I’ve never been a big fan of Michael Vick as a football player, and his indictment for running a dog-fighting business pretty much wipes out any chance he ever had of winning me over.
Steve Verdon notes that, if convicted, Vick could be fined up to $350,000 and face as much as six years in prison, and that would be getting off easy. I think Jim Henley put it best:
A dog is a great big furry ball of trust, even a dog that has been trained into meanness and savagery. To traduce that trust is unforgiveable. It is inhuman.
It’ll be interesting to see what the NFL does about this. They’ve been cracking down on off-field conduct, and the commissioner has handed down some serious suspensions, but none of the players affected has been a major star the way Vick is. I hope they drop the hammer on him, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see him get off lightly.
If you’d like something to cleanse your palette to let you get on with the day, here are a few pictures of our own furry ball of trust:
More are available here.