Despite popular belief, I am personally happy that Michael Vick is owning up to his crimes, and is pleading guilty. I am even happeir that he isn't trying to cop a plea deal or trying to weasel his way out of this one (besides, there was no way he could have gotten out of this jam). But I don't think that he should be hung outside to dry because of it.
Jennifer Lopez said something in Page Six that struck a cord with me, on this same subject. (Paraphrasing) J.Lo said that PETA tends to pick on certain celebs so that they can gain noteriety. I couldn't have agreed more with her, especially in the Michael Vick case.
Again, don't get my words twisted. Vick was dead wrong, and he should be punished. But when people say stuff like "This case is worse than Kobe Bryant's rape case,"? WOAH! TIME OUT! PRESS PAUSE!
How is it that a human beings life is of less value than an animals? I've owned my share of pets, and I've never wanted harm done to them, but why is it that my life is less than an animals? Statements like that piss me off! It's an insult to every man or woman who has ever been sexually assaulted or physically abused.
I hope that Vick learns a valuable lesson in all of this drama, and I hope that all states (besides the Commonwealth of Virginia) start tightening up their laws on animal abuse. I sometimes wonder if his case would have been blown out of proportion had he did it in New York state.
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