Michael Vick
Sphere: Related ContentNeal Bortz get to the point in this article;
At this point I’m sure that I don’t have to do to much to bring you up to speed on Michael Vick and his latest troubles. A federal grand jury has indicted Vick on charges related to dog fighting. That may be just the beginning. The State of Virginia has yet to be heard from, and as I understand it mere ownership of property on which dog fights are held is a felony under Virginia law. Just one felony conviction and Vick is through with professional football in this country.
Let’s put this “innocent until proven guilty” nonsense to rest right here at the beginning. When you kill someone you are a killer. If you do so in violation of the law; if it is not in self defense, for instance, you are a murderer. A person who kills a girlfriend because she merely wants out of the relationship is a murderer as soon as his victim’s heart stops beating .. you don’t have to wait for a jury to come in with a verdict.
So, where does this “innocent until proven guilty” stuff come in? The presumption of innocence is, in my view, a limitation that is primarily place on government. Generally speaking, only government can use force – deadly force – to deprive you of your property, your liberty or your life. If the government is going to do so as punishment for the commission of a crime, then the government must afford you your constitutional rights and prove your guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. It is the government, then, that must consider you to be innocent until otherwise proven. After the act, the rapist is only innocent in the eyes of government. The victim views him quite differently.
O.J. Simpson is a murderer. There is not one rational-thinking American familiar with knowledge of the facts of his case who honestly believes otherwise. A renegade jury failed to convict him however, so the government cannot punish him for his butchery. If O.J. objects to my characterization of him as a murderer he has civil remedies he can pursue. I, however, am powerless to punish him for the slaughter of his wife and Ron Goldman.
Now .. back to Vick. Personally, I have no doubt that he knew of and was a willing and eager participant in this blood “sport” of dog fighting. I’m an animal lover. I particularly love dogs. I would have no problem whatsoever seeing him serve some time in jail for his crime. I believe that people can be judged by how they treat animals. If what they allege about Michael Vick is true then he is completely lacking any sense of morality and human decency. Jail might be too good for him. Better to baste him in steak sauce and throw him into a cage full of the very dogs he so loved to brutalize.
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July 27th, 2007 at 6:13 pm
Does Mike Vick want to deny any association with beloved pit-bulls, who he abused and killed!
The link below shows a pitcure of Vick proudly holding a baby pit-bull. who is sadly most likley dead by now…..
http://fanaticking.com/photos/Michael_Vick_Dog.jpg
July 27th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
Paula, Vick is a guilty as O.J. he is just another stupid thug who risked his career because he simply could not put his ghetto tendencies aside.
I’ll be honest it’s not even about the dogs for me, it’s just another embarrassing example of a prominent black dude fucking up and looking like an idiot.