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Post by m52nickerson on May 20, 2009 15:04:23 GMT -5
Michael Vick was just released from prison to server the final two months of his 23 month sentence for his involvement in a dog fighting ring. www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/20/michael.vick/index.htmlThe question is, should he be allowed back into the National Football League? Personally as bad as his crime was I think he has paid his debts and should be allowed back. On the same token I would not want him on my team. |
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Post by antichrist on May 20, 2009 15:12:52 GMT -5
Nope, no way, no how. We're way too easy on animal abusers. Hubby disagrees as he feels the man should be allowed to make a living. But he should be banned from owning pets for the rest of his life. I see an argument in our future...... Hey, I'm psychic!Edit: First he works with PETA, now it's the Humane Society of the United StatesMaybe if he quit hanging out with the animal scam artists, I'd believe him more. They probably swap dog killing tips in the coffee room. |
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Post by Armand Tanzarian on May 20, 2009 15:14:47 GMT -5
Not sure how he can be let back. His reputation will follow him everywhere he goes.
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Post by shrike on May 20, 2009 15:36:31 GMT -5
Sure.
Let him back in. If anyone wants to hire him, let them hire him. Even if the NFL allows him back in, I can't see any team actually being interested in him.
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Post by katz on May 20, 2009 15:44:06 GMT -5
Sure. Let him back in. If anyone wants to hire him, let them hire him. Even if the NFL allows him back in, I can't see any team actually being interested in him. You hit the nail on the head. Even if OJ was allowed to join the NFL again, no one would take him. |
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Post by Thejebusfire on May 20, 2009 15:48:19 GMT -5
Sure. Let him back in. If anyone wants to hire him, let them hire him. Even if the NFL allows him back in, I can't see any team actually being interested in him. That's exactly what I was about to say. |
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Post by adoylelb90815 on May 20, 2009 19:32:41 GMT -5
Sure. Let him back in. If anyone wants to hire him, let them hire him. Even if the NFL allows him back in, I can't see any team actually being interested in him. I agree, there's no way any team would have him. |
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Post by katautumn on May 20, 2009 20:15:06 GMT -5
You'd be surprised who would let him back in. Despite his personal issues, he's a damn good football player and made the Atlanta Falcons a ton of money. What shocks me is that the Humane Society is thinking about hiring him on as a spokesperson for recovering from animal cruelty. What a load of crap! If he had exploited children no one would even be questioning whether or not he should be given a second chance in the NFL.
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Post by BenderBRodriguez on May 20, 2009 20:34:53 GMT -5
How about he keeps working at his $10/hour job instead?
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Post by erictheblue on May 20, 2009 20:58:02 GMT -5
Let him back in. If anyone wants to hire him, let them hire him. Even if the NFL allows him back in, I can't see any team actually being interested in him. This is my thought. |
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Post by m52nickerson on May 21, 2009 7:04:34 GMT -5
I think many would be surprised by how many teams would be interested in him.
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Post by shrike on May 21, 2009 7:39:51 GMT -5
You'd be surprised who would let him back in. Despite his personal issues, he's a damn good football player and made the Atlanta Falcons a ton of money. What shocks me is that the Humane Society is thinking about hiring him on as a spokesperson for recovering from animal cruelty. What a load of crap! If he had exploited children no one would even be questioning whether or not he should be given a second chance in the NFL. He was a good football player and I have no doubt he could be again, but I doubt he's even close now to what he was before. You can stay in shape in prison, but you can't keep you training level up anywhere close to what it was before. He's already talked about how much money he wants, and I have serious doubts that any team would be willing to even suggest that much without seeing him in action again. |
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Post by m52nickerson on May 21, 2009 7:48:33 GMT -5
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Post by captainhooker on May 21, 2009 10:07:22 GMT -5
I think many would be surprised by how many teams would be interested in him. Agreed. The guy is a gifted athelete who made a terrible mistake. But he's a big money draw, even with bad publicity. If TO can get a contract, Vic should have no problem. And as abhorrent as I find his crime, he's done his time, and I'm inclined to give him the benefit of a doubt until he proves himself unworthy. |
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Post by David D.G. on May 21, 2009 10:48:42 GMT -5
captainhooker: "The guy is a gifted athelete who made a terrible mistake deliberately broke the law and cruelly exploited animals."
Fixed that for you.
A "mistake" is something like forgetting to carry the one when adding sums, or missing your exit on the highway. What Vick did was not a "mistake"; it was a conscious, deliberate flouting of the law, as well as a conscious, deliberate exploitation of creatures who deserved better treatment from so-called human beings.
Nevertheless, I concur that Vick probably will be hired by an NFL team pretty easily. They've generally been absurdly tolerant of their athletes' drug abuse and other crimes, so I cynically expect that Vick will have little difficulty in getting on a team again. But my expectation does not mean that I support it.
~David D.G.
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