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Then why does the NFL have them sign a morals clause? Why do the advertisers have them sign morals clauses also. What are we telling the youth of this country...that you can get away with a felony and there are no reprecussions?

So he is going to jail and paying fines... that is satisfactory as far as the law and public is concerned. That does not mean he can hold public office so why can he be an athletic symbol to our youth. why have morals?

Vick has had it. He will get jail for a while, will never get back into football or lucrative endorsements. Unless he invested wisely, he will then lose his home and end up as a poor has been.

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Thug is a little strong This is the first time he has ever been accused of anything in his life.

NYG

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Damm that water is cold!!!
And deep too!!!

What he did with those dogs(drowning,shooting, hanging,slamming them to the ground)that were not performing is thug behavior.(actually sadistic behavior)

Here's the perfect punishment. Let's put him in a ring. Add a dozen really pissed off pit bulls. If he comes out alive... let him play in the NFL and skip jail.

Berk......

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JMHO as a true dog lover,

What he's done at the very best is crude and barbaric. He doesn't deserve financial ruin for this but he does deserve to be punished in accordance with the laws and statues of the land. Just because the media is having a feeding frenzied doesn't mean he needs to be lynched.

The racketeering and gambling charges are going to be his undoing but again, the media feeding frenzy doesn't justify a total ban and "death sentence."

If he truly changes his ways, I see a 2 - 3 year ban.

Shamas O'dognasty

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There was no ambiguity in the question, but you can debate what he should get till you turn blue in the face but he's not getting anywhere near what he deserves, so maybe it's more practical to talk about what he actually will get.

That may be very true but when you write:



you are indicating that you did not understand the question posed rather than making a suggestion that perhaps the question would have been better framed by asking what he should receive as punishment.

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Orange;
Respectfully, if Vick gets a year and a day in Federal prison, has already lost his endorsement deals, likely will be cut by the Falcons and sued for the prorated balance of his signing money, and loses a year in the prime of his career....how can you say he's not getting anywhere near what he deserves? Vick is a product of his environment and got a lot of money and became the prince of Atlanta too young and Arthur Blank dropped the ball in not monitoring his activities. I bet Blank now wishes he had retained Doug PI to stay on Vick!
I don't like Vick or the Falcons, but the above scenario does not sound pleasant for Ron Mexico, er.. Vick. I am perhaps more excited by the possibility of Barry Bonds getting indicted. Or the Phil Spector trial concluding.

I am afraid Mr. Vick has become a persona non grata at a very young age. I do not think he will ever take the field again. Listen to some of his old interviews they are playing now , how cool he thinks he is. I Listened to V-103 in Atlanta in the mornings while on a 3 day layover and even the radio station he loves has seemed to turn against him. He at the age of 27 has finally got a grown mans hair cut. What happened to the diamonds in his ears? NFL is professional football and Mr. Vick has never acted professional. My main concern though is all the deer hunting going on. I will see my friends in C.R. Sunday. Drinks are on me at The Colonial Sunday night when my friend Julian Weston will play piano from 6-9 p.m. Take Care Gents, H.

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Let me state that I am a former Falcons season ticket holder and enjoyed Michael Vick's play. However, I believe his limit of getting "one more chance" has run out.

A few comments.

The lifetime ban is most likely connected to the charges of gambling, not the animal cruetly.

Dogfighting might take place in many parts of America but it is "socially accepted" no where. It is illegal in all 50 states.

This is NOT Vick's first time in trouble. Unfortunately he has always been "a victim". Michael Vick had it made and now has no one to blame but himself.

Let's not forget the "Ron Mexico" debacle where he went to the local clinic and registered using that name only to find out he had gotten herpes and the subsequent scandal from the girl who he had unprotected sex with without telling her about it?

Have we forgotten about the incident at the Miami airport with the water bottle? Did anyone notice how the security video disappeared and the lab results came back negative in two days after they already said they would take a week or two? Word on the street in the ATL is there was a pay-off to keep him NFL eligible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjtVnqZCndo

(pic of Mike holding a "blunt")
http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared ... ick_g.html

The Rise and Fall of Michael Vick
http://www.ajc.com/search/content/sport ... _0821.html

As for the "court of popular opinion". You would have to know a little of the recent history of the ATL to understand just how and why Michael Vick was held in such high esteem by the local populace.

I heard one woman call into 790 "The Zone" (local sports talk radio) right after he was arrested and said, "It's just like the way they tried to do OJ. Michael is a Ch*ld of God."
My first thought was, "Yeah, but so were the dogs."

Atlanta is home to more professional athletes (even the one's who don't play here) then any one city in the US. It is also home to a number of Rap and Hip-Hop artists and record companies.

Do a Google search on the names Bill Campbell (former Mayor), Jackie Barrett (former Fulton County Sheriff), Cynthia McKinney (former US Representive) or Ray McClendon & Theresa Stanford to get some idea of who the city leaders and "movers & shakers" were just a few years ago. Of course there is also the scandal with the operation of the airport and another with the airport advertising concession. These are just a few examples of the way things are, down here in the ATL.

Things aren't like the old days here in the "New South".

YO Vick:

What ever happens....happens. He is an adult blessed with great athletic skills but a mindset that is really flawed. He did not murder anyone or gamble on football to our knowledge but he chose a cruel gaming sport and is charged with cruel treatment to dogs. I love animals and I have very stong feelings about those who do needless harm to them.

With all of this said, I think the travesty of this falls on his family and the team mates that will suffer because of his recklessness. Vick, if sentenced to prison, will probably be treated and protected as royalty by his inmates. If he did not have financial advisors to invest his many millions made to date....then that is his fault. I would assume that he has enough dinero to live ten comfortable lives.

What I hate to hear are the racial tones surrounding this event. Why can't society just debate the issue on it's facts. Perhaps I am among the few but I tend to think that this justice would be handed out to anyone regardless of color or nationality. Animal cruelty has no color. What I do believe is that celebrities and sports figures are treated much lighter than us no-name john doe persons in the street. That is, unless there is an agenda to be played upon.

Again, I feel more for the family and team mates surroundg Vick than I do for him. We reap what we sow.

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I've been drinking vodka every day for 45 years and I have certainly never found it to be habit forming.

Well said


NYG

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And deep too!!!

I disagree. I have a clean record and am confident if I was to catch a criminal case (not that I do anything to get indicted) I would get paper only and no time. Vick's case (and that of his codefendants) is only before the US Atty because he is Michael Vick. My lawyer tells me so.

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This just in:
The Atlanta Falcons will go after Vick's $22 million bonus.