vick hired by the philly eagles

[joycenalex]

totally completly gross. shame on the eagles....

[Pam]

One word comes to mind - DISGUSTING! I live in the Philly suburbs and if I was the slightest bit interested in football (which I am not) this would really upset me.

[Puckstop31]

I dunno.... What he did was horrible. But he paid the price.

Why not give him a second chance? You would want one if it were you.

[joycenalex]

puckstop...in a way i'd like to give a second chance, yet when i think of how dog fights are trained....dropping kittens into a pen, using other smaller weaker dogs as training bait, fighting to the death, the barbarity of a human heart can and does deeply repulse me. he is an educated man (grad of virginia tech) well paid and considered as a hero to many, and yet, he enjoyed blood and death. this repulses me on so many levels. as a smaller side note the amount of money involved in these events is amazing . i know that my angel dog alex would have been a perfect bait dog, and when i think or try not to of what it would be like for that animals last seconds of existence....i feel nausea and a total lack of understanding how anyone can enjoy the death of a weaker being....that part of a human heart i cannot understand.
puck even typing this was very hard, having to clarify why i'm having this response has been upsetting to my stomach so early. yet your question is a legit one, and thanks for making me articulate a response...now to go eat a tums....

[Medusa]

I disagree that Vick paid the price. He deserved a much longer sentence and he should still be cleaning dog cages daily as part of the conditions of his release. This line from the article really stood out and bothers me: "The Eagles provide Vick with a stable organization to insulate him during what is sure to be a tumultuous return." Why should Vick be insulated? Those dogs sure weren't. This is shameful but not surprising. All the dogs that he tortured and killed are being stepped on now for Vick to wipe his feet on as he climbs his way out of the hole that he dug for himself. Actually, he didn't climb out; the Eagles threw him a rope to help him out. I hope he hangs himself w/it.

[Catherinedana]

Bravo, Mary. Cruelty is so often disregarded in our society. He'll never learn. Bet he will be at it again at some point too. Once the monster gets a taste for blood, they always go back. Shameful.

[Lady's Human]

Vick should have gone to jail for far longer than the "brutal" 23 month sentence he received.

As far as the Iggles hiring the dirtball, there are a few prime time games I won't be watching.

I love football, but Lady's far more important. Anyone who abuses animals and brings about the sort of crime associated with dogfighting should be held completely accountable, and shouldn't get a cupcake 23 month sentence.

Maybe I'll put Milo and Otis in during those games.