Michael Vick 1

I am a huge Falcons fan and three years ago I was a big Micheal Vick fan too. I had high hopes that he would turn the team around. He was very Agile, Quick and Very Athletic. For a QB, he couldn't Aim that well, but whatever. I had high Hopes that he would grow and Mature as a player and maybe, through him the Falcons might actually make it to the Superbowl, let alone Win.
Sadly, these hopes were dashed two years ago, with the malicious and willfull Slaughter of Pitbulls for sport. Now some of you have argued that animals are not people, and that is fair. I personally do not know if it is Right to have the Heirarchy of animals that we have, and as a person who really enjoys a good Steak now and then, maybe I have no say here. But the fact is this, Michael Vick tortured and killed animals for fun and Profit. Michael Vick committed a Felony offense when he engaged in this Heinous Activity and now, Michael Vick is out on House Arrest, living in a much nicer home than I ever will. It is incredibly Likely that he will play ball again, and soon. He already has deals in place for work in a construction firm and will be making a documentary for $600,000. I had hoped that they would make an example out of Vick so that maybe some good would come out of all of this. And they did, unfortunately that example was this: Torture animals and you too can enjoy a lucrative carreer in the NFL.
I have read some of you complaining about a lack of support for Vick, you obviously do not live in Atlanta. There are mountains of support for this criminal, May 21st I saw lots of fans wearing Vick Jerseys, News reports show people holding signs of Support and have read sports articles looking forward to his comeback. Well, Vick, you have one less person supporting you. You gave that up when you chose to engage in Dog-Fighting. I have also read comments from people saying that other Athletes have commited worse crimes. I fail to see your point. Does that make this crime okay? I do not condone ANY athlete who acts violently.
Thunder Collins, Jimmy Wilson, Eric Napowski, Alonzo Maurice Jones Jr. and others should ALL pay for their Crimes, I just ask that Michael Vick be added to that list as well. Athletes should not get a free pass on violence, no matter how talented they may be. We live in a Civilized world and thus we should act civilized. To quote Albert Scheitzer: "Compassion, in which all Ethics must take root, can only Attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all Living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind. Ethics is nothing else than Reverence for Life."
Apparently we need to start reminding our Pro-ballers of this fact and start holding them accountable for their actions.