While trying to do work in my office today, I became overly fascinated by Michael Vick's decision to plead guilty to federal dogfighting charges. Having followed this case from the beginning, I have five general thoughts on the subject:1. Vick is not just a idiot for getting involved in something as stupid as dogfighting, he's a sadistic, twisted idiot for getting involved in something as pointless and cruel as dogfighting.
2. Prison will do him no good. In fact, I predict he will emerge, Mike Tyson-style, crazier than ever. Gene Wojciechowski at ESPN has thought up a better punishment:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=2977604&sportCat=nfl
3. Bobby Petrino made a terrible, terrible mistake leaving the University of Louisville to coach the Falcons. Reason: the franchise QB may never play in the NFL again.
4. Actually, I think Michael Vick will play in the NFL again. Whenever he emerges from prison, some team will be stupid and desperate enough to give him a contract, e.g. the Atlanta Falcons.
5. Like many Americans, I eat meat with gusto, but sometimes I must admit that PETA may have a point. If we are going to be outraged at the needless suffering of dogs, we need to at least be prepared to think about the suffering of all those chickens, turkeys, pigs, and cows we consume every year. Well, at least we're not making the cows fight each other . . . unless . . .
5 comments:
It is sick and wrong that I find the idea of a cow fight vaguely intriguing?
I mean, say they were wearing some sweet armor and wielding maces with their tails somehow.
OK, say it was like cow professional wrestling, with spandex costumes and fake, showy cow attack moves. You have to admit that would be somewhat awesome.
Neal, I liked the totality of this post. Too many people only discuss one aspect of the Vick case, eg "Will he ever come back, how could that happen, what should he do" or "isn't that awful that was really awful i can't believe how awful he is".
Your post encapsulated very much. And I appreciate the shout-out to my own feelings of "Why care about doggies and rabbits?"
Bambi cries when you eat her. So does Bessie.
And Rachel, nobody wants to see super secret ninja cows fight each other.
(smothered giggle)
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