08-16-2007, 04:56 PM | #1 |
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The Michael Vick Ordeal
First of all: I don't condone animal cruelty. But I just want to observe that Michael Vick sure seems to be getting more vilification than most murderers. Nobody is on Vick's side, and what we hear are insipid speeches, like Senator Robert Byrd's which basically condemned Michael Vick to hell.
In my humble opinion, we are all guilty ("Yes! WE ARE ALL GUILTY! WE ALL HAVE AIDS! WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER!")...we are guilty of focusing our anger on all the wrong people: convicted criminals are being let go regularly, and continue their pursuit of sick happiness...all the while we are busy condemning Paris Hilton's drunk driving (ok, and Aal Gore III's too), condemning the mythological murder of zebras and unicorns, and condemning Michael Vick to hell for his participation in illegal dog-fighting. I'm sorry, but I don't see how this merits much punishment. It's nothin some time off the field, a couple of fines, and plenty of hatred from PETA won't fix. Why are we making demons out of sinners, and making repentants out of convicts?
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