Is an apology enough?

Saying sorry does not count for everything. As a sports caster on FOX stated - "he only apologized because he got caught."

He should serve jail time as well as lose his bonus. Instead of the NFL receiving the money, maybe the money could be used as restitution to Humane Societies all over the United States?

He needs to be reminded that we were not the first creatures on this planet, we were put here with advantages to take care of animals, not torture them.

I think he should serve his prison sentence....i dont think he should be banned for life from the NFL for DOGFIGHITNG. It is a horrible thing but i know more rapists who got less of a punishment for committing a crime that i consider to be far worse.......media frenzy about all of this is rediculous..how about dedicating some time to the Sunanese children in Sudan being forced to serve in a rebel army...i think that is far more newsworthy than a hyped up football players misconstrued actions.......dont you think?

raniergurl,

Why don't you go hug a tree in VNP, until you come to your senses and realize what a travesty his actions caused! This guy is a "pee brain" idiot, lowlife, who doesn't give a "rat's a**" about anyone but himself!! Just wait until the Commonwealth/State of Virginia gets ahold of him. They will put the screws to him, for sure! I'll bet he does 15 -25 years minumum, and many dollars in fines, when they get done with him. He is nothing more than an animal, and should be treated the same way he treated those poor dogs. All of his money should go to the care and treatment of abused and abandonded animals. Scumbag Vick has three courts to contend with; Federal, state and the "court of Public opinion". Granted, the legal system will deal with Mr. Vick in due time. But the court of public opinion has spoken out loud and clear. The majority of Americans hear of his involvement in the training, fighting and killing of dogs, and it is just too much for them to forgive. Of course you will see pictures in the paper of people holding signs telling us to forgive Mr. Vick. In my paper today they had a picture of a nine yr old "ghetto" boy holding up a sign that read, "everybody makes mistakes". There, is a young boy who already is being raised to believe that "big time sports" will trump any dispicable action, any time. I'll bet that young boy really has some great parenting at home. So, Mr Vick, have fun in your legal fights, but remember I believe that the jury in the "court of public opinion" has ruled against you. If you ever set foot on a football field again, I believe the protest will only get louder. If not, then this country has really gone down the toilet.

His salary should go to rebuilding New Orleans or some charity. He should clean dog kennels for a few years.

just get the men and women home from Iraq...Heck with this stuff.. take care of our own...

Roj you have hit it on the head 100% again. Michael Vick needs to serve maximum time and pay back all the money he violated from his contractual agreements. Someone suggested the money go to the Humane Society...GREAT idea!

Raniergurl, you are totally off base. I have seen the results of these dog fights. If you had seen the puppies torn to pieces (as "training" aids, if you can imagine such a horror of a thing), the entrails (thats the insides of these unfortunate animals for our less educated friends) torn from these dogs, the eye balls literally chewed out of the skulls, the legs, ears, tails, etc ripped off these dogs, the disease these poor animals experience from infections, then you would cry for this low-life miscreant Vick to get the MAXIMUM SENTENCE and never play pro ball, ever. Dog fighting is the lowest form of entertainment and gambling. There is no redeeming point to dog fighting, and anyone who finds entertainment in it is human garbage, just like Vick and his ilk. The pitiful wails and cries from the dogs who have have been abused in these fights are enough to make me vomit...and I have seen people in worse shape then these dogs, so its not like I have not been exposed to the horrors of what gun shot wounds, car accidents, falls, burns, disease, etc from my experience in law enforcement and emergency medicine. Vick is a pathetic loser, a man who "had it all" and chose to find entertainment at the expense of a dumb animal, a animal who in normal cases would give its life for pieces of human garbage like Vick and other humans, its just the nature of dogs to protect people. If it was up to me, I would hog-tie Vick, smear him with gravy, and put him in a pen with starving pit-bulls so he could experience the horror these dogs go through. Don't let me hear of anyone suggesting leniency for Vick. He is garbage. Raniergurl and those who would suggest he recieve leniency, first go and see these sad, tortured dogs and then come back and talk to us about "compassion" for losers like Vick. If you indeed work at a veteranary hospital,Raniergurl, shame on you, you should know better, or you have only put bandaids on kittens so far. Grow up!

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