I'm not done yet. I thought I was. I typed my post. Hit Publish. And went off to work on my daily To-Do List. But I'm not done yet. I'm smoldering. So before I self-combust:
I don't like Michael Vick. The torturing and killing of animals for any reason is despicable, lowly, and should be punishable by more than jail time. In my opinion? He shouldn't be allowed to play football. Ex-convicts of much lesser crimes have an incredibly hard time securing employment post-incarceration. Why should Michael Vick be welcomed back into the NFL? Why? He is ruthless, disgusting, heartless, and it makes sick to think of how the animals suffered.
To say that dog fighting is cultural. That it's been around for so long. That the animals are doing what is instinctual. Well I say bullshit. Just because it's been around a long time doesn't mean it's right. I'm going to go way out now, to what may be an unpopular place, but hear me out. Someone, years ago could have said that slavery was cultural. That it had been around since the beginning of time. Man has always enslaved the poor, the oppressed.
But that isn't a reason to continue the cruelty.
The same with dog fighting. Just because people used it as entertainment years ago, doesn't make it right. It was wrong then, and it's wrong now. Entertain yourself another way. For God's sake, we have ti-vo, dvd's, video games, millions of acres of nature to explore, and so much more. Go do charity work, drink a fifth of Jack. I don't care. Can we please just stop hurting each other, and the animals?
And really, did he need to dogfight? Was he struggling to feed a family? Was it his last resort to take care of an ailing mother?
NO.
1 comment:
Amen, Sister.
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