Are you ok with Michael Vick playing for the Philadelphia Eagles? (condo, crime) - Pennsylvania (PA) - City-Data Forum

FreshFresh · 08-15-2009, 08:41 AM

Genos speaks on it:

http://video.foxbusiness.com/8190367/philly-legend-bashes-vick-signing/?category_id=1292d14d0e3afdcf0b31500afefb92724c08f 046 (broken link)

john_starks · 08-15-2009, 05:17 PM

yes, the guy spent more time in prison than any other "regular" person. they mad an example of him..and he looked scarred to me. i don't think he want's this media frenzy....it's like beating someone when they are down

and yes, i own pets and don't drown them for fun

sailordave · 08-15-2009, 05:33 PM

I voted yes because I don't want him playing for the Saints. We have enough problems without him. Besides, it was a crime, he served his time, he should be allowed to go back to work.

otters21 · 08-16-2009, 02:59 PM

I think he should be able to play pro football . He seems sincere about being sorry of what he has done and he paid his debt to society. However he should not be allowed to own a pet or to be around animals for at least 5 years. Also he shouldn't be allowed to own a pit bull or pit ball mix for the rest of his life.

Duderino · 08-16-2009, 05:20 PM

I think the NFL gave him a slap on the wrist, and he should've been suspended for longer -- if not for good. I think it's atrocious how little some people -- particularly those with lots of money -- are held accountable for their crimes.

sailordave · 08-16-2009, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Duderino

I think the NFL gave him a slap on the wrist, and he should've been suspended for longer -- if not for good. I think it's atrocious how little some people -- particularly those with lots of money -- are held accountable for their crimes.

Yeah, cause serving in prison just isn't enough of a punishment <sarcasm>

Duderino · 08-16-2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sailordave

Yeah, cause serving in prison just isn't enough of a punishment <sarcasm>

That's not what I meant.

I'm referring to the fact that -- in a professional capacity as Mr. Vick is supposed to serve -- that kind of criminal behavior should not be condoned. Did the NFL send Michael Vick to prison? Obviously not. In terms of his football career being affected by his actions, Vick was hardly reprimanded. That's exactly the kind of lack of accountability I'm talking about.

Summering · 08-16-2009, 07:57 PM

I'm sorry.........I love,love,the Eagles. Gosh, the home team. They train nearby....
I knew the story but the other day one of the News people went into "great detail."
Stories of torture during those battles to the death. Strapping up the female dogs for
torture to them. Other stories.........So now I can't look at that name, without thinking about
what type of person can do that, be so cruel. Sorry........doesn't cut it. When that was
happening is when " sad, and sorry, and stop" should have entered the picture.
So now.......I don't know how I will support the team I love.
The News story just made me cringe. No person I have ever known would have participated in
that type of entertainment ( if that is what it was called)
I'm sad for the pets........I'll never be sad for V.......

sailordave · 08-16-2009, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Duderino

That's not what I meant.

I'm referring to the fact that -- in a professional capacity as Mr. Vick is supposed to serve -- that kind of criminal behavior should not be condoned. Did the NFL send Michael Vick to prison? Obviously not. In terms of his football career being affected by his actions, Vick was hardly reprimanded. That's exactly the kind of lack of accountability I'm talking about.

So if someone goes to prison for a crime he committed outside his place of employment he shouldn't be given a second chance by his previous employer? If employers all had this attitude then no wonder why so many people fresh out of jail go back to committing crime.

Duderino · 08-16-2009, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by sailordave

So if someone goes to prison for a crime he committed outside his place of employment he shouldn't be given a second chance by his previous employer? If employers all had this attitude then no wonder why so many people fresh out of jail go back to committing crime.

Playing professional football on a national stage is not just any job -- you're very much in the public eye akin to being a celebrity. When you're representing a high profile sports franchise, you can absolutely guarantee that any crime -- especially a really abhorrent one (we're not exactly talking about marijuana possession here) -- is going to reflect on you ten-fold more than any other civilian, non-high profile profession. Is that entirely fair? Maybe not, but that's the risk that a person has made when entering that profession, and the same principle is true for any politician, celebrity or professional sports player. As a result, I think this decision reflects terribly on the Eagles as well as the entire NFL.

I'm not expecting everyone to agree with me on this; it's simply my opinion on the situation.