A Convict Named Vick Ex-Falcons dynamic quarterback Michael Vick
entered a guilty plea agreement Monday to a federal dogfighting
conspiracy charge. After pleading guilty Vick addressed the public
and the media for the first time in months, with a perfunctory
speech. While Vick apologized for his actions and his decisions, it
was hard to swallow his denouncement of dogfighting.
A Convict Named Vick
Ex-Falcons dynamic quarterback Michael Vick entered a guilty plea agreement Monday to a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge.
After pleading guilty Vick addressed the public and the media for the first time in months, with a perfunctory speech.
While Vick apologized for his actions and his decisions, it was hard to swallow his denouncement of dogfighting.
After acknowledging in court papers that he did bankroll gambling on dogfighting and helped kill some dogs not worthy of the pit, Vick said yesterday in his address, “Dogfighting is a terrible thing and I do reject it. I am upset in myself.”
Well if you hang or drown dogs, as Vick admitted to doing, you should be upset with yourself.
Vick owned the house and land where Bad Newz Kennels was located, and he bankrolled the operation and the gambling, but, what makes absolutely no sense is that he claims he didn’t gamble or make any money from the venture.
So then what was the point of his being involved?
Well, as I see it Michael Vick the person enjoyed watching dogs fight, kill and be killed.
Vick showed his carefree attitude and sadistic nature by helping to torture and kill unsatisfactory dogs.
Had he never been caught, he probably would not be rejecting it, and would still be full of himself.
While he did ask for forgiveness and seemed purely apologetic, Vick referred to himself in the first person as “Michael Vick” twice during his four and a half minute address, giving the impression that he still believes he is larger than life.
“I totally ask for forgiveness and understanding as I move forward to bettering Michael Vick the person, not the football player,” he said. ” … So I got a lot of down time to think about my actions and what I’ve done, and how to make Michael Vick a better person.”
Before the public address Michael Vick, the person, came off, to me, as an arrogant and mean-spirited person, so it’s at least good to know that he recognizes his downfalls.
“Through this situation I found Jesus, and I asked him for forgiveness … and to turn my life over to God I think thats the right thing to do right now,” Vick said.
But is he seriously changing his ways, or is he seriously trying to get his jail time reduced? I tend to believe the lattter considering his opening statements.
“I understand that it’s not important as far as what you say, but how you say things so, I take this opportunity just to speak from the heart,” Vick said Monday morning from the Omni Hotel in Virginia.
Well if what he said is not important, but how he said it is, then I can not believe what he says.
I am forced to believe that Vick is only appealing to the heart, and is attempting to sway public opinion so that the judge will be nice and give him a reduced sentence come Dec. 10.
The Atlanta Falcons indefinitely suspended him, Nike took back its endorsement deal from him, and he has no dogfighting kennel … so what does he have left?
He has millions of speculating football fans and media who could help sway opinion in the months leading up to his sentencing.
It is a shame that such a talented quarterback has wasted the prime years of his professional career to fund an anti-social, unethical enterprise, but it’s astounding to hear him try and sway people’s opinions in an effort to gain suppport for a reduced sentence.
