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BerkshireGrl · 02-03-2008, 02:16 AM

The follow-up for the poor dogs that fought for Michael Vick

The New York Times writes about how great people are helping the dogs trust people again, here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/02/sp...2vickdogs.html

Jewelieta · 02-03-2008, 11:39 AM

Thanks for posting that article! I for one absolutely love pitties. They AWESOME dogs - so sweet and loving.

I wish I could take one of those dogs in. Though, my cats would totally veto. lol

sockmonkey70 · 02-03-2008, 02:28 PM

I feel for him....not because I in ANY way approve of what he did...but for the fact he was given a much harsher penalty than any normal person in that situation. I could have understood not letting him go with a slap on the wrist since he's a celebrity..But they gave him double the time an average person would have gotten for this crime. I hate the way our system can pick and choose who to make an example of, and who gets off easy.

So I guess it's more of a protest of our system when I think about it...I am a huge animal lover...I can't imagine what it takes to hurt an innocent animal.

kaplods · 02-03-2008, 05:09 PM

After reading this article, I can't imagine that anyone would have an iota of sympathy for him. Chemical burns, pulling all of a dog's teeth out so it wouldn't fight forced breeding, filing a dog's teeth down so it couldn't hurt the "champions."

Do you know what "anyone else" in this situation would get? Because I certainly don't. I worked for 8 years in the court system with juvenile offenders and then as an adult probation officer, and in my experience disrespectful, unrepentent offenders, especially if they are disrespectful directly to the judge (which I believe has been documented in Vick's case) usually get the maximum - even if they have no money at all. Restitution is based on the offender's ability to pay, and Vick has the ability to pay. I don't see that as "unfair" because the percentage of his assets going out to this case is certainly much lower than any of the cases I was ever involved in. So in this case, I don't see him as being treated any differently than any of the offenders I worked with.