Comments on: Sick Vick: Are you sorry? We don’t believe you

By: MFEMFEM

MFEMFEM — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:12:07 +0000

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?

By: Serijna

Serijna — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:28:52 +0000

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.

By: Andrea 2CatMom

Andrea 2CatMom — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:24:46 +0000

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.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:08:43 +0000

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.

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:26:53 +0000

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

By: perkysmom

perkysmom — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:50:44 +0000

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?

By: Andrea 2CatMom

Andrea 2CatMom — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:47:37 +0000

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.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:24:35 +0000

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.

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:07:35 +0000

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.”

By: Brat Zinsmaster

Brat Zinsmaster — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:46:55 +0000

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.