Thursday, August 30, 2007

Con-Vick

Just put him in jail already...its starting to get ridiculous.
Exhibit A
Monday Night Football. Cincinatti Bengals vs. Atlanta Falcons.
Like every other MNF viewer anxiously anticipating week one, I tuned into the game expecting to see some quality NFL action as two potential playoff teams squared off in a preseason matchup. Boy, was I wrong.....I watched from about 10 o'clock to 11:30, and in that time span I probably saw 10 plays. 10 plays! Instead of football, I was watching "The Michael Vick Show".
Exihibit B
Sportscenter
I can not get through a full running of sportscenter without the mention of Michael Vick and/or his criminal trial. Its sickening...Vick has clogged the sport reporting airwaves.

For those of you who are unaware, Michael Vick, a top NFL quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons is being charged on numerous accounts of dogfighting and animal cruelty. Vick, a millionaire (over and over and over again) has knowingly allowed/coordinated dogfighting on his estate in the south. Once again, for those who do not know, Dogfighting is a horrific "sport" (if one even has the nerve to call it a sport) I'll give a quick overview....
Dogs are trained to be mean, often bloodthirsty, in preparation for events
They are often starved, electrocuted, and half-drowned in order to "toughen" up for a fight
Now that we are clear...
Two words. Jail. Immediately.
The evidence is overwhelming. Justice will be served!................ or will it?
I have seen it over and over again. Celebrities...and their knack for weaseling there way out of trouble. All I have to say is it better not happen this time. It is absoutely embarrasing that our justice system allows people (who are no different than you and me) to bend the rules.
Our founding fathers would be rolling over in their graves if they knew..."all men created equally" yea right...
Martha Stewart...did anyone catch a look at the jail ( o wait...excuse me, detention facility) she served in? Looked more like a Holiday Inn Express to me.
The Vick case is still pending...legal experts say it may take up to a year to sentence him. My question is, why a year? I'm almost positive if I had committed acts of animal cruelty, PETA would have had me thrown in jail the next day! Not Micheal Vick, NFL superstar.
It is about time the American legal system gets back on track. The media coverage has been overwhelming. It is incredible to me how much of a deal is being made out of a relatively insignificant offense when compared to other atrocities happening around the globe. The only thing we can hope for is that through all this coverage, enough people will stand up and put Michael Vick in his correct place...
In jail, not the football field.
((Alan))

1 comment:

Mary S said...

I agree with you. It's horrible how many rules Michael Vick gets to bend because of his status. He has done/allowed horrible things and hopefully it will come back to bite him. At least the authorities might be able to find many other people involved in these crimes through him. One of the worst parts is that many of these dogs still have to be put down. Some are too damaged to be rehabilitated, but if they are young they can sometimes be saved. Also, these brings more attention to dog fights in general, hopefully making authorities pursue offenders more aggressively.