Doggin' Vick

I am not a big football fan, but you can't escape the ongoing media coverage and crucifixion of Atlanta Falcons quarterback, Michael Vick. Personally I was tired of the coverage. What is it about our culture, that we insist on running a story into the ground, until life has been slowly and painfully drained. Do I dare type Paris Hilton (that was painful). Make no mistake, what Micheal Vick did was wrong. I am mad that he didn't man up and tell the truth in the first place. He was stupid. It seems to me, he only admitted guilt because his cohorts began to roll on him. The evidence was just too much. This was something he had been doing for a long time. Does that make his admission less genuine. I don't know.

Now be honest. How many of us would admit to wrong doing, if we knew we could get away with it. Remember be honest...I thought so. Do you really think the executives at Enron were losing sleep about the pensions they stole. I believe Vick should be punished for his crimes. However I am disturbed that he could serve jail time for killing an animal but sex offenders, murders, and rapists get probation, and not see the inside of a jail.

It is common knowledge justice is not blind. Nor is she consistant. I overheard someone say, "it would have been better if he had killed a human being." Paris Hilton got a day pass from jail because of her "nervous breakdown." Somehow I don't think this will be case for Michael Vick. It may sound cruel but he did not kill a human being. Why does he deserve jail time? Would'nt it be better if he had to do community service at an animal shelter or be on call to rescue dogs. Does he deserve to be banned from football? I don't know.


Does the media play an important part in how Vick has been viewed? It is interesting that he had to cut his braids. Let's be honest, if he kept the braids public scrutiny would have been more harsh. It would not have mattered if he had on a suit and spoke the queen's english. The braids say to white america, THUG. Did him cutting off his braids make a difference. In my opinion, no. I overheard a white woman in a public bathroom say to a friend, "I don't give a shit how much he tries to clean up that nigger deserves what he gets. His money ain't gonna make a difference on this one."

The incident with Vick once again takes us, as a nation against racial lines and how blacks are portrayed in the media. I imagine Vick was relieved when the media began to focus on Senator Craig. I imagine Micheal Vick and his lawer, Billy Martin were saying "thank you God" for different reasons. Let the feeding frenzy begin.