Was Michael Vick Just the One Who Got Caught?

North Star Writers Group ^ | August 27, 2007 | Eric Baerren

[Dan Calabrese]

The crash you heard last week was the fall to earth of Michael Vick, who, in one off-season, went from NFL superstar to object of near-universal scorn.

Vick’s indefinite suspension following an admission of crimes related to dog fighting was well deserved, albeit tardy. In a perfect world, it would prompt reflection that all people might be created equal in the eyes of God, but not in the spotlight of celebrity.

[sure_fine]

he IS the one with the MOST MONEY

[Smogger]

America might love a story of salvation, but dog fighting belongs to that group of acts – among premeditated murder, rape and sexual or physical abuse of children – for which there is no redemption.

Ok. Im going to call bullsh*t right here. Premeditated murder, rape, and sexual abuse of children are the moral equivalent of breeding pitbulls for fighting and then killing them? Please...

[N. Theknow]

Vick is surely scum.

Reason #1: Keith Olbermann stuck up for him in his half-time rant last night. (Pretty bad when a "sports"reader is wackier than Sharpton and Jackson.)

[traderrob6]

“Was Michael Vick Just the One Who Got Caught?”

Maybe, but it doesn’t mitigate his atrocities.

[normy]

I am going to have to stop watching NBC’s halftime show. Too bad too because they had the best football program top to bottom. Chris Collinsworth ripped Vick, but I don’t watch football to see Crossfire.

[popdonnelly]

I’m boycotting Sunday Night Football until Olbermann is off the show. Shouldn’t be too long now.

[Broker]

shoot your TV

[normy]

I just bought it so I could watch football. Maybe I’ll just change the channel.

[popdonnelly]

Seems one of Vick’s relatives got caught with marijuana, and he had the dog fighting house down as his address. That’s just a random circumstance, not targeting.

[popdonnelly]

Interesting that they run Rush Limbaugh off the air, but they can hire a ranting leftist doofus like Olbermann to do football.

[PurpleMan]

Calling the NCAA...

Was Vick the only one at Virginia Tech?

[LIConFem]

Pretty silly, ain’t it? I mean, Vick is a sleazebag of the first order, but equating his crimes with rape, murder or child abuse/sexual assault does a disservice to the victims of these horrible crimes.

[Thrownatbirth]

Clinton Portis is very quiet these days. :-)

[AppyPappy]

I don’t think dogfighting is an NCAA violation. There may be a problem with players receiving dogs as gifts, for example. But I am guessing that is minor.

Where are all the other arrests for dogfighting?

[blam]

"Pretty silly, ain’t it? I mean, Vick is a sleazebag of the first order, but equating his crimes with rape, murder or child abuse/sexual assault does a disservice to the victims of these horrible crimes."

Vick's lust and desire for inflicting pain on any living thing is the problem.

A POS like Vick wouldn't blink an eye to rape or murder if he thought he could get away with it.

[Broker]

My favorite channels: food , history, TCM, and weather.

[restornu]

Excellent!

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All creatures of our God and King
Lift up your voice and with us sing,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
Thou silver moon with softer gleam!

[LIConFem]

"A POS like Vick wouldn't blink an eye to rape or murder if he thought he could get away with it."

I don't know what a POS like Vick is capable of (and I'm glad I'll never get close enough to him to find out). But until he actually commits rape or murder, I can't accuse him of being a rapist or a murderer.

[OBXWanderer]

My favorite channels: food , history, TCM, and weather.

Weather???? Why, for their forest fire, earthquake, tsunami, and volcano coverage?