Okay, Okay - I know this is in very poor taste, but then again, so is the decision not only to let Michael Vick play football again, but to let him out of prison.
The other night my friend Nisha and I were discussing the disgusting acts that landed Vick in jail, and neither of us can believe that he was reinstated by the NFL. Admittedly, we are both animal lovers, but in my mind his crimes are nothing short of cold blooded murder. I mean, the come on! Pete Rose is banned for life from MLB and the Hall of Fame for gambling, and Michael Vick tortures and murders living creatures, and he is welcomed back with open arms, and given a multi-million dollar contract to boot. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE!Jeffrey Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy (pictured below) are two of the most notorious serial killers in American History. Dahmer murdered and tortured 17 people, and was given 15 consecutive life sentences for his crimes. He himself was murdered in prison in 1994. Gacy was convicted of killing 33 people, and was put to death for his crimes. Michael Vick tortured and murdered somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 living, breathing creatures. Just because they were not human should not matter. I consider him a serial killer that should be mentioned in the same breath with the two infamous killers.
I will refrain from adding any pictures of some of the surviving Vick dogs, but what they endured is vile and unspeakable.
In my humble opinion, the NFL ought to be ashamed of itself for allowing this man back in to the league. In fact, our legal system ought to be ashamed of itself for letting him out of prison. What kind of world do we live in? I don't blame the Philadelphia Eagles for signing him, although if I was an NFL owner, I don't care how talented he is, he wouldn't play for me.
Obviously this all just my opinion. I've heard a lot of people say "He's done his time" and what not. According to our legal system, yes he has. But I believe that two years in Prison is fine for someone who steals a car or holds up a convenient store, but for murder? Just because the victims were not human does not make it less than that.
Be well.
