Do you think Michael Vick deserves another chance to play ball ?

Question

With all of his friends and fellow accomplices rolling over and turning the tables on him about his involvement in dog fighting, do you think that Michael Vick is deservant of another chance or do you think he should be banned forever from the NFL ??
I personally think that if he is found guilty, he should never be allowed to set foot into an NFL event, EVER !!!

I am impressed with some of the answers here... I guess the true answer will dished out by the court of public opinion in the end... so in that spirit, I will allow the court of public opinion to vote on this question...

Answer 1

Only after he has spent at least two years in jail, and an additional two years working for free at animal shelter. Once he starts playing, he should also be required to donate at least 70 % of his earnings to animal welfare agencies for a minimum of 5 years.
Many children look up to football players as heroes. Their manners and their lifestyle should be worthy of respect and emulation. If not, they have no place on the NFL.

Answer 2

This is an interesting question. I guess the answer depends on your stance on morals. For me personally I HATE WHAT MICHAEL VICK DID! I do think that he deserves some sort of punishment for what he has done. If you do the crime then you should do the time.

I do feel that if a person commits a crime and does something wrong then they deserve what is given to them. However, if somebody does the time and serves their debt to society then they should be able to live a normal life again. Meaning that he should be able to live in a community (without harassment), live a normal life, and the ability to make a living.

Come on lets face it. People do bad things all the time and usually have to be punished for it. But I do beleive that if someone redeems themselves they are entitled to live a normal life. So yes I do think that he should be able to be part of the NFL (considering how the NFL feels of Vick).

Although if he is locked up for 5 years, his career is probably over even if he makes a comeback.

Answer 3

There's another player in the NFL who served 5 months for manslaughter. He hit a kid with his car and just kept driving (hit and run). The kid died. Michael Vick's punishment was way worse than the punishment of a man who killed a child and showed no remorse... now which was the worse crime?? Of course nobody gets worked up over that though! I don't think he should be banned. He committed a crime and was punished for it... should he not be allowed to work anymore? That's not fair either. Of course what he did was wrong, but he was already punished for it, he doesn't need to be punished again. I'm also annoyed by the special treatment Vick's pit bulls got. Most of the time fighting dogs are just put down, but Vick's dogs got a TON of money spent on them to rehab them, money that could've been spent to help way more dogs (just less famous dogs with less severe needs).

Answer 4

It depends what the court finds. The evidence is looking worse and worse for him but his lawyers are working on some sort of plea bargain that he doesn't admit to anything that the NFL could ban him for. Testimony by people trying to save their respective butts is always suspect so for a sure conviction, the prosecuter would need some eye witnesses that have not and can not be charged. If the allegations prove to be true, the NFL should not even debate a ban - just do it! One should also remember that the NFL is not a court - they can simply ban him because it would be better for the NFL - the evidence need not be as strong as needed for a court conviction.

Answer 5

If a team is willing to take him I think he shoudl be able to play. I also think the NFL reserves the right to keep him out to protect their image, however really what is there to protect. It's a fact that 25% if not more of NFL players have a criminial history. I think it's ridiculous Al Sharpton and the NAACP gets involved, it's not about race, it's about being a scumbag piece of ****. Reguardless of your color if you behave like Mike Vick you should be punished.

Answer 6

Banned Forever!
As Pete Rose was stripped of his titles, pulled out of Cooperstown and his baseball greatness washed away like it was nothing...for sports gambling. Rose's guilt never maimed or killed....Vick is cold blooded and unworthy of a career that is suppose to illumine hero's.
Vick ....the "V" stands for villian and vicious.

Answer 7

No, Vick wont play in the NFL again, but that doesnt mean that some CFL or Arena team wont give him a chance after he is already out of prison, or he can do the Pac-man Jones thing and try wrestling or rapping.

Answer 8

The dogs that got killed in dog fights or because they lost the fight they got killed........did not get another chance.
No way should he get another chance. Only cruel deranged people do something like this.
Whats really sad here is, children put NFL players on the hero list. So the players should make a point of being a role model for kids. Not teach kids something this sick is acceptable.

Answer 9

I love animals and think that if true the allegations that he ran an illegal dog-fighting ring, he should be punished. Whatever the sentencing guidelines are so be it. However since we live in America and we have our freedoms here that separate us from the tinhorn dictatorships, why can't he play ball again? He did nothing to hurt football as a sport. If you make a mistake no matter what it is should you be punished forever? Professional athletes are not role models anymore...look around. Rehabilitate him and let him teach others that the consequences can be dire if you screw up...but there is still a chance to reclaim your life.

Answer 10

No because he was an example to young people, and now has totally blown it.

But I do find it interesting that there is more outrage over 8 or 9 dogs being killed, but not about over 40 million babies we have aborted here. Where is that outrage?