The city of brotherly love has proven to be its brother’s keeper. Michael Vick gets a chance to earn a living by using his talent on the grid iron, the Eagles set an example of second-chance and the NFL regains luster. I am truly impressed. Now, we await the induction of Pete Rose in the MLB Hall of Fame and the exoneration of Barry Bonds. After all, if the government or the people wish to be tough, they should overhaul the penal system, the justice system and selective, prejudiced media.
As for Vick, he has the pressures of proving that he deserves to return and play. The sad part is that he has to be a poster boy for man’s best friend – the dog - in a top 10 meat consumption country where the average meat eater consumes three times more meat than what is consumed annually. Yes, more than 200lbs per year. Of course, dog flesh isn’t factored into this equation in the U.S. and not every dog is leading the blind, accompanying the lonely or tracking hunted game. Yet, it is the god of all domesticated animals.
Training dogs to fight may not be ethically sound, but hunger, unemployment, poverty, boredom, fear and the need to survive has contributed to an increase in crime and the climbing murder rates. The human life is far more important than that of a dog. Perhaps, Amerika can prioritize and clean up this mess, while the fans of NFL rush out to grab a new Vick jersey. Philadelphia Eagles and the NFL should be applauded and the employers of this failing country should cease employing cheap, illegal labor and chance those available, capable, proven minds and bodies who have paid their debts.
As for Vick, he has the pressures of proving that he deserves to return and play. The sad part is that he has to be a poster boy for man’s best friend – the dog - in a top 10 meat consumption country where the average meat eater consumes three times more meat than what is consumed annually. Yes, more than 200lbs per year. Of course, dog flesh isn’t factored into this equation in the U.S. and not every dog is leading the blind, accompanying the lonely or tracking hunted game. Yet, it is the god of all domesticated animals.
Training dogs to fight may not be ethically sound, but hunger, unemployment, poverty, boredom, fear and the need to survive has contributed to an increase in crime and the climbing murder rates. The human life is far more important than that of a dog. Perhaps, Amerika can prioritize and clean up this mess, while the fans of NFL rush out to grab a new Vick jersey. Philadelphia Eagles and the NFL should be applauded and the employers of this failing country should cease employing cheap, illegal labor and chance those available, capable, proven minds and bodies who have paid their debts.
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