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Hey PETA, Vick's an Animal, Too

Disgraced QB paid his price, deserves a second chance

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 1, 2009 11:11 AM CDT

(Newser) – What Michael Vick did was pretty reprehensible, but he deserves a second chance anyway, writes Raina Kelley of Newsweek, simply because he’s paid the price for his misdeeds. “He lost his freedom, his job, his worldly possessions, his good name, and the esteem of his fellow players. I don’t know about your tolerance for pain, but that seems like an apt punishment to me.”

But some seem to believe that no punishment is good enough. Like PETA, which backed out of a TV spot with Vick while speculating that he was likely a mentally ill “psychopath,” incapable of remorse and prone to recidivism. “PETA has shown itself incapable of the empathy and forgiveness toward humans that it so readily gives to animals,” Kelley argues. “In fact, it seems to have completely forgotten that humans are animals, too.”

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This is a Dec. 2006 file photo showing Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick throwing a pass against the Dallas Cowboys during the first half of an NFL football game in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File)

This June 9, 2009 file photo shows Michael Vick arriving at the Norfolk Federal Court for bankruptcy proceedings. (AP Photo/Jason Hirschfeld, File)

Former Atlanta Falcon quarterback, Michael Vick, left, leaves federal court after a visit to the parole office in Norfolk, Va., Monday, July 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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jagerhans

Aug 2, 2009 12:02 PM CDT

for my disgrace i had to deal for some years with animal rights activists. what puzzles me is how can this kind of people be such a pack of idiots, losers, biased fanatic lunatics and fascists unaware of being such. they are also a bunch of hypocrites, and i have loads of examples of their two-way morals like striving to impose speed limits on roads crossed by animals and then speeding hard on the very same road without a thought, or doing campaigns against the slaughter of poor innocent fishies and smuggling caviar from russia at the same time. i do swear it's all true.

hamsammichs

Aug 2, 2009 2:57 AM CDT

I think Vick might actually set the mould for guys paying their time and coming out better and cleaner for it. He has it in him and he could be a great comeback story (the only reason NFL reinstated - ratings). But jesus christ almighty, once he finally laces them up again, its going to be a media shitshow. As for PETA, I honestly think they are a joke, a very unfunny, hypocritcal joke.

Caps

Aug 2, 2009 1:40 AM CDT

Observer, Yes I call that normal. I am not pale, and sickly so I believe you don't know what you are talking about. I also can not stand any dead animal being in my oven or in my cookware. You eat what you like and I will do the same and we both will be healthy and happy.

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Hey PETA, Vick's an Animal, Too