Watching James Brown interview Mike Vick for 60 Minutes truly pained me. Vick took full responsibility for his actions as James Brown took on the role of a person attempting to be simultaneously tough and fair. Yes, he had to please those persons cheering for Vick and too, those persons wishing to see Vick suffer more. Brown had to appease his employers and not disappoint the Vick fans. After all, some people still want to be like Mike.
Vick appeared sincere, but prison has to be the best place in the world to learn how to wear a mask. Sure, this is debatable. Besides, he has a team of people who see his worth and depend on his potential for their livelihoods. A little coaching was necessary and I am glad that he is, now, able to articulate a thought despite how simplistic his answers may sound. No doubt, the time helped him to focus. The nights of crying in a lonely cell did him some good. Becoming familiar with himself for the first time was possibly the best thing that could have happened to him. The distance between Vick and his lord challenges the notion of him mistreating dogs when we consider the fact that the crime was the mistreatment of dogs. This is sad when we ponder the lives that are lost to senseless crimes. And too, the fact that we are led to believe that we occasionally find ourselves in the trenches because we do not trust something or someone that we have been told is more supreme than ourselves is unrighteous. Vick is fortunate to have Tony Dungy to offer him guidance, but the public should question the inefficacy of faith based programs. As for Black men, the idea of being soft, meek and fearful in an effort to comfort nonBlacks should be disposed of.
Vick appeared sincere, but prison has to be the best place in the world to learn how to wear a mask. Sure, this is debatable. Besides, he has a team of people who see his worth and depend on his potential for their livelihoods. A little coaching was necessary and I am glad that he is, now, able to articulate a thought despite how simplistic his answers may sound. No doubt, the time helped him to focus. The nights of crying in a lonely cell did him some good. Becoming familiar with himself for the first time was possibly the best thing that could have happened to him. The distance between Vick and his lord challenges the notion of him mistreating dogs when we consider the fact that the crime was the mistreatment of dogs. This is sad when we ponder the lives that are lost to senseless crimes. And too, the fact that we are led to believe that we occasionally find ourselves in the trenches because we do not trust something or someone that we have been told is more supreme than ourselves is unrighteous. Vick is fortunate to have Tony Dungy to offer him guidance, but the public should question the inefficacy of faith based programs. As for Black men, the idea of being soft, meek and fearful in an effort to comfort nonBlacks should be disposed of.
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