Best reason to root for Michael Vick: Unless you're an Eagles fan, I haven't a clue.This throwaway line is just another in a long line of Vick haters blowing their tops over the Eagle QB’s success this season. This behavior is annoying and unfortunately will not cease until Vick is no longer in the NFL or in any type of public role. Vick went to prison for nearly two years for his crimes, which was longer than sentencing guidelines. He has paid his debt, what more do these so-called pundits want? Blood? Another Bankruptcy? Expulsion from society?
Many of these commentators take what it is that Michael Vick did, operating a dog fighting operation in Virginia, very personally and state as such that they will never forgive him. Trouble is, Vick owes none of these people anything and does not deserve feigned outrage based on conceit and misunderstanding.
Owning a dog fighting ring is repulsive, disgusting and illegal. Vick paid the price and more so than just about anyone else who was ever guilty of the same crime. And, it is folly to compare the dogs in these rings to a pet. These were dangerous dogs bred to be vicious and while they deserved better, Vick paid the price. What if any of these self-righteous types had the same upbringing as Vick? Different cultures have different standards and view animals differently. There are cultures that eat dogs, and in India, Cows are revered. In New Mexico, cock fighting was only recently banned.
I root for Michael Vick because he is a good football player and because he was made an example by an overzealous moralizing court system that punishes some (along with Martha Stewart and Plaxico Burress) celebrities beyond the pale. Vick may have several successful seasons left in the NFL and he does not deserve to be berated constantly over that time due to past sins for which an immense debt was paid. As a dog loving writer at SB Nation wrote, Michael Vick Is The American Dream.
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