Guest guest Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 Today's DMN column (below) on dog fighting is a good opportunity to write a polite LTE pointing out the hypocrisy of abhorring dog fighting, but turning a blind eye to the animal abuse in factory farming. Every time one purchases "meat" one is complicit in animal abuse. A fact is a fact. DMN LTE: http://www.dallasnews.com/cgi-bin/lettertoed.cgi Remember to keep your polite letter to under 250 words and include your name, address, and day time telephone number. Thanks. Margaret Vick Throws It Away: NFL boss has all he needs to ban QB for life 06:19 AM CDT on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Michael Vick is 27, which is interesting only if you were wondering how many years it took him to screw up his life so completely. Please do not waste a moment doing the math to determine how old he might be when he gets out of prison, after cutting a deal with federal prosecutors on dogfighting charges, and whether he might have some football left in him. If he does, he had better hope some team in Canada or one of those arena leagues is willing to employ him. Do not hold out even the slimmest hope that there's an NFL snap in his future. There isn't, and there shouldn't be. His guilty plea should solve the moral dilemma for those Vick apologists who insisted his guilt had not been proved and the media were denying him due process. And do not think for a moment that a jury would have found otherwise. When your three co-defendants roll over, putting your fingerprints on the financing and involved in the worst of the animal cruelty, the die is cast. What Mr. Vick did with this plea was do himself a favor – keeping the most gruesome details out of the public record – and help out NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, even if that wasn't intentional. Now, Mr. Goodell has all the information he needs to suspend the former Atlanta Falcons star indefinitely – in effect, for life – without having to wait for that jury trial in November. Mr. Vick undoubtedly shaved a few years off his federal prison time, but his admission of guilt on even some of these stomach-turning allegations is enough. And do not dismiss the possibility that Virginia prosecutors will compound Mr. Vick's problems with state charges that could lead to more time behind bars, long enough to make an NFL suspension moot. Mr. Goodell has shown that he will draw bright lines between criminal behavior and NFL employment. Mr. Vick's guilty plea gives the commissioner a chance to draw the clearest, brightest one yet. This one should serve as a clear marker to every NFL franchise that investing your future in a star of dubious character – and the Falcons had plenty of warning – could lead to disaster. To use an analogy that Mr. Vick should understand, losing a fight against these inner demons doesn't require a torturous death by hanging, drowning or electrocution. It's enough to make sure he never fights again on the NFL's dime. Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Answers - Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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