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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Sack Vick


So the NFL did the sensible thing, and told Michael Vick not to report to training camp. I love hearing morons who defend this guy by using the "innocent until proven guilty" doctrine.

News Flash: that's in the court of law. If you get arrested on felony charges, your employer has every right to dismiss you, without waiting for a court ruling. Fact is, he's an embarrassment to the NFL, and he's an embarrassment to the human race.

2nd News Flash: this isn't "the Duke Lacrosse case" with a rogue (and now former) prosecutor looking to gain votes. This is a Federal Indictment, which carries a 95% conviction rate. If you want to blindly defend this dirt bag because he plays football, that makes you a dope. What he has done is unfathomable to anyone considered to be a decent human being.

If you haven't read the gruesome details of indictment, GO HERE. Warning, it's pretty gruesome.

While it's appearing more unlikely that Vick will play in the NFL this year, and perhaps ever again, Nike has surprisingly decided to keep him as a representative (as of now). PETA has designed a nicely formed letter, which you can sign and send to Nike, requesting them to sack Vick. So if you're as appalled by this story as I am, CLICK HERE to submit your signed petition to Nike and join the fight against Mike Vick.

They've also got a petition to the NFL to suspend him WITHOUT pay. That sounds good to me, as well. CLICK HERE to join the protest against Vick, and order the NFL to suspend him without pay.

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