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Owner59 -> Another disgusting douche (8/21/2007 9:24:12 PM)
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Only a republican would say something like this.
http://www.nerepublican.com/
Long Sentence Not Justified for Michael Vick
Tuesday August 21 2007 @ 7:48 pm by Optimistic Patriot
I love animals. I’d have more if I thought my wife wouldn’t decapitate me; however, the Michael Vick case is baffling to me. Yes, why a man with so much to lose would get involved with something so seedy and dangerous is beyond me. I don’t pretend to understand what motivates or makes him tick. He’s an adult and should face the consequences of his actions. And no, I don’t believe the prosecution is racially motivated. Even camera hogs Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton haven’t jumped in to defend him.
What has me baffled is the disproportionate nature of his punishment. The man is facing 5 years in jail and the loss of millions of dollars. But when you look at other, far more serious cases, you really have to wonder if the punishment fits the crime.
NFL defensive end Leonard Little only got 90 days for killing a woman while he was driving under the influence. Ray Lewis was involved in a homicide, but didn’t get much of a sentence. Mary Winkler, who was convicted of manslaughter in the death of her husband, spent about 60 days in custody with the vast majority of those in a mental-health facility. The judge and jury bought her post traumatic stress disorder argument, but if it was so serious she killed her husband because of it, is 60 days long enough to cure it?
Does this really seem like justice? If you aren’t a PETA member, doesn’t it bother you just a bit that these people were involved in far more serious crimes but got what amounted to a slap on the wrist? Personally, I’m pulling for Vick to get the minimum. What he did was wrong, but there’s a real problem when he’s going to do much more time than killers.
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