Vick gets off easy
The_Hook_Up
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gonna spend only 23 months in prison...where he will prbably be treated like a king. Whoopee Goldberg said the entire case is racist, as dog fighting is part of "Southern Black Culture"....dumb bitch.
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think again.
shit, now that I think about it, it was a federal case...will probably be sent to a minimum security country club
So cock-fighting isn't a part of various cultures? what about hunting for sport? that's not cruel and inhumane?
i don't condone what Vick did, but i agree with the wisdom of Whoopee. if the public reaction towards Vick isn't racist than, at the very least, it is outrageously hypocritical.
Taking into account that he very well may have also lost his livelihood as a pro QB, all his endorsements, etc., what more do you want?
And as someone who lives in the South...you don't at least have a clue where Whoopi may be coming from with her statement?
That's fair, considering his career is dead and he'll be the object of public ridicule for years to come.
But yes.. Whoopee's comment is ignorant. I'm shocked to hear an African-American using the "Southern Culture" argument...
nope. they get 23 months apparently.
thank you for illustrating to us what a country club looks like.
yes, but he also lied to a grand jury...
and as far as other "cultural animal fighting" I think cock fights should be banned also and the participants arrested. The "culture" argument is weak.
fuck the grand jury. they always getting people with that bullshit.
I think i'm gonna puke!
I'm saying. I thought a country club is where you play golf. apparently it's where you play croquet.
An Executive who embezzled money from his employer is sent to Federal Prison.
On his first day he is sitting in his cell crying, scared for his life and his cellmate tries to cheer him up.
???Is this your first time in prison???? asks his cellmate.
???Yeah, I???ve never even gotten a traffic ticket before this and I???m scared to be here??? answers the newbie
???Dude, this is Federal Prison??? says the cellmate. ???There???s nothing to be afraid of, it???s like a Country Club in here???
???As a matter of fact, did you see the golf course outside on your trip in???? asks the cellmate
???Yeah??? says the newbie.
???Well every Monday that???s all we do, play golf. 18, 36, 72 holes if you want, it???s a blast??? says the cellmate
???Hmmm. That doesn???t sound too bad??? says the newbie.
???Do you like to play cards???? asks the cellmate
???Yeah??? says the newbie.
???Well every Tuesday that???s all we do is play cards. Bridge, Tonk, Poker just about any game you want???
???Wow??? says the newbie ???Maybe this place isn???t gonna be as bad as I thought???
???Are you a homosexual???? asks the cellmate.
???Hell NO, I???m not a homosexual??? shoots back the newbie.
???Well then you're probably not gonna like Wednesday???s???
the culture argument is just an example of why the "public outrage" over Vick is misplaced and/or stems from racism. we kill animals all the time...in a cruel way (slaughterhouses), and nobody says a word because we like eating steak and wearing crocodile boots. there are animal cruelty laws on the books, but its not like the state and federal governments are out their setting up sting operations on the regular. If they were, I think we all would agree that their time would be better spent locking up murders and rapists. Very few people are trying to defend Vick's actions....in fact, neither is he. But if you are outraged that Vick only got 23 months, give it a rest. I'm sure there are people treating animals inhumanely right around the corner from you. Go pick up a picket sign and march to your local slaughter house or hunting ground.
Or just plain awesome?
This guy says:
"Its just our culture... I love dogs!"
This guy says:
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I disagree."
The courts will decide, in the end.
Fucked by the law.
And got a prison tat.
also, if he was gambling, it would make a little more sense, but dude was fighting, killing, and tortuing dogs for the pleasure of watching them suffer..that is some twisted, psychopathic shit, the behavior of somone who needs to be behind bars for a long long time
CLASSIC.
I'm not saying Whoopie is right by any stretch of the imagination, but by comparison, would you call cockfighting a part of "northern" or "eastern" culture?
I believe the person who brought up meat was talking about the way the animals are treated when they are alive, not the fact that we eat them. However, most Americans tend to think of eating dogs as gross, and sometimes inhumane. There's a term for the way that Americans choose which animals we eat, and which we keep as pets - "cuteist." For example, pigs are said to be as smart as dogs, but not too many people are keeping them as pets, nor do many people have a problem with bacon. I'm not making a value judgment one way or the other about eating dogs vs. eating pigs, but it's hard to deny that animals raised for consumption are treated inhumanely on a broad scale.
No one in this thread, nor Whoopi, has done this. A couple people made the point that the career path that Vick chose may well be out of reach now that this has happened. If he had chosen a career that was not in the limelight it is unlikely that a conviction like this would have as great of an impact on his job after prison, unless he were a lawyer or a veterinarian.
That sounds like speculation
That sounds like speculation
I disagree, but whatever, it's just a matter of opinion.
Dammit, I was really trying to stay out of this thread.
While I won't deny the potential for racism in this case, I think most of the outcry surely stems from the fact that dogs are pets. When people think of dogs being killed, they think of their own dog, or another dog they've been close to. Most people outraged by this case have probably bonded closely with a dog at some point in their life. That's obviously not going to happen with a cow. Most people have never bonded with a cow.
If Joey Harrington (or some other more famous white QB, sorry guys, I don't follow football) gets busted for financing a dog-killing ring and gets off scot free, or with a light sentence, I'll agree the system is biased. But in this case, I think a lot of people were simply shocked and outraged at the discovery that dog-fighting even existed as an organized sport.
dude. you ever see a baby pig? cute as hell.
that said, bacon is delicious.