Michael Vick's Dog Would be the Luckiest Dog on the Planet

Any dog that Michael Vick owned would be the luckiest dog on the planet. But a dog won't get that honor, at least not just yet. And it's dumb, and silly not to give Vick the chance to give a dog the love, care and devotion that he would give the lucky pet. There are two reasons why Vick won't get to own a pet now. They tell much about the idiocy of a court system that deals in rigid absolutes and about many that are still blinded in part by mania over the Vick's past reprehensible actions toward dogs, and in part racism. Vick is barred from buying, selling and most grievously to him, owning a dog. Grievous, because he has publicly pined to own a dog, his children's desire to have a dog, and most importantly that owning a dog would send the message that redemption is more than just a Webster dictionary word. Vick understands the importance of that message and said so in an interview, " I think it would be a big step for me in the rehabilitation process." Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society of the United States cosigned that message when he said "I have been around him a lot, and feel confident that he would do a good job as a pet owner."........blah, blah,

Bandit Says....

In reference to the above article (I added the link to the title), I would have to simply ask is the author insane?. I mean really, Michael Vick should never be allowed to own another living animal. What he did with the dogs ie.. fighting, torturing and disposing of them was not a "Lapse in Judgement" or a "Mistake", as he would like us to believe or as he tries to explain it.  It was a tangible demonstration of the moral turpitude the man posseses, it was a window into the soul of an individual that posseses no empathy, no character, and no compassion.

The fact that he can no longer own a dog is not to be attributed to his fame status, or to his race, it has nothing to do with either variable. It has to do with the fact that the individual in question has shown a blatent disregard and disrespect for the animals in his charge and through his actions has demonstrated that he puts no value upon their lives or the kind of treatment that they receive. As such he has been convicted of crimes that were a result of this particularly bankrupt value system and he no has to deal with the consequences there of.

This is no different than not allowing a sex offender access to a child once they have been caught and convicted, regulating the distance they must live away from schools, and other places that children may congregate.

Crimes such as these, that show a hurtful demeanor, or that demonstrate a sadistic nature, an utter lack of morality that involve the strong controlling the helpless, ie.. molester and child, or owner and pet. Deserve harsh penalties, and for the sake of the defenseless have to have a legal barrier placed between potential victims and those that have shown that they are predatory upon them.