Thursday Thought

Notice the singular THOUGHT? yeah, this is a big topic and I need to vent.

Oh boy! Where do I start? Let's see. Here's a good place:

MICHAEL VICK: WHAT A PRICK !
(my comments are in red italics after the paragraph)

WASHINGTON (AP) - Falcons quarterback Michael Vick "is not a victim" and should be held responsible for his actions involving a dogfighting ring in Virginia, the national president of the NAACP said Thursday.

"He absolutely must account for what he has done," Dennis Courtland Hayes, interim president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said in an interview with The Associated Press. He had earlier given similar comments to NBC's "Today" show.

But Hayes cautioned against condemning the Atlanta star too quickly...He's not a victim, but maybe he is in a way. Way to double talk there!

"As a society, we should aid in his rehabilitation and welcome a new Michael Vick back into the community without a permanent loss of his career in football," Atlanta NAACP President R.L. White said. Yeah, we should use him to do spots about responsibly caring for animals and coming out against any type of violence towards them definitely. Football is a overly high paying, "lucky bastard" fantasy job, He doesn't deserve to be living the high life after what he has done.

Hayes said White and others who have come to Vick's defense are expressing an overarching frustration with disparities in the criminal justice system.

"People need to understand the backdrop as some in the African-American community make their expressions of support," Hayes said. "That backdrop includes anger and distrust with the criminal justice system that disproportionately pays attention to African-Americans and Hispanics. Boo-Hoo!! Are you kidding me? Everytime a "minority" (which by the way, caucasians are on their way to being the minority to blacks and hispanics) gets in trouble, they cry foul. I am so sick of it. Same as the celebrities and the ultra rich. It's Bullshit.

"While no dog deserves to be mistreated, the backdrop includes the perception among some African-Americans that the criminal justice system treats them like animals and that nobody seems willing to do anything about the disparity." Well, I guess I would complain too if I was getting treated like the "animals" that Michael Vick tortured!!

Hayes, who said the national group did not have an official position on the case, said he didn't want to speculate about whether Vick was being treated differently because he is black.

"He may in fact be being treated better than some African-Americans and Hispanics who don't have the resources and financial means that he has," Hayes said. "On the other hand, there might be some of a different race or different ethnicity who might be treated a bit differently." Gosh! Could he double talk any more? maybe it should be called the "N double-talk CPA"

On Monday, Vick said through a lawyer that he will plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and conspiracy to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture.

Three Vick associates have pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge and say Vick provided virtually all the gambling and operating funds for the "Bad Newz Kennels" dogfighting enterprise. Two of them also said Vick participated in executing at least eight underperforming dogs, raising the possibility of the animal cruelty charges. I have heard that pictures were taken of him executing dogs...at his request!! I guess he thought he was a big man and wanted to document his strength by killing dogs. How impressive. I have one thing to say: See pic below:

My thoguhts on his punishment? OK!!
Perhaps stripping him naked and rubbing raw meat all over him (especailly in certain spots) strap him to a fence and let the dogs get him. That sounds like a good punishment.

I don't care who you are, what you do or if you are black white, purple or orange! This kind of behavior is unacceptable and he should be punished. I think he should be made to do PETA spots! PETA is a little overboard, but they know as well (and better) than I do that People SUCK.