Mike Vick: I would like to own a dog again someday
 

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Why Mike?? Why??


http://content.usatoday.com/communit...gain-someday/1



Michael Vick would like to be a dog owner again.

The Philadelphia Eagles QB -- convicted in 2007 of a federal dogfighting crime -- has said he would like to run full circle and again own a dog if the courts will allow him.

Vick was banned from owning a dog as part of the sentence handed down that sent him to prison for 18 months.

"I would love to get another dog in the future," Vick told TheGrio.com. "I think it would be a big step for me in the rehabilitation process. I think just to have a pet in my household and to show people that I genuinely care, and my love, and my passion for animals."

Vick, enjoying one of his best-ever seasons after winning the Eagles' starting job in September, has tried to make amends for his dogfighting past.

He completed his 20-month sentence, which included two months of home confinement, and began working with the Humane Society.

Vick was banned from owning a dog under the terms of his supervised release in July 2009. The supervised release was set to run for three years.

Vick has since apologized for his role in the dogfighting ring and he now informs young people about the evils of the bloodsport.

He told TheGrio.com he was around dogfighting from a young age.

"I hate to use our culture as an excuse, but it is what it is and that's what happened and that's the way I thought about it growing up," Vick said. "This is just the way we were brought up."

Vick has said that prison changed him and made him a smarter and more mature person for having to endure the embarrassment and personal pain of incarceration.

And he made an interesting note about what advice he would give now to himself four years ago.

"That Mike probably wouldn't listen to nothing that I had to say," Vick said.

LMAO

I saw this... why would he come out and say this????


idiot...

In before DC

I wonder how OJ feels about having another ex-wife again someday?

I don't care if he does. I don't think him owning a dog means he's going to make it fight another one, or kill it.
I'm assuming he was responding to a question.

This.

most dogfighters love dogs. i dont have a problem with him owning another one.

Oh for ****s sake...Are you serious?

This is equivalent to a convicted pedophile musing over trying adoption again..

No it's not you ****ing reerun.

I wonder if Whitlock will comment on Vick's remarks on dogfighting as a "cultural" thing. It doesn't excuse his actions by any stretch but it might be worth discussion.

Granted, I also had a friend in HS whose father raised cocks for fighting. I questioned the ethics of this and he explained to me that it's not as bad as dogfighting or horsefighting(?!). I left it at that as they're just chickens anyway, and who am I to comment on the mistreatment of a disgusting bird which I really enjoy eating.

...as a pet or...?

This could quite possibly be the most reeruned thing I've ever read.

Oh, please let it be a labradoodle.

Let go.

The guy made a mistake and has payed for it in dividends. Let him have one.

LOL, no.

Pedophilia is a disease and can't be helped.

Sure it can.

No, it is equivalent to a bank robber going to a bank IMO.

Pedophiles are typically under the influence of previous mental afflictions like being abused, or something traumatic, and often can't control their desires, thus being a threat to do it again. With Vick, there hasn't been any indication that he is in any way addicted to dog figthing or would do anything to ever hurt another animal. He made extremely bad decision in the eyes of animcal cruelty, and in (illegal) business decisions.

I could see him 100% banned from doing any sorts of betting, or that sort of thing, but unless there is a precedence of people that did time for animal cruelty never being allowed to own a pet again I would think it is a little overboard to restrict Vick in that, or anyone else for that matter that did so.

in st joe we have a saying....Asians don't eat dogs (much)

let him have a dog...he went to prison..did his time...hes a changed man...i hope they win the nfc championship with him at qb....vick is the man..keep ballin bro

Guy served his time...let him have a ****ing dog.

alot better people in cocking than in dogs.

LMAO

You're funny as hell.

Let him have his dog already.

He should ease into it. He could start out with a cat or a lizard. If that works out okay, he could move to something a little closer to a dog, like a Chihuahua. If that goes okay, let him get a dog.

Yeah.... exactly the same

He didn't say it was the same. He said that it was the equivalent.

Yes, dogfighting is as bad as rape of a child....

And because dogfighting is something that he wont be able to stop himself from doing.......LOL

Wow, you must be highly educated.

Fine. This is similar to that sex offender list nonsense.

Either you have paid your debt to society or you have not. Either you should be in jail, a mental institution, or free. If you are free, you should be free. Get rid of the list (or put them into a mental institution), let Vick have his dog, and move on.

I understand restraining orders from specific people who are threatened, but aside from exceptions like that, we should get away from this whole "ok, we'll let you go, but..." stuff. If you let them go, let them go. If you aren't sure, why let them go?

It's the way the sytem keeps their hooks in ya.

It'll be a non-threatening breed, for sure.

Because people for some reason got tired of a little thing called repeat sex offenders. I am 100% ok with them being put away till they die, but if they can't do that, then sure as shit they better take some sort of actions to try to prevent them doing it again.

Talking about Vick and dogs and rapists and women/children in the same thought process is ignorant.

the ****ed up thing with vick is the way him & his crew disposed of there curs.

If a man were to slam his rooster to the ground and stomp it after it quit or couldnt make the count at the least he would here about, wouldnt be asked back, or might get his ass kicked.
Dudes take that shit serious.

People get tired of repeat bank robbers, repeat drunk drivers, repeat vandals, repeat insert name of crime here. You know what we do when they repeat? WE PUT THEM BACK INTO F**KING JAIL! If you think someone is mentally crazy to the point where they will rape another child, first of all maybe the sentence was too light, but second you can put them away.

If you are free, you should be free, none of this half-assed bullcrap, if we dont trust you anymore, you should be in a mental institution.

Who the **** cares? Self-righteous ass people.

Repeat drunk drivers had the chance of being murder, which it the only one close to rape. All of the other things are nothing....money can be made back or returned, vandalism (really...you compare that?) can be cleaned. If they rape someone else, they cannot be un-raped. Sorry if you don't like being on the list, but your argument here is pretty much utterly ****ed up.

The list works for a lot of people and isn't much of a hinderance on them. Some people might find out about them, but that could be just as easily found out in the library going through arrest reports or convictions. Rape crimes are not at all like other crimes, the same as ones where criminals can be put to death, or sentanced to life without parole.

No actually it isn't. Sex crimes are completely a different thing, with the repeat rates (recidivism) being extremely high, and actual PEOPLE being involved. Sex crimes destroy a person's life and scar them emotionally forever. They ruin families and the people who commit these crimes have an extremely difficult time being 'cured.'

No such things can be said about dog fighting, or chicken fighting etc....Why you would say this is beyond me...it just makes me think that you know absolutely nothing about either topic...So why would you even open your mouth?

I don't know much about dog fighting or chicken fighting but isn't gambling money a huge part of the appeal?

Absolutely....I would imagine with any fighting type deal...But the only fighting around here (animal fighting) is chicken fighting..That's why I mentioned it i guess.

It was kind of on my mind because (I do some property management) I found a fighting chicken in a tenant's apartment the other day LOL...Ive seen a lot of shit but that was a 1st.

Would you let a convicted pedophile babysit your kid after they have served their time?

So you are saying that animal fighting / abuse is the same as rape of a child?

He's not getting mine, she would bite him, in a heart beat.

Are you saying either is okay? ...acceptable?

bbbbbbbbbut dogs are people too!

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No...Neither is speeding or shop lifting....or cheating your taxes..or MURDER....But last I checked we don't execute people for speeding...

Not all crimes are equal. I can't even believe this needs to be explained...

Yeah! Why they holdin' down a BLACK man!!~??

Animal fighting is o.k., bullfighting is on TV.
Can't believe you dont' see the difference between that and child rape.

The guy killed dogs...tortured...eh...supported it to say the least...

Why should he be allowed to care for another? Because he went to timeout...?

I can't believe this needs to be explained...

Please...point out where I stated this...

Dumb-shit...

You're calling federal penitentiary timeout?

You equate child rape and killing of a dog?

You have some ****ed up senses up equality....Either that or you are an idiot.

The only reason I asked is because gambling is a huge addiction that ruins lives and is hard to cure.

One that is legal in many places.....and hardly comparable to rape.

Again...at what point did I equate the two...?

Or is your dumbass confused...because if you review my post, you should see I was inferring neither is acceptable...or okay.

You went way to far with that one. Not even close. I can forgive a dog killer a pedophile there is no forgiveness for. Never compare dogs to a child.

Uh, no, it really is NOT.

I don't like bullfighting, either. That is animal cruelty as far as I'm concerned.

As far as Vick, too damn bad. Yeah, he made a mistake and maybe he has learned his lesson. I don't care. He doesn't need a dog.

Because he paid his debt and did his time. If you dont have a way of forgiving that is on you, but he should not be punished for this for the rest of his life. Mike get you a dog if you want, hell get another pit, but please don't let it fight.

You know what you said, there is a reason I'm not the only one who asked you this question.
I would kill a million dogs with a hammer to the head for a slow painful death before I would allow one child to be abused. How about you?

.................................The **** do any of you care if he gets a dog for a pet or not? As long as he treats the animal with love and respect, and nurtures it as all pets need, then there is not a problem at all.

Here:

Look you ****ign idiot. Here is where you said it....I know you are so stupid you can't remember what you say one moment to the next...So here it is, you complete tool.

NO THIS IS NOT THE SAME THING

I could try and use crayon or smaller words if you need me to...

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That is taking it to the opposite extreme. Dogs are also a form of life, as is a child. Killing a million just so a different species doesnt get abused is pretty ****ed up.

Some sick rhetoric you have...no?

So what if he doesn't? Isn't the issue here that people don't think he will?

With the time he served for doing the dogfighting, the millions he lost, and everyone waching his every move, I would bet his dog would be one of the most loved in the world. It would equate to a second chance for him. I really dont understand Vicks stance on dogs, whether he sees them as pets or tools for money, but I would bet he would treat a new dog like a pet.

Okay...that is funny... :)

Back to the argument...

I never used a simile with that...never said they are equally punishable...

I am gonna guess that the vast majority of people would think theres no way in hell Vick will abuse another animal for the rest of his life...I mean the guy lost MILLIONS, got locked up for like two years and nearly lost being able to play ball......

Maybe that was the point of your post, if so I agree 100%.

Bullfighting is very interesting, especially live.

You didnt have to use a simile, you said it in this thread...The simile is implied...You were equating the two things..Otherwise why would you have posted it?

A different species? How ****ed up can you be?

Last time I checked dogs and humans didn't exactly do the same things. What would be a better word for the difference?

A better word would be shut your PETA loving mouth. People that think an animal and a human are on equal par, are nothing more than animals of different species, are mentally disturbed.

LMAO at this! Dogs and kids ARE different.......

Sure it can be helped....with a .44 caliber injection through the skull.

True

Humans ARE basically just advanced animals, numbnuts.... Where the **** were you at during Biology class?

He's definitely one dumb sumbitch when it comes to speaking to the media,but whatever.

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You hold a dog's life and a human's life in the same value?

Try typing equivalent into Microsoft Word and then clicking on the thesaurus button. You may be surprised. :)

That is pretty hilarious... And for the record, I absolutely HATE the way PETA goes about things.

Clearly it depends on the human...I love and value my dog more than a whole bunch a people.

You misunderstood me. I wasnt arguing your message, but killing a million dogs just to protect one child from getting a ruler slap to the wrist is kinda pushing it too far. If you meant something different, then apologies for my misunderstanding.