In this article from USA Today, R.L. White, president of the NAACP's Atlanta chapter, says Michael Vick should be allowed to return to the Atlanta Falcons after serving his time in jail.
We say, "They let people like that out of jail?!"
Vick, quarterback for the Falcons, says he will plead guilty "to a federal charge of conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and conspiracy to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture." He reportedly helped operate and provided most of the funding for "Bad Newz Kennels" (an illegal dog fighting company) and has been doubly implicated in the direct execution of no less than eight under performing dogs.
"His crime is, it was a dog," White said. Wow.
New York Knicks guard, Stephon Marbury, defended Vick saying, "I think, you know, we don't say anything about people who shoot deer or shoot other animals. You know, from what I hear, dogfighting is a sport. It's just behind closed doors.''
We think professional athletes are class acts!
You have to be absolutely vicious to do any of this. We hope Vick gets put away for a long, long time.
We'd like to see PETA go head to head with the NAACP on this one. 'When nonprofits collide!'
PS. We were going to post a picture about dogfighting, but they were all far too graphic for our site. You can see them here but beware they are extremely disturbing.
PPS. We checked, and PETA is taking a hard line on this, offering rewards of up to $5,000 for any information leading to the arrest/conviction of dog fighters. Click here to watch their dog fighting PSA.
2 comments:
The NFL is taking a hard stance too. He's been banned indefinetly. Here's the link. No HTML, because I don't know how.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d801c32be&template=without-video&confirm=true
Forgot to say, good riddance!
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