No Sympathy For Ron Mexico Michael Vick

Roddy White made me laugh on MNF, but it doesn’t change how I feel about Michael Vick.

Michael Vick. Where do I begin?

Obviously illegal gambling is wrong. Fighting and killing dogs is disgusting to say the least. But going to the clink for 23 months is far too extreme for someone with no prior convictions.

We live in a world where people like Leonard Little can kill a woman while driving drunk, and only do a few months in jail. Our government would rather go after Barry Bonds than trying to solve this country’s real problems. Life sometimes doesn’t make sense.

But there are reasons why I have no sympathy for Michael Vick. I believe in redemption to a certain degree if the person seeks it. I find it disturbing Vick did everything in his power to make U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson sentence him to 23 months in jail instead of 12-18.

U.S. Attorneys claim Vick practiced deception on several occasions. When he chose to plead guilty, he still decided to lie by claiming he never killed dogs after he gave his word that he would fully cooperate. Mr. Vick claimed that he took a dog to his co-conspirator Quanis Phillips, who then killed the canine. Phillips on the other hand stated that he put a nose around the dog’s neck and then Vick let the canine drop. Cold blooded.

A FBI agent then gave Mr. Vick a polygraph test. A test that proved Vick was lying. He finally admitted to hanging one dog and drowning another. He did this when he had his back against the wall and had no choice but to tell the truth. Before the test, the feds believed Michael Vick was being deceitful. How sick and twisted do you have to be to make them believe your partners in crime over you? Keep in mind Vick’s co-defendants have long criminal records. Mr. Vick also had the great idea to smoke marijuana just 17 days after he told the judge he would stay away from drugs. The former Falcon’s quarterback even had the nerve to lie about smoking the wacky tobacky after he failed his drug test.

This lack of mental power was more than enough of a reason for Judge Hudson to give Vick such a stiff penalty. If Mike Vick had came clean when he pleaded guilty and stayed clear of drugs, he probably would be doing 12 months. Which means he would most likely get out in 10. I’ll go out on a limb and say there was even a chance of Vick doing less than that because he had no prior convictions. I can’t understand how someone like Michael Vick in this day and age lacks the common sense to work the legal system for forgiveness. It was like he wanted to see how much more damage he could do to himself before facing judgment.

At his sentencing Vick stated he used poor judgment and then apologized. At that point it was far too late. This pathetic display was surely watched by Roger Goodell. It’s bad enough Vick lied to the NFL Commissioner about his involvement in the dog fighting ring. But to keep on lying and being self-destructive till the very end isn’t going to help his chances of getting back in the NFL anytime soon.

That is why I don’t feel sorry for this man. The NFL is probably going to suspend Michael Vick a year (maybe more) as soon as he becomes a free man. Hey Mikey, that saying, “The truth shall set you free” isn’t just some clichéd bible quote. It’s something that would have helped you.

Society should not feel sympathy for Mike Vick. All he had to do was come completely clean when he pleaded guilty and stay away from weed. When so much is at stake, how can you have the nerve to thumb your nose at the law? I’ll start showing sympathy when Michael Vick finally wants to redeem himself.

You failed at your first chance for redemption Mr. Vick. Your next opportunity is most likely coming in about 18 months. And the odds are against you.

Posted: December 11, 2007 at 6:08 am | by Ryan
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