For a while now, all that has been heard on ESPN is information dealing with Michael Vick and whether or not he will be reinstated into the NFL after serving his 23-month sentence in federal prison for dogfighting charges.
I believe that Vick should be given the right to re-enter the NFL and continue his professional career. It doesn't seem fair to me that our own justice system can make a decision to send him to prison and for some people that's still not enough. Many people want NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to keep Vick out of the league and have him continue the suspension he received following his court case. If you ask me, he served his time and now he should be allowed to get back to his own life and not be stripped of something he worked so hard to obtain.
Also, more recently, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth was charged with DUI manslaughter after killing a pedestrian. He was given a sentence of only 30 days. My question is when did it become much worse for someone to kill dogs than to kill people? Vick is always in the news for his legal troubles but Stallworth has gotten very little. Why is Vick being attacked so much?
Michael Vick is hand down one of the most entertaining players in recent NFL history. And arguably, the best rushing quarterback ever to play the game. Vick filled the seats in countless NFL stadiums due to his unique and athletic flavor he brought to the quarterback position.
Now my quesiton to you is should Vick be allowed reinstatement into the NFL?
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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I haven't been following this much, so I can't form an opinion on Vick.
ReplyDeleteWhat he did was wrong, regardless of what his future holds.
But I agree that a man who killed someone should be much more harshly penalized than a man who was cruel to dogs.
Vick's criminal charges are completely unrelated to his football career. Therefore I don't believe that they should influence whether or not he is reinstated to the NFL, especially since, like Jonathan stated, his crimes were not as bad as for instance, Stallworth's.
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