Michael Vick is a well-known football player who served over a year in jail for financing and leading a dog-fighting club. He is now done with his sentence and back to playing professional football. Many people are absolutely outraged that he can just step right back into the limelight and continue his life after what he did. Professional sports athletes often become celebrities to the public and millions of people follow their personal lives, something with which I have never agreed. People have a right to their personal lives without constant judgment. Although I do not agree with Vick’s recent “activities” outside of football, that was an issue between him and the court and it was dealt with. On a separate note, it is interesting that his entire life revolves around a violent sport where aggressive and brutal physical behavior is encouraged and praised. Is it possible that spending so much time being rewarded for this type of performance led him to believe that treating dogs inhumanely is actually ok? Perhaps it caused his morals to become altered, which is very unfortunate.
F. Gualda
Kin 332I Sect. 3017
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