http://chrislafty.com/blog Things I find interesting to share Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:13:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/08/22/michael-vick-and-dogfighting/ http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/08/22/michael-vick-and-dogfighting/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:23:00 +0000 Lafty http://chrislafty.com/blog/?p=16 On Monday, Michael Vick decided to plead guilty on racketeering, gambling, dog fighting and other charges. I am willing to understand that Michael Vick perhaps grew up with dogfighting and that it may be a part of his culture. However, that still does not make it legal, justifiable or acceptable. I think what he and his thugs have done is horrible; They egregiously tortured and violently murdered dogs. Not to mention that they made dogs fight until the death. I think he should get a longer jail term than 12-18 months. I am undecided about whether he should be banned from football, but I wonder how other players feel being on the field with a man who committed such a terrible crime. I know how I would feel. What makes it even worse is that I have recently read that people (Stephon Marbury and an Atlanta NAACP leader) feel that dogfighting is just as bad as hunting – or at least comparable! I cannot believe that some people think that! How is electrocuting dogs, hanging dogs or allowing the raping of dogs, the same as keeping population of prey animals in check?

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