Michael Vick gets jail & tons of negative media attention for dog fighting, killing dogs, but 7 boot camp?

Question

workers and a nurse are acquitted by an all-white jury again as usual, for murdering a 14-year old Black boy at boot camp dousing him with ammonia caplets, suffocating him so he couldn't breathe, and ultimately murdering him, but an all-white jury made sure that all the drill sergeants and nurse were acquitted.

Maybe Michael Vick needs those defense attorneys to get lucky?

What do you think God feels about this? Kill a dog, go to jail and lose your job; kill a human and you're free get-out-of-jail or no-punishment-here card-ticket is what awaits you after the bogus trial.

Oh God, how much longer must we live like this? Do you think God is happy with how humans slaughter one another and get away with it, but a dog----------oh, Peta and you are condemned!

Oh, but wait! This was an equal opportunity killing as there were Black boot camp sergeants involved in the killing, white sergeants, even an Asian, and a white nurse?? Equal opportunity killing folks, right?

Here is a link to more information on this case. Scroll down a bit on the right after you click on the link:

http://www.courttv.com/home_primetime/index.html

Incredible. We all saw it with our eyes, but all-white juries folks, wow.

Michael Vick is not a martyr. I just made the comparison, so don't put words in my mouth Zhuge, ok? Thank you.

Answer 1

it just goes to show that to some people, the life of a dog is worth more than a nonwhite kid...i can't believe someone tried to excuse it on the basis that he was a 'juvie'...truly truly sad...

Answer 2

I haven't heard the story you're referencing -- link please?

It's clear there is still some racial tension and inequity in this country, but setting up Michael Vick as a martyred saint is a bad way to frame your argument.

Edit: Maybe martyr was a bit strong, but I still think the comparison you made was flawed. These are two completely different stories. One involves humans, and one dogs. One involves a person who plead guilty without going to trial, and the other involves a trial where the defendants were found not guilty. You framed your argument in the context of Vick being guilty and these people being found innocent.

Vick deserved what he got; this 14 year old boy did not. Vick's story is one of justice; this story is one of injustice. You could have chosen a better context, as could the lawyer whom you quoted in the story. The only connection I can see is race, and that kind of thinking is part of the problem.

In one sense I'm amazed they weren't even convicted of a lesser charge. On the other hand, I'm really not. Our justice system fails in both defense and prosecution far too often.

Answer 3

Wow, you are pretty screwed up! I agree with you about the young boy in boot camp, there is serious injustice there. However, I do not view it as a racial issue. Jena 6, I think both sides of that issue are disgusting, the white kids for hanging the nooses, absolutely horrible & should not be tolerated! It opens old wounds & is one of the highest insults. Now having said that, what the 6 black kids did was worse, they took the law into their own hands & physically harmed another human. I believe the charges they were brought up on were over zealous & not fitting, but they definatly deserve a harsh punishment. Michael Vick is a pig! Harming ppl or animals is incomprehensible & should never be tolerated! Anyone that can do that to an animal is quite capable of harming humans. As if it weren't bad enough fighting dogs, to show how cool you are, he mutilated, drown, bashed & obliterated these poor animals. Gee, that's civilized. How sickening. For you to think it is OK says much about you, you aren't concerned with justice, just race.

Answer 4

First of all, for all the people saying people hunt soley for food; thats ridiculous no one is starving and going to die in the wilderness if they dont shoot down a freaking quail. Second of all. Michael Vick deserved to get punished, but not to the extent of 2 years (plus possibly more from the state). For christ sake the liberals who are campaigning for the end of this mans carreer are the same liberals who give child molestors a couple months in jail! Shows where the priorities are.

Answer 5

1- Nowhere in the article does it say it was an "all white" jury.

2- Michael Vick was guilty and should be punished.

3- There's more to the case than what the article says. You can read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lee_Anderson

4- I feel bad for Anderson's family, but cases like these are decided on innocent, unless there is "proof beyond reasonable doubt". While I agree that it's possible that the guards did cause the death, there is still "reasonable doubt". In my opinion, there was more proof against OJ than these guards. Injustice happens.

Answer 6

How are these two cases related? There not right. What are you saying that Micheal Vick did not break the law? When you`re a professional athlete you have got to realize that your going to be under a microscope. That goes for everybody. Playing the race card gets old after awhile it`s not 1940`s in the deep south come on bro.

Answer 7

The value of a dog's life is placed more highly than that of a young Black youth. God sees all. Sometimes I wonder what is taking [God] so long as there is so much badness in the world and it's getting worse.

Answer 8

The boot camp deaths make me angrier than if an NFL player ate a dog whole at the 50-yard-line of a Monday night game.

Answer 9

and then there is O.J...........and the honorable 'citizens' who set him free.........