Monday, December 10, 2007

Thats not too smart..

Nearly everyone has heard by now, Michael Vick is clearly an idiot. Why is he an idiot? He is now viewed (in my eyes at least) as below average intelligence because he had a growing career in the nfl and in 2004, he signed a 130 million dollar contract with a 37 million dollar signing bonus. That does not make him stupid, the fact that he threw all over that away in a heartbeat in order to have dogfighting competitions in his yard. Vick and three other men were charged by federal authorities with felony charges of operating an unlawful six-year long interstate dog fighting venture known as "Bad Newz Kennels" at Vick's 15-acre property in Virginia. Vick was accused of financing the operation, directly participating in dog fights and executions, and personally handling thousands of dollars in related gambling activities. Now why would anyone need to gamble on dogfights with 130 million in the bank? Why give up your career for nothing? He had to have known what he was doing was wrong, but then again anything is possible with this guy. I will never forget the first thought that came to my mind when I saw the first news report detailing what had happened with Vick, and that thought was "Wow, he's a smart guy. Now he will lose literally everything." As much as i try to feel bad for him, I can't. He didnt just attend one dogfight, he had a whole ring and station set up at his house. He executed a lot of the dogs that could no longer fight, and thats just ridiculous. He chose to end his career, so now he has to live with the consequences.

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