Face it DU. If Michael Vick wasn't rich or famous no one would be all up in arms

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about him getting his job back.

Now, I work in animal rescue. I've seen situations where people have allowed hundreds of dogs to languish die without food and water. I've seen dogs that were eaten alive by fleas, feces caked, and scared shitless of love and affection. Just the other day someone posted on our rescue board that a family had locked their dog in the garage to die of dehydration and starvation because they didn't want it anymore.

Guess what.

They were allowed to go back to their jobs and so were all the others. Hell, the puppy mill we busted 2 years ago is up and running again. I see all these horrific animal stories posted right here on DU. You know what, the thread is active for a few hours and then it dies. No one is screaming that the people in those threads need to prove that they are rehabilitated. Why?

I don't see DUers or PETA trying to prevent those people who have microwaved cats alive or BBQ'd puppies alive from going back to their jobs.

So what fucking gives? Is it only because Michael Vick is famous or rich? There was s dog fighting ring busted the other day. Where's the outrage on that?

Now I do animal rescue, I put my fucking money where my mouth is...how many others screaming for Vicks head are doing the same? So If I can give the guy a second chance why can't you? I live that shit. Get off your asses and help out. I think if you really looked at the situation you could see how Michale Vick could be uesd to educate especially the Black community on the humane treatment of animals. I ain't gonna lie, the black community could really use some education where pets are concerned.

Michael Vick has done his time. He got more time than most get for his crime. He got the same sentence as Lindy England. Shit eople who have done horrible things to humans didn't even get that much time, and you're still screaming for more retribution? You want his job? His lively hood? Bemoaning the fact that he lost 100 million dollars as if that isn't enough. That's a hell of a lot, because when you are used to having it, and shit is gone, your world has collapsed. I think most people are forgetting to see that he's done more than most who commit animal abuse and dog fighting ever have.

So, what more do you want from the man? I mean seriously what fucking more do you want people? More jail time? Brain scans? Him to live in poverty? A scarlet letter? WHAT?

So instead screaming your heads off, look for solutions, or help out. I think that would be more positive than calling Vick names and demonizing him for a few days and then moving on having done nothing.