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Alright PETA lovers, get your comments ready for this one.
News came out this week that Travis Henry has 9 children from 9 different mothers and he’s been delinquent in child support payments. Ray Lewis allegedly had his hand in killing another human being. Jamal Lewis was drug dealing. Michael Pittman, running back for Tampa Bay has been arrested twice for spousal abuse. Pacman Jones was at a club where shots were fired.
Vick fought dogs and allegedly killed them.
One of these things is not like the others…one of these things just isn’t right…
Is it terrible? Yes. Is it sick? Yes. Does Vick have some significant character flaws? Absolutely. Should he go to jail for it? Yes. Although I have to admit as much as I don’t like Vick how can our government justify sending him to more jail time than any of the above combined?
Should he be banned from the NFL for the rest of his career? No. Should he be treated worse than O.J. Simpson? Absolutely not. Does he deserve 24 hour news coverage from E-Vick-PN and Vickcenter? No. The banner-carrying people that follow Vick around harassing him at every corner - I feel your pain, now find someone else more worthy and dangerous to bother. The commentators on ESPN that think this is the greatest tragedy to the game - you’ll excuse me if I don’t hit the panic button on this one.
The NBA refereeing scandal - that’s a major problem. The continued use of steriods and the lack of testing in MLB - that’s an issue. The continued ignoring of players who rough up their wives and girlfriends, drive under the influence, and father kids then abandon them - report on that.
Vick - at worse - is a dog killer. Sick, inhumane, and horrible but more so than the rest of the lot we’ve seen this summer? I don’t think so. The media wasn’t this consumed in proving OJ’s guilt, nor anyone else’s for that matter.
There is no way to justify the media attention and vile toward Vick in light of other athletes and what we’ve tolerated from them. How many times did Daryl Strawberry get busted for drugs and driving under the influence? How many lives did he endanger with his behavior?
Vick just had horrible timing. After the summer of cheating and treason with professional athletes, there wasn’t much room in the forgiveness tank for this one.
And while I’m at it - Stephen Marbury, if you’re reading…listen to your publicist and lawyer when they tell you that it is better to keep silent and let the world think of you a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. Vick will have earned what ever sentence comes down the pipe. He may not be getting a fair shake from the media, but he’s not a victim in all of this.
Vick is a sad figure but he’s no villain like others who put HUMAN life in danger by driving drunk, dealing drugs, beating up woman, and abandoning children.
End of rant…on with life.
7 responses so far ↓
1 Kitty // Aug 27, 2007 at 11:57 am
It is amazing how we care so much more about animals and the environment than we do about people! The Bible says that in the end times, people will have a “loss of natural affection,” and I think that we’re definitely seeing that lived out!
2 Heath // Aug 27, 2007 at 12:36 pm
YES YES YES YES!
What Vick did IS TERRIBLE but it sure doesn’t warrant more jail time than a drug dealer.
3 wayne // Aug 27, 2007 at 1:03 pm
pets are people too!
4 clay // Aug 27, 2007 at 6:23 pm
well the coverage on espn and the news is warranted as he is the biggest athlete since OJ to be in trouble like this. why it may be his crimes are not as bad as the others ACCUSED, he is still the only one convicted/plead guilty. and what he did was reprehensible, and he wont serve the complete sentence, in fact he will serve probly 2/3 of it at the most because of the good time, gain time system we have in place.
and what is getting him in trouble with the nfl is not the dogfighting, but the fact he lied about it and there was illegal gambling involved, and whenever that happens, sports leagues will respond severly. the ncaa has very strict gambling guidelines, so i assume the nfl has similar ones.
5 MikeS // Aug 28, 2007 at 7:12 am
I think part of the issue is that guys like Pacman Jones and Ray Lewis allegedly did something or was at a place where something happened. First of all, neither of these guys admitted to anything. Second, they weren’t found guilty of doing anything. Let’s not call them angels, yet. They were still in the wrong place, at the wrong time, with the wrong people. They made the conscious decision to hang out in those places, with those people. Got to wonder about character and judgment.
Saying that doesn’t discount the fact that we continually hear stories of athletes and Hollywood stars who ARE arrested for drunk driving, spousal abuse, drug abuse, etc. and serve menial time, if at all.
I agree with you, G. I’m tired of Vick and the amount of air time he’s getting. I agree that he should do time in prison. I guess my question is is he serious and sincere about taking the blame and his apology for what he has done? Only time will tell.
So. . .with that said, let’s get on to this coming weekend and let the games begin!!!!
6 Kitty // Aug 28, 2007 at 9:00 am
Travis Henry makes me the maddest! Nine children with nine different mommas? Behind on his child support? You make ‘em; you take care of ‘em!!! Makes me sick, sick, sick!!!!!!
7 Jim Stallings // Aug 28, 2007 at 6:49 pm
THANK YOU!
It’s about time somebody figure that out…it’s pathetic how they’re calling this the “end of his career” over dogfighting, then pass off all the other cases you pointed out.
Good call Grant.
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