Okay, Michael Vick screwed up and he should do jail time for it. I don't agree with what he did, but our judicial system is so unfair. This year in the NFL, Matt Jones of the Jacksonville Jaguars was arrested for trafficking cocaine. No serious jail time, and he played the first 17 out of 20 games before the NFL finally stepped in and suspended him for three games. Who would you trust more a coke dealer or someone who fights dogs? The big difference between the two cases was the media. Most of you probably have no idea who Matt Jones is, but everyone knows about Michael Vick. The media convicted Vick.
Luke Strickland
POS 2041
Friday 1:00 p.m.
7 comments:
I don't know the details of the Jones case, but Vick hung himself. You can't claim innocence, lie to investigators, get caught doing so, and then expect a break. "Innocent until proven guilty" is designed for the innocent, not some concept the guilty are free to exploit. Had Vick been truthful, his sentence may not seem so harsh. This is a man guilty as accused who tried to get out of it, I have no sympathy for the attempted abuse of our judicial system.
William Douglas
CPO2001
1 pm
I agree with you to a certain extent, that both should be suspended from the NFL at their discretion as it is a private enterprise. That is about where it ends though. I am not sure on the entirety of the Matt Jones case but our justice system is plagued with "mandatory minimum sentence" laws for certain crimes which IMHO should be discretionary. In this case, I suppose they didn't get pushed upon him, which I actually think is a GOOD thing. Drugs should be treated as a social issue and he should be suspended either way but not serve the jail time. Vick on the other hand was inhumanely electrocuting dogs and lied about it. As the social norms go, he is rightly going to be punished by it no matter if you stand in the PETA camp or the meat eating god bestowed upon man to rule all animals camp... either way electrocuting the dogs should utterly appall you. He wasn't just "fighting dogs." It is much more the executions, abuse and evasive actions towards investigators. So did the media convict Vick, or did the media just do its job showing the world the disgusting act? What came first, the chicken or the egg? Perhaps I am missing something here in accordance to your post, so please feel free to provide links or case studies why you believe his sentence was inappropriate for the crime.
Joe Kennedy
CPO2001
8:35AM
Michael Vick was convicted long before the trial ever took place. Keep in mind he had a history of law violations prior to the dog fighting charges coming to light. The NFL has had character and image issues in the past and I believe they are doing a better job at policing the league. I believe all professional sports leagues have a resposibility to address the conduct of their players. The Federal government has gotten involved with exploring the issues of steroids and throughout the sports industry and rightfully so.
Mike Ubias
POS2041
Friday 1 p.m.
To say the media convicted Vick is a outlandish statement. Vick was more of a public icon than Jones. Not only was Vick the quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, he was the face of Under Armor. According to the law public icons have no privacy, their business is the worlds news. The media was simply doing it's job in keeping the country informed on the information about the Vick case.
I'm not saying one crime weighed out more than the other, a crime is a crime. But the fact that Vick was hurting animals was the problem. No one cares about some cocaine, that has been here since the 70's and isn't going anywhere no matter how many people get arrested for it. But when you bring in the idea of hurting animals it's like this light turns on and everyone gets involved. The media did it's part to keep the country informed. No one else is responsible for Vick's conviction but himself.
To say the media convicted Vick is a outlandish statement. Vick was more of a public icon than Jones. Not only was Vick the quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, he was the face of Under Armor. According to the law public icons have no privacy, their business is the worlds news. The media was simply doing it's job in keeping the country informed on the information about the Vick case.
I'm not saying one crime weighed out more than the other, a crime is a crime. But the fact that Vick was hurting animals was the problem. No one cares about some cocaine, that has been here since the 70's and isn't going anywhere no matter how many people get arrested for it. But when you bring in the idea of hurting animals it's like this light turns on and everyone gets involved. The media did it's part to keep the country informed. No one else is responsible for Vick's conviction but himself.
Nico Pento
POS 1041
T-TR 11:35
The media contolls more that we realize, obama (entirely in my opinion) was able to win office due to media propaganda. Media blamed not just bush but the entire republicans. and as for vick he gets two years for dogfighting when there are so many more important issue out there to be concerned with.
evan griffin
POS2041
fri 1pm
I think that especially professional athletes should be held to a higher standard beacuse they are idolized so much by children. Just my opinion, but Michael Vick should be put in a pen with one of the dogs he used to fight and see how he likes it. Seriously.
Alex Gramovot
CPO 2001
T/R 8:35
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