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Sick Vick: Are you sorry? We don’t believe you
By Gina Spadafori
August 27, 2007
Earlier today I mentioned the Michael Vick’s “apology” was strangely absent of any mention of the animals he tortured and killed.
I’m not the only one who noticed. Sports columnist Michael Ventre writes:
Vick’s brief apology Monday wasn’t scripted, but it was coached. Vick stood at a podium without notes and hit all the damage-control talking points: “forgiveness and understanding,” “bad judgment,” “very immature,” “role model” and “Jesus,” closing with the always popular, “I will redeem myself.”
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He did seem as if he was speaking from the heart – with one glaring omission:
Dogfighting.
Yes, he did hit that target, too, on Monday. He said this: “Dogfighting is a terrible thing, and I do reject it.”
That was the one false note. That was the one flubbed line.
And that was the most important point of them all.
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The most likely answer … about why Vick hasn’t given a heartfelt explanation on his involvement with dogfighting is that his heart isn’t in it. His attitudes and his behavior on dogfighting were formed over many years. They’re not going to change overnight just because his lawyers want them to in order to make their jobs easier. Unless people are convinced otherwise, they’re going to assume that Vick still believes it’s all right to treat animals in such a brutal fashion.
And no, “Dogfighting is a terrible thing, and I do reject it” is not nearly enough. It’s just one crafted remark on a list of many that he was schedule to mention.
Yep, and that’s exactly how it came across. I’m sure what Michael Vick really regrets is that he can’t torture dogs any more because he got caught at it.
And speaking of the dogs … another nice find by Luisa at Lassie Get Help: The ASPCA is being brought in to evaluate the animals before decisions can be made if they can be placed as pets or must be euthanized.
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I am glad to read tha ASPCA will be evaluating the dogs, not HSUS. The public doesn’t not necessarily understand the distinction between the organizations, but the dogs do and so do people who love them. There is no guarantee that all the dogs will be given a chance at a new life, but there are good odds that a number of them will be given an opportunity at a new life. Were HSUS to be in charge, they would all die.
And I don’t believe for a second that Michael Vick (-tim according to the NAACP) is sorry for killing those dogs. He’s only sorry he got caught, or he would have said in his carefully drafted and rehearsed little speeches to the press that he regrets the needless killing of any life form for sport and pleasure. Ack.
Comment by Deb — August 27, 2007 @ 6:01 pm
I do feel m vick will still be part of this deplorable crime even if he goes to jail for a few months. he is losing income he has become acustom to and he know the money is there in the fights, he will perhaps be more under cover than before. He has no compassion for humans or animals so therefore the sickness will still prevail. i just hope they put him away for a long time and never let him back in the nfl again! I just dont understand how people can be so cruel.
Comment by sharon j — August 27, 2007 @ 6:21 pm
Comment by Deb — August 27, 2007 @ 6:01 pm
“Were HSUS to be in charge, they would all die.” And the HSUS is keeping all the money they collected for the care of the animals they don’t have.
And as far as Vick’s statement goes, killing dogs is not immature, it’s sociopathic.
Comment by Roberto — August 27, 2007 @ 6:22 pm
The judge that is sentencing him owns a dog. Sweet….
Comment by Sindy — August 27, 2007 @ 6:23 pm
Can’t help it….that old song “who’s sorry now” keeps going through my head.
Immature? Immature is giving a friend a wedgie. Killing dogs (let alone fighting them) is truly sociopathic. If I knew a word stronger than this, I’d use it.
Comment by 2CatMom — August 27, 2007 @ 6:42 pm
i posted this link in another thread, but it went south, so here’s there press release from today (and others)
http://www.aspca.org/site/Page…..uelty_home
they do have a very good behavior dept (imo) and i’ve seen the evaluations and how they work with the dogs. i feel much better knowing they will be evaluated by them. from what i’ve seen posted, they’ve also invited Best Friends to send a person out, so perhaps some dogs may get sanctuary.
I like the way the article points out his mention of dog fighting. i think that was the only time he mentioned the word in his apology. and i totally agree with the writers views on it. that ‘apology’ was total crap. he was only apologizing for one thing. how this all effects him. grrrrrrrr.
Comment by straybaby — August 27, 2007 @ 6:59 pm
Michael Vick explains his actions were the result of his immature behavior. Oh, please. Immature is throwing a roll of toilet paper high up in a tree or soaping someone’s windows at Halloween. Immaturity is not torturing and killing dogs. He really needs a better writer in the future. Looks like Sitrick & Company were brought in to do the wordsmithing for him.
Comment by Brat Zinsmaster — August 27, 2007 @ 10:46 pm
He’s sorry he got caught. Anyone into this kind of brutality needs long term therapy. Everyone finds God after they’re caught. It means nothing. If he wasn’t a football star no one would be talking about “redemption.”
Comment by Carol — August 28, 2007 @ 7:07 am
I too noticed his apology lacked any real mention of dogfighting. He seemed to me (as did his employers) far more concerned with the gambling aspect of dogfighting, rather than it being one of the sickest things I can conceive of.
Comment by Karen — August 28, 2007 @ 7:24 am
The NFL is more concerned with gambling because its specifically prohibited in their code of conduct. If they decide to ban him permanently, that’s what they’ll use.
And it seems to me that what vick did was nothing less than run an illegal betting ring -he put up the stakes, he ran the show. He didn’t gamble himself? PULEEZ - give us a little more credit.
Comment by Andrea 2CatMom — August 28, 2007 @ 9:47 am
Vick’s apology was lifeless, like the dogs he killed. No apology to the pet owners/dog lovers of America. He thinks killing animals is immature?
Comment by perkysmom — August 28, 2007 @ 10:50 am
Vick’s apology didn’t seem believable to me either. Did you notice he apologized to the NFL Comm. first - shows what is near and dear to him.
Did anyone catch Anderson Cooper 360 last night? They said 1 in 5 Chicago school children are into dog fighting. Families actually take vacations with the dogs to go fight in other states.
Katie
Comment by Katie — August 28, 2007 @ 12:26 pm
Katie,
Re Chicago families taking vacations with their dogs so they can fight out of state……and 1 in 5 kids are into dog fighting…… Now I understand why Chicago has undertaken several studies regarding dog fighting.
Maybe someone should go to some of the websites that kids frequent and do a search for dog fighting. Might uncover some leads to prosecute.
If there is one positive thing that Vick did it’s that he put dog fighting on our radar screens. I, for one, had absolutely no idea it was this wide-spread.
Comment by Lynn — August 28, 2007 @ 2:08 pm
Sad thing…you NEVER hear about dogfighting in the Chicago newspapers or on TV news. You’d think we lived in a city without any problems in this area.
We recently heard about a big bust in the suburbs (really big, actually) but of course that’s not His Honor Da Mayurs territory.
Comment by Andrea 2CatMom — August 28, 2007 @ 2:24 pm
Immature behavior? The correct English expression is sadistic behavior. Immature is smoking some pot, driving over the speed limit. Driving intoxicated etc. Most of us that are older now can relate to that.
He must have spend hours rehearsing his speech in front of a paid critical audience. It had all the bells and whistles of professional damage control , including the “so popular” religion factor.
I am not fooled.
Comment by Serijna — August 28, 2007 @ 2:28 pm
Michael Vick “Through this situation I’ve found Jesus.”
Well, this throws a whole new light on his heinous crimes. Obviously he is a repentent soul who should be forgiven and allowed back into society, allowed to play professional football, and restored to fame and fortune. Isn’t redemption wonderful?
Comment by MFEMFEM — August 28, 2007 @ 3:12 pm