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To: Jmouse007
"Mr. Vick has every right to earn a living doing what he does best."

I strongly disagree. No one has a "right" to a particular job. All employment is a priviledge predicated not only on performance but also character. I have worked in a hiring capacity for several firms, and according to company policy a criminal record mitigated overwhelmingly against an applicant. In my current position, a felony arrest (not even a conviction) would result in immediate termination. This is called "having standards", and it is foriegn to the NFL and apparently many others.

30 posted on 11/24/2010 8:33:44 AM PST by jboot (Let Christ be true and every man a liar.)
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To: jboot
I didn't say he had a right to a particular job, I said he had a right to earn a living doing what he does best.

If I remember corrrectly, Mr. Vick WAS terminated, then after he paid his debt to society, NFL thoroughly examined his life and determined that he was worthy of receiving a second chance. It is clearly evident that his life on and of of the field have demonstrated that their faith in Mr. Vick were well placed.

I do not know what you do for a living or the company you work for. If Mr. Vick had been working in a bank, or in a field dealing with large amounts of cash and he had been convicted of theft or monitray fraud then I would agree, Mr. Vick's felony conviction would probably disqulify him from working in that field again. However, that is not the case. Mr. Vick throws a football for a living and he is very good at it. His felony conviction has no bearing on what he does or on his ability to do it. As a matter of fact, Mr. Vick's demonstrated faith in Christ and his restoration to a productive memeber of society make him a great testimoy to the forgiveness of God and His ability to restore broken men and women.

34 posted on 11/24/2010 9:39:27 AM PST by Jmouse007 (Lord deliver us from =evil and from those perpetuating it, in Jesus name, amen.)
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