Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx is defending the recently suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick on those dog-fighting charges. Foxx contends that Vick like most brothers didn't even know dog fighting was Federal offense. Okay, let's give Vick the benefit of the doubt on that one Jamie but what about the gambling and the moral clause in his NFL contract? Hmmmmm. I'm assuming Vick read it so he doesn't have an excuse.
Vick was rightfully suspended by NFL. With all of that new found wealth he didn't have enough business acumen to invest in some legitimate activities to keep his homies employed. He actually thought dog fighting was an excellent business investment. It goes to show that you can take the brother out of the 'hood but you can't take the 'hood out of the brother. It didn't take long for Vick's homies to fold like a card table when questioned by Federal investigators about his dogfighting activities. They provided enough evidence against Vick that he had no choice but to cop a plea.
Earlier this week, the New York Knicks Stephon Marbury came to Vick's defense by claiming that dog fighting was no worse than deer hunting. Foxx's 'hood theory about brothers and dogfighting must be true because Marbury didn't think Vick had done anything wrong. The unfathomnable cruelty that Vick has been accused of is not even comparable to deer hunting. Marbury has been backpedaling ever since. He should have kept his mouth shut.
Excellent post.
ReplyDeleteI find it nearly impossible to believe that these guys thought that dog fighting was not only acceptable, but legal. C'mon?
And comparing it to deer hunting?
Are you kidding me? When was the last time your little girl came home from school and wanted a 12 point buck as a pet that she could carry around in her little Gucci bag? Dogs are not deer. Dogs are not chickens. Dogs are not cattle breed for beef. Dogs are 'Man's best friend' and should be treated as such. Not raised, trained to be mean, forced to fight and then when they lose, tortured and killed.
When was the last time that process was carried out a McDonald's Big Mac or 6-pack of Chicken Tenders?
Im so sick of all these BLACK people supporting Michael Vick, SIMPLY because he is black !!!! If Peyton Manning was found to have a dog fighting ring, would Allen Iverson, Stephon Marbury, or Jamie Foxx speak up in his support??? No..... because hes WHITE !
ReplyDeleteHunting Deer and Killing dogs are two different things. It is sad that hunting has to be brought into this.
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If there is anything good about the Michael Vick story, it is that there is an emerging increased awareness about animal cruelty and animal fighting. However...
ReplyDeleteI think it is a sad commentary that we, as a culture, are using the Vick story to compare "What's worse?" "What's worse", we ask, "carelessly fathering illegitimate children, or dogfighting?". "Dogfighting or gambling?" "Dogfighting or rape?" "Dogfighting or racism?" "Dogfighting or hateful nationalism?" "Dogfighting or (fill in the blank)....?" The comparisons to dogfighting have been endless.
Dogfighting is one more piece of evidence our country is in need of a spiritual transformation (please note I said spiritual and not necessarily religious). Animals are sentient beings - they feel pain, and they suffer, just like we do. They are not more important, or less important than human beings, but like human beings, they are important, too.
Every major faith teaches its followers to be responsible stewards of animals and the Earth. Please help us get the word out that caring for animals, just like caring for people, is an important part of just being a decent person and citizen. If we make this a priority, there will be no more dogfighting horror stories, and no more pointless comparisons of evils. Let us all rise, together, to be better people than we are today, shall we?
Chaplain Nancy Cronk
Founder, www.AnimalChaplains.com
BUT HE FOUND JESUS!!! LOL!!!!!! ANYONE BACKING VICK BECAUSE THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN IS AN INSULT TO BLACK AMERICA. THEY DON'T NEED THE LIKES OF VICK THE *ICK TO REPRESENT THEM. EVIL VICIOUS SICKNESS RUNS IN ALL COLORS AND THOSE WHO ARE CAUGHT COMMITTING THESE HEINOUS CRIMES SHOULD BE PROSECUTED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW. IT'S NOT A CULTURE BUT A SUB CULTURE IN ALL COLORS, WE AS A SOCIETY NEED NOT TOLERATE THE VIOLENCE OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS ANY LONGER PERIOD, NO EXCUSES! BAN MV FOR LIFE, HE FORFEITED HIS PRIVILEGE TO PLAY FOR THE NFL, ALLOW THE NEXT KID WHO'S WAITING IN THE WINGS WHO DESERVES & WOULD GLADLY TAKE HIS PLACE. btw, any killing of animals for sport is not only violant but sick as well. Respect all living creatures, GO VEGAN.
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