Is the Vick drama really this serious?

written by Jouran Crosby

Is this Michael Vick drama really worth the nonsense he is going through at this time? My answer simply is NO! It's crazy to fathom that we place such a high value on a animal's life completely disregarding human life. Do I condone dogfighting, No. Is what he did animal cruelty? Yes. My question is, where are the protesters who are against domestic violence, gambling, drug abuse, murder, alcoholism, etc, etc, etc. Isn't the league full of individuals who are actively and continuously indulging in these vices? Why is did Mike Vick received 18 months in a federal penitentiary for dogfighting, but Dante Stallworth received only 30 days for which 10 were suspended for driving drunk and killing someone?

The American value system is starting to amaze me. We are beginning to become a society based on blatant hypocrisy rather than upon a moral foundation. Who cares what our conservative politicians believe; their agenda is to sweep it under the rug and turn our country back to a very dark period; but I digress. Does Michael Vick deserve a chance to play in the NFL again? Yes! Will he ever get that chance to play again? Probably not.

Let me pose this question to everyone who is against Michael Vick. If you don't own a pet and/or never raised a pet, shut up because you are far from an animal lover. To the ones who do own dogs and are against Mike Vick ask yourself this question... "What did you do when your dog tore up your favorite pair of shoes, chewed up your computer cord; urinated on your brand new carpet over and over again, chewed on your crown molding as if it were a chew toy, etc?" Did you snatch them up by the back of their neck and yell at them? Did you kick them or hit them with a newspaper? Better yet, did you make them go outside and sit out there for hours even though it was the dead of winter? Did you lock them in the basement for days? I think you get my point. If you did any of this do you not think that is cruelty to animals? Do you not think that is deserving of some sort of punishment?