by.
As someone who has zero interest in football (particularly pro), I really do not care whether a private organization of which I am not a part decides to hire someone. I do, however, object to NFL’s anti-trust exemption.
Truth be told, I sorta feel that way about letting people who voted for Obama continue to vote.
I understand the Vick case got so much attention because of his stature in the league and the how inhumane the animals were treated, but how many other cases get swept under the rug by the NFL and people are going crazy over them?
In 2007, 9 players on the Bengals roster had run-ins with the law.
In 2005, 17 players for the Vikings flew hookers in for a night if partying and sex on a boat.
Donte Stallworth killed a man while drunk driving.
Ray “100% Innocent” Lewis.
Michael Irvin.
Ricky Williams.
Jamal Lewis.
I could go on and on. All these guy either still play, or played out their careers.
What makes Vick any different? He did some horrible and evil things to dogs. He also did his time in the slammer.
Where’s everyone protesting the one year suspension on Stallworth? HE KILLED A MAN! He gets a slap on the wrist by the justice system and by the league and no one protests.
Like I’ve said before, let the market decide what kind of business decision this is. If he’s bad for business, he’ll likely not play after his contract is up.
But I have feeling all the armchair QB’s protesting this stuff will forgive him once he wins a game for the Eagles.
I think what he did was sick and something we really need to monitor.
While he did serve his time, why should this man get rich again playing for the NFL?
He needs to get a real job like the rest of us not have everything handed to him. I am disappointed anybody will let him play again, but it’s the free market. If they want to, fine.
This guy did awful things to dogs and got sadistic enjoyment out of it. Nobody forced him to do what he did. Now he almost never speaks of what he did, only "what happened". What he did was far more than make a "mistake"; his was an on-going pattern of cruel and depraved illegal behavior that only ceased because he was arrested for it.
Vick has served his time, yes, but now he's going to step right back into his football shoes and boogie on down the road to fortune and fame again? I think that's what Megyn Kelly was upset about.
She certainly exemplifies the christian belief in redemption and the American ideal that he has done his time and deserves a chance. Great stuff!