The award for the world's dumbest apology goes to ... Michael Vick!


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.

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