I read a blog today regarding Michael Vick signing a 100 million dollar contract with the Philadelphia Eagles and how people are outraged over this. Well they were outraged when he got out of the hoosegow and went right into playing football like nothing happened. But it seems people are more outraged by the amount of money he is getting right now. I am one of those people.Here is the link to the article: http://montyobv.blogspot.com/2011/09/suck-my-vick.htmlI am not going to comment on the other people mentioned in the blog, just on my thoughts on Vick.
I was a Vick fan when he played for the Falcons. Not a huge fan, but a fan. Then the story broke about him being involved in dog fighting and in the brutal torture and murders of dogs that lost fights. He was given 18 months in the hoosegow. Yeah only 18 months. That's how much a animals life is worth. I am not saying that an animal's life is worth more than a human's but I feel the crime is the same whether it was done to a human or an animal. That's where my frustration comes in. But I digress.
After Vick's release he was given a job of quarterbacking for the Eagles. As a friend said it best:
There is really nothing anyone can say that can change my view of this convicted animal abuser. Yes he served his time...yes everyone deserves a second chance. But no one comes out of prison with the opportunity to make that amount of money. The NFL claims to be a business...then they should act like a business and do back ground checks before you hire..because in the real world making a decent living..convicted criminals struggle to get decent jobs because of bad choices they made. The NFL should be no different!
I remember watching a show in which this guy was released from prison and was trying to get a job and no one would hire him because he had a prison record. He couldn't even get a job as a dishwasher and his crime was nothing close to Vick's.
I do believe strongly in giving everyone a second chance, but paying someone millions of dollars is not a second chance, that's a reward. I feel that Vick should have never been allowed back into the NFL so quickly. I feel he should have worked his way up like all convicts have to do to.
I admit that this infuriates me because I am an animal lover and animals do depend on us and that wasn't more apparent to me than in 2009 when my cat Facers, was diagnosed with a kidney disease and she was subjected to daily IV's and constant monitoring. But more importantly, she needed someone to tell her everything was going to be OK and she was loved and such. And that person was me. I happened to not be working that year, so it worked out great that I could be there for her. As of today she is doing great and very healthy. So while I am nursing my cat back to health, Vick is killing his dogs because they lost a fight and didn't make money for him. It's all about the benjamins with that bozo.I don't think he feels one ounce of remorse for what he has done and how can he when he is being told that hey, we know you are the scum of the earth, but we want to pay you millions of dollars anyways.
It seems the NFL welcomes criminals. So if you want to make millions of dollars, join the NFL, commit a crime and you too can make up 100 million dollars.
I might have done more ranting than making a point, but this is just something I had to get out of my chest. If you comment, please be gentle.
