Some thoughts on Michael Vick

In case you haven't heard, or don't care, Michael Vick (QB of the Atlanta Falcons) has been indicted on federal dog fighting charges. Now I know that this is a tangent from yesterday's post, but those of you who know me well know that I like animals far more than people. So when someone with the pubic persona of Vick becomes involved in something like this I feel compelled to voice my opinion. I understand "guilty until proven innocent," but the court of law and the court of public opinion are two very different things. At this point, there's seems to be evidence that Vick was personally involved in the execution of 12 dogs that did not perform up to standards (yuk!). So now the question becomes, "what should the NFL do!" Here's my two-cents--Vick should be suspended without pay for the duration of the indictment. Meaning that as long as he is under indictment, he can't play or be paid. When the indictment turns into charges or Vick is cleared, the NFL should then reevaluate. If the evidence proves Vick was involved with this heinous crime then he goes to jail and the NFL has no options. If he is cleared then all he forfeited was money (far less valuable than his personal freedoms I should think). A business as concerned with image as the NFL seems to be must take some kind of action. There was no precedent when the Commish suspended Pac-Man Jones for the shooting at the Vegas strip-club. Well, I contend that the Commish's actions in the Pac-Man incident have now become the precedent. Let's see if Goodale will use the precedent on the face of the Atlanta Falcons--for me, that's not good enough if Vick is guilty.