Did Mike Vick commit some crimes? Yes, but lets take a look at the whole ordeal at a different angle and see if his punishment is fitting the crime...
Before Vick even appeared in court to enter his original non-guilty plea he was already left for dead by everyone and everything associated in his life. He lost his sponsors, fans and the NFL turned their back on him. The card companies pulled his cards off the market, Nike stopped the releasing and sales of his shoes and clothing line and the NFL halted all of his jersey sales. All of this just for being ACCUSED of a crime. Whatever happened to being innocent until being found guilty? I am trying to think back to recent sports figures that have committed crimes and if any similar backlash happened to that player prior to a trial and I can't think of a single person. Not Ray Lewis, PacMan Jones, Jamal Lewis, Maurice Clarrett, Leonard Little, Rae Carruth or even OJ Simpson. Shit you can even still buy Rae Carruth and OJ Simpson throwback jerseys if you like.
I think this whole thing was a witch-hunt against Vick, I get the feeling tat the whole water bottle incident that happened last year was thrown out on purpose by the FBI because they wanted him on heavier drug charges and dog fighting charges that were linked to his home in Virgina. The FEDS didn't just build this case overnight it had to be at least 2-3 years in the works. The FBI could careless if Vick served a day in jail. They just want to bring him done and destroy this man publicly. Of course Vick would lie to Goddell when first asked if he had any involvement in all of this mess. That is the first thing your lawyer tells you when being investigated or charged with any crime "don't talk to anyone and don't say shit". So if Goddell is going to weigh the length of his suspension based on Vick lying that is totally unfair.
Me personally I could careless about dogfighting. I wasn't raised in an area that have dog fights but in Urban America that is a standard part of their upbringing. Just like in the deep south they drink and run moonshine, eat roadkill and sleep with relatives. And lets be honest guys Pit Bulls are raised to be fighting dogs. It is just in their nature so if those dogs are being breed to just participate in dog fights I would rather hear about that any day of the week then hearing about a little four year old girl being mauled to death in her front yard by the neighbors pit bull.
Some people will say that the dog has no choice when it comes to fighting. Well of course he has no choice it's a dog the owner is responsible for their pets and makes the choices for them. Just like a horse has no choice to horse race. I think horse racing can be just as cut-throat as dog fighting when you break it down. What happens when a horse breaks his league in a race? He gets put down. What happens if a horse is wild or cannot be trained to race? He gets SHOT!!! What happens when a horse has good racing genes? The owners force them to mate for profit. Because a horse holds a certain value to the owner that horse can be insured and if for any reason doesn't measure up to such standards those horses are killed off to make it look like an accident to collect the insurance and cut their loses before any more investment goes in. But all we as the public is the finished product of the horses in the starting gate waiting to collect your wager on the 20-1 odds and discuss year after year if a certain horse will win the triple crown. Some owners love their horses but a lot of owners consider it a business and for damn sure you know the breeders consider it a business.
So I say give Vick a chance to overcome his mistakes. The guy is just 27 years and he just like everybody else do make errors in life. Just because you wouldn't do or participate in something doesn't mean that it is not common among another gathering of people raised in a different environment.
Before Vick even appeared in court to enter his original non-guilty plea he was already left for dead by everyone and everything associated in his life. He lost his sponsors, fans and the NFL turned their back on him. The card companies pulled his cards off the market, Nike stopped the releasing and sales of his shoes and clothing line and the NFL halted all of his jersey sales. All of this just for being ACCUSED of a crime. Whatever happened to being innocent until being found guilty? I am trying to think back to recent sports figures that have committed crimes and if any similar backlash happened to that player prior to a trial and I can't think of a single person. Not Ray Lewis, PacMan Jones, Jamal Lewis, Maurice Clarrett, Leonard Little, Rae Carruth or even OJ Simpson. Shit you can even still buy Rae Carruth and OJ Simpson throwback jerseys if you like.
I think this whole thing was a witch-hunt against Vick, I get the feeling tat the whole water bottle incident that happened last year was thrown out on purpose by the FBI because they wanted him on heavier drug charges and dog fighting charges that were linked to his home in Virgina. The FEDS didn't just build this case overnight it had to be at least 2-3 years in the works. The FBI could careless if Vick served a day in jail. They just want to bring him done and destroy this man publicly. Of course Vick would lie to Goddell when first asked if he had any involvement in all of this mess. That is the first thing your lawyer tells you when being investigated or charged with any crime "don't talk to anyone and don't say shit". So if Goddell is going to weigh the length of his suspension based on Vick lying that is totally unfair.
Me personally I could careless about dogfighting. I wasn't raised in an area that have dog fights but in Urban America that is a standard part of their upbringing. Just like in the deep south they drink and run moonshine, eat roadkill and sleep with relatives. And lets be honest guys Pit Bulls are raised to be fighting dogs. It is just in their nature so if those dogs are being breed to just participate in dog fights I would rather hear about that any day of the week then hearing about a little four year old girl being mauled to death in her front yard by the neighbors pit bull.
Some people will say that the dog has no choice when it comes to fighting. Well of course he has no choice it's a dog the owner is responsible for their pets and makes the choices for them. Just like a horse has no choice to horse race. I think horse racing can be just as cut-throat as dog fighting when you break it down. What happens when a horse breaks his league in a race? He gets put down. What happens if a horse is wild or cannot be trained to race? He gets SHOT!!! What happens when a horse has good racing genes? The owners force them to mate for profit. Because a horse holds a certain value to the owner that horse can be insured and if for any reason doesn't measure up to such standards those horses are killed off to make it look like an accident to collect the insurance and cut their loses before any more investment goes in. But all we as the public is the finished product of the horses in the starting gate waiting to collect your wager on the 20-1 odds and discuss year after year if a certain horse will win the triple crown. Some owners love their horses but a lot of owners consider it a business and for damn sure you know the breeders consider it a business.
So I say give Vick a chance to overcome his mistakes. The guy is just 27 years and he just like everybody else do make errors in life. Just because you wouldn't do or participate in something doesn't mean that it is not common among another gathering of people raised in a different environment.
