So in case you missed it, Michael Vick has plead guilty and apologized today at a press conference. He took no questions, but offered this statement (emphasis added):
"... I was ashamed and totally disappointed in myself, to say the least," he continued. "And I want to apologize to all the young kids out there for my immature acts. What I did was very immature, so that means I need to grow up. I totally ask for forgiveness and understand as I move forward to a better Michael Vick the person, not the football player. I take full responsibility for my actions. Not for one second will I sit here and blame anyone else for my actions. It was totally irresponsible. I feel like we all make mistakes. I made a mistake in using bad judgment and making bad decisions. And those things just can't happen. Dogfighting is a terrible thing and I did reject it."
Immature? Immature? Right, normally bankrolling dogfighting rings that involve drowning dogs is something you get over by the time you're 14 or so? Immature would be flipping off the fans during a tough game. Irresponsible? That would be like not showing up for practices on time.
Michael Vick had an opportunity to achieve some sort of redemption. He should have stood up there and said "What I did was evil, despicable, unconscionable, unforgivable, and disgusting. I am going to burn in hell for a very long time before I go upstairs, but I hope that I can go on and do some kind of good in my life."
Instead, Vick cemented his reputation as another arrogant athlete, who doesn't fully appreciate how heinous his actions were.











Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-27-2007 @ 7:18PM
AL said...
VICK IS A BUM
8-27-2007 @ 8:01PM
Cnasfan said...
you didn't actually expect anything else did you?
8-27-2007 @ 8:01PM
Pastor said...
He apologized, he showed true remorse. Lets forgive him and move on
8-27-2007 @ 8:47PM
alba831 said...
I truly believe that Micheal Vick is pure evil. What he did to those animals is unforgivable and horrifying. The fact that he does not go to jail for the rest of his life makes me feel that we as humane human beings are not receiving justice. His apology is a stage set up to try and make him look remorseful, when we all know that those poor dogs would be living in that house of horrors if he was never caught.
Not only should he be banned from the NFL forever, but he should receive the maximum sentence the law allows for what he did.....
9-01-2007 @ 10:13PM
Dorothy Deem said...
His apology was as disturbing as his acts, no remorse, he deserves what he gets and then some!
8-27-2007 @ 11:30PM
Ras said...
I sense hatred and hypocrisy whenever folks pass judgment on others. A contributor claims Vicks did not show enough remorse. The writer thinks the apology was the dumbest. I sense jealousy ....here. Yes, he was successful and stupid but don't we all have our faults? Hypocrites love to watch the barbaric football game as well as boxing and ultimate fights on TV but still get the nerve to act as if dog fighting was the worst thing that ever happened. Go to Iraq and see how our actions have led to others being murdered. I hate blood and never you like to see any blood spilled anywhere that is why I find Vicks actions appalling. I also agree that we should punish him and then allow him to do whatever he does best. This should not be a life sentence. Didn't we vote for the person who took us to Iraq twice? Talk about hypocrites.
8-28-2007 @ 12:34PM
samibabe said...
michael vick is a big time looser!
Those dogs never received any kind of consideration, any kind of compassion, any kind of forgivness. He is monster. Far from being a human being dressed in a shirt and tie pleading to be "imature". I hope, he too, never gets any kind of consideration from the judge, the public or any other decent person in this nation. I hope he goes to jail for 24 months for every dog he murdered. [not counting all the dogs that got killed during and after the fights]. Considering, that we now only about 8 pretested dogs it comes to 16 years in jail. I hope, that just like those poor dogs, he too will face the "rape stand". And after 16 years in jail he doesn't have to worry about his career ever again and we will all remember him for the monster that he is.
8-28-2007 @ 6:10AM
John Holman said...
Who bred those fine fighting dogs? It was fine English gentlemen.
8-28-2007 @ 6:09AM
Larry DeSantis said...
...the man has no honor
8-28-2007 @ 10:35AM
Joe said...
Micheal Vick come from a place where most of you have no clue of. Dog fighting goes on everyday there and is a norm. Just like watching your back when you leave your house. Most of you have no idea what that feels like or how it is to grow up in the hood
8-30-2007 @ 3:52PM
luvabull dogs said...
Aww, come on folks! Mike has "found God" now. He's lost his fine white house on the hill, his football career and endorsements...but cheer up! Maybe after he gets outta prison, he can be a spokesman for the biggest racial club in America (the NAACP)!
8-31-2007 @ 8:10PM
AISLEYALEX said...
WHAT VICK DID WAS HORRIBLE, I AM AN ANIMAL LOVER AND FEEL VERY BAD ABOUT THE WHOLE DEAL. BUT, LET'S NOT LOSE OUR MINDS. HE WASN'T IN A BATHROOM KNOCKING BOOTS WITH A TOTAL STRANGER.NOR WAS HE VISITING A LADY OF THE EVENING IN DC. WHAT ABOUT THE REF WHO SHAVED POINTS. WE ARE SO FOOLISH.LET'S NOT MAKE VICK THE POSTER BOY FOR ALL THAT IS EVIL IN THE WORLD
WE AMERICANS LOVE TO GET HYSTERICAL ABOUT THINGS ESPECIALLY IF THE PERSON'S SKIN IN DARKER THAT A BROWN PAPER BAG.VICK SHOULD BE FINED AND NEEDS TO MAKE A PSA, AND BUILD AN ANIMAL SHELTER. THAT'S IT.
9-05-2007 @ 2:50AM
charles said...
The fact that people talk about vick as though he is this 'Pure Evil' really shows how truly dumbe we americans are. Fact is if he would have murdered somepne, there would have been less outrage at what he had done. Folks, I wish that us lesser evolved humans can live out our lives without any transgressions, but the fact of the matter is he made a mistake..plain and simple. I think that the only one who has forgiven him is god...how does it feel to be more righteous than the man himself?
10-18-2007 @ 7:56AM
bob ross said...
people always talk about growing up in the hood. Well as far as I am concerned the hood is what the people that live there made it. A bunch of cowards with guns they need gangs and beat people in groups. Never one on one with fists the honorable way when you are done with the fight you can be friends. Then the say its their culture and we should be tolerant and embrace it. I say no to tolerance for that kind of behavior, change your culture to one that is acceptible