tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341776667634084741.post7683855290160809260..comments2024-03-27T00:11:52.568-07:00Comments on The Web-DVM TV, Radio & Blog: Michael Vick is no person to cheer for!Roger Welton, DVMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15781509292213339950noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341776667634084741.post-19125804525166772912009-12-17T09:01:11.416-08:002009-12-17T09:01:11.416-08:00I nearly cried when I first heard the news of what...I nearly cried when I first heard the news of what this man did, and hated him as much as the next person. But I have known people that have done some pretty bad things that they are truly sorry for, whether getting caught or other circumstances that led to their change of heart. To condemn this man, assuming that he is not capable of of feeling remorse for what he did beyon simply getting caught is unfair. We do not know what is in his mind. <br /><br />While it is still hard to look at him enjoy himself on the field and see poeple cheer for him, I still think that our humanity must at least offer anyone who served their time, a second chance.callie79noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341776667634084741.post-46793742499414310022009-12-14T20:30:14.183-08:002009-12-14T20:30:14.183-08:00Kurt makes a good point that we should not conside...Kurt makes a good point that we should not consider the gravity of these other crimes perpetrated by NFL thugs to be any less severe than what Vick did. If we do, we run the risk of coming off like kooky animal rights people. <br /><br />Still, it is very upsetting to see people cheering for this monster, but I will not sign on to the idea that this occurs because people generally do not take animal cruelty crimes seriously. This is just another example of professional athletes being held to less of a standard of conduct than the rest of us. <br /><br />Because we cannot throw a ball, run very fast, and be the sports hero, us mere mortals are held to a higher standard. I can assure you this, a convicted felon would not get his job back at McDonalds. They would not take on that kind of bad PR.<br /><br />Isn't it funny that McDonalds has higher employee standards than the NFL and its fans?Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341776667634084741.post-6106004744461824992009-12-14T05:32:07.443-08:002009-12-14T05:32:07.443-08:00Well, those sociopaths should not have been allowe...Well, those sociopaths should not have been allowed back in the NFL either!Roger Welton, DVMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781509292213339950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341776667634084741.post-11921936262404802482009-12-12T08:25:26.691-08:002009-12-12T08:25:26.691-08:00I am appalled about what Vick was involved in - no...I am appalled about what Vick was involved in - no doubt! But not allowing him back into the NFL after he has served his time is just wrong. <br /><br />What he did was wrong, but the NFL has history of forgiving players who have done some very bad things. Ray Lewis, for example, was involoved in a nightclu fight that led to the murder of 2 men. They let him back in the league, and he got out of serving any time because he paid off the victims families to drop the charges. <br /><br />Mark Chmura was araigned on charges of sexual assault on a minor - acquitted, but many believe that that was the result of expensive, good lawyering.and he did not miss a beat on teh playing field.<br /><br />Nate Newton on 2 different occasions was busted with over 175 pounds of Marijuana - do you know how much weed that is?? And he was let back in the league.<br /><br />Alonzo Spellman - DUI arrest, terrorizing a passenger flight, which included threatening the pilot telling him he is "about to rip your throat our!"<br /><br />Mark Gastineau - Drug possession and woman beating (which included burning the victim with a cigarrette lighte!)<br /><br />I could go on and on. The point is, to not allow Vick to be readmitted into the league to make a living the only way he can, would be outright hypocrisy. How can you justify freezing him out, when all of these other sociopaths were let back in after some pretty nasty crime in their own right.kurt70noreply@blogger.com