Has PETA ever heard of due process? Shouldn't Michael Vick be found guilty by the court before losing his job?

Question

Honestly, PETA seems to think that they are the determiners of Michael Vick's guilt or innocence. Maybe the courts should just do away with due process and just let PETA handle all the law suits from now on. Vick is in deep trouble and yes, he's probably guilty but the NFL is doing the right thing by letting him keep his job until he is convicted by a court of law. PETA needs to go find some lab animals to liberate and let the court system and the NFL do it's own work. Any opinions???

Answer 1

I think the people at PETA are just pissed.
What he did was pretty low.
The court system is obviously who will determine what happens to him, but I do think the NFL should kick him out. It will teach him a lesson. He represents the NFL whether he likes it or not. Just like other star athletes.
Example:::Kate Moss(super model) lost a ton of her modeling contracts when everyone saw the video of her doing cocaine. After she went to rehab and became pretty clean, she got a few back. Don't you think they should do the same for Michael Vick??

But thats just my opinion.

Answer 2

Since Michael Vick is such a role model as a pro football player, I think it is wrong for the NFL to let him keep the job even if he isn't found guilty in court. For something so extreme to just be brushed over and paid no attention to, for the NFL to not take action is the same as them saying that they don't care that he did what he did. Because so many people look up to him, it is important that the NFL shows that even though he is famous, what he did was still wrong, and he should be punished.

Answer 3

Let me guess whitey is keeping the man down even though I and you have seen the video of him at one of those dog fights theres no way he do this because youve met him once at a signing or something ...How am I doing ? Vick needs to become the dog food for those in my opinion. He was running the betting and I hope the racketerring charge sticks so that 15 years behind bars What do you think and Iliked watching vick on sunday he is a one of a kind qb but doesnt excuse the actions

Answer 4

If he has a contract, they can void it for whatever reason they deem fit as long as it's not specifically prohibited by the contract...I'm pretty sure there's nothing in the contracts that say that if you're accused of a crime, you get to work until you're convicted.

I doubt NFL contracts offer that sort of protection.

If they don't like the negative publicity, or they just don't think he's fit to play, they could fire him for all kinds of reasons.

Why shouldn't a group ask for punishment beyond what the courts determine? If it's legal to fire him (which I'm sure it is), then they can put whatever pressure on the NFL they want.

What do you care what they ask for? If it's important to them, be glad they're at least taking a stand about...something.

Most people just sit around and let the courts decide these things.

Answer 5

Didn't you know that athletes don't get due process. They are assumed guilty of everything right away even before a trial starts and after a trial they are still guilty even the court finds no wrong doing.

Examples: Duke lacross team assumed guilty, lives ruined there was never enough evdience against them. Should have never even made it to trial. THe boys lives ruined, the girl got nothing. Even though it is illegal to file a false police report.

Barry Bonds, never tested positive for steriods, never suspended for substance abuse. not guilty but constatnly under fire.

Tank Johnson was cut by the Bears and subsequently not found guilty of the allegations.

Answer 6

there is federal court docket which would be certain the criminal fees and the court docket of public opinion, which makes a decision issues with the aid of itself. For the criminal case, Vick is entitled to the presumption that he's harmless till shown to blame. in spite of the shown fact that, as all of us be attentive to, the court docket of public opinion does not persist with the comparable regulations. For Vick, i think of that's significant that he mounts a protection that's based upon the argument that he has no longer, became into no longer, heavily isn't in contact with dogs struggling with. dogs struggling with, for many persons, is an abuse of animals, and is a baser, darker element of our lifestyle. no be counted if that's set and/or will become obtrusive that Vick became into in contact in dogs struggling with, yet he nevertheless manages to ward off a criminal looking of to blame, his attractiveness with many human beings, consisting of activities followers, would be irreparably tarnished, and he will grow to be a pariah interior the NFL and with skill sponsors. i'm a great Packers fan. numerous years in the past, Mark Chmura became into accused of raping a teenager at a teenager occasion. He ended up being acquitted--however the certainty he became into on the occasion and doing issues he had no company doing--irrevocably harmed his soccer profession and what might have been an extremely stable placed up-soccer profession (because it extremely is going to).

Answer 7

Do not confuse "State" and "Private".

The state hands out punishments (such as jail), etc. The state must follow rules of evidence etc. They must indeed follow due process.

Private organizations - like his boss - are under no such restrictions. This is how Imus got fired, as an example.

Generally, you are not entitled to a job - if you are working for a private organization and they find you are no longer effective (say, because you call too much attention to yourself and make the team look bad), they can probably fire you ... EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT GUILTY.

Most contracts are "terminate at will". That is, either side can decide to call it quits for any reason - except discrimination.

Now, his contract might prevent his bosses from firing him for such ... but probably not.

Answer 8

PETA is not a court. They have no govt authority.

So, like anyone else who jumps to conclusions based on media opinion -- they are entitled to form their own beliefs.

It's common practice in this society.

But due process rights are not implicated, because someone forming an opinion does not deprive anyone of "life, liberty or property".

Answer 9

America tries a lot of people in the media before they make it to court. That's why jurers are hard to find. PETA is a joke in my opinion. PETA is against all medical testing, even the kind done on humans that is humane. That's stupid.

Answer 10

Due process refers to the legal system and that would be serving what ever sentence or punishment is deemed proper for his alleged crimes.

It is OK for the populous, the media and other private groups to ask for his resignation. It is not unusual for these people and groups to put pressure on employers (the team) or the league. These groups have other "image" based issues that transcend the legal process.

And besides, the bastard held dog fights in his backyard. Is that ghetto or what?!?!