Vick reinstated conditionally, may play by Week 6

[Lady's Human]

Sorry, not buying any of it.

I'm a federal employee.

If I commit a felony, I'm out of a job, period. No second chance.

I see no reason why some prima donna idiot should be playing in the NFL which, by the way, is a privilege, after being convicted of a felony, especially one which had the implications that Vick's crime did. Animal abuse, illegal gambling (and all the issues which go along with it), ad nauseum.

Goodell went soft, and I'm really disappointed. I thought he was going to crack down on this crap.

I see no reason why Ray and Jamal Lewis should be playing in the NFL, either.

They should be subject to the same penalties for their crimes that the rest of society is.

The fact that they are athletes shouldn't mean they get special treatment.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Goodell went soft, and I'm really disappointed.
I thought he was going to crack down on this crap.

... They should be subject to the same penalties for their crimes
that the rest of society is.

The fact that they are athletes shouldn't mean they get special treatment.

Agreed!

[phesina]

Then there's everyone's favorite rapist, Kobe Bryant, served his time, and he's back in the big leagues and big money and big fan adulation again! I don't bet he was too remorseful either.

Then there's Pee Wee Herman, who was arrested for doing a perfectly harmless, natural thing in a place set up expressly for the purpose of encouraging such urges.. whose career as a show business entertainer was ruined as a result. (What IS Pee Wee doing these days?)

[blue]

LH and PH I think nailed it.

If you are famous enough you get off easy.

[Catty1]

FWIW - Paul Reubens aka Pee Wee Herman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Reubens

[caseysmom]

Kobe Bryant's case was dismissed, he never served time.

Peewee herman was charged with child pornagraphy.

[Lady's Human]

Kobe Bryant's case never went to trial because the accuser refused to testify in a criminal proceeding. A civil suit was later settled for an undisclosed amount of money. Anyone want to bet what the outcome of the accusations would have been had it been someone without an 8 figure salary?

Paul Reubens was arrested for indecent exposure, the case was dropped.

He was also later arrested for posession of child porn.

Being that his stardom came from making children's TV shows, I think his career being torpedoed was entirely appropriate.

[caseysmom]

I'm not defending Kobe at all but the whole case was on pretty shaky ground and if she was really raped she shouldn't have sold out.