After reading the article, as a fellow dog owner I I understand his sentiment. That being said, if he should be banned for life, why should he be able to coach? He'd still be a sort of "face of the franchise" which would seemingly draw the same kind of ire from fans.
I say let him play, not just because he's not donte stallworth, and not just because he's paid his debt to society. I say let him play because of two words: Manny Ramirez.
Baseball is a game where stats matter, where the acts of the players on the field are considered hallow and sacred. It's "America's Pastime". It's the Grand old game of our grandparents, and sportswriters, and some die-hard fans. Everyone knows what guys like Manny and A-Rod, and others have done, ad-nausea. What happened when they came back? They were welcomed back with open arms?!
Fans of football are much the same. A lot of the people who were and are upset about it are really casual fans who were appalled at what happened. I believe that die-hard fans of any sport dont care what their "heroes" do. It's the nature of our culture. It's sad, it's a shame, but it's the truth.
As a dog owner, of pitbulls none the less, I would enjoy castrating him with a rusty spoon for what he did. I was actually surprised when he went to prison for longer than 72 hours (apparently seems to be the normal celebrity jail time for any crime) and I'm glad the judge made an example out of his actions and sentenced him for as long as he did. I've known of murderers who have served less time *sigh*
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I think this is a great opportunity to instate some type of blanket ruling on professional athletes and their run ins with the law.
In my opinion, convictions of certain levels should = banning.
Maybe then those overpaid jerks would be a little smarter about who they associate with and how they chose to spend their millions of dollars and I can feel better about supporting my team as a whole. (Also the Dallas Cowboys would be demolished and I'd be happy about that.)
Being a professional athlete is a privileged. Treat it like one.
I can see the other side of the argument. Vick's JOB was playing football. If he was a shoe sales man and got convicted of the same thing, he'd still be allowed to come back and sell shoes once he was released.
Shoe salesmen aren't nationally broadcast celebrated men for their particular skills, though.
Regardless of WHY he was convicted, he was convicted of a felony and should have his privileges revoked as a player.
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But that's just me.
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I say let him play, not just because he's not donte stallworth, and not just because he's paid his debt to society. I say let him play because of two words: Manny Ramirez.
Baseball is a game where stats matter, where the acts of the players on the field are considered hallow and sacred. It's "America's Pastime". It's the Grand old game of our grandparents, and sportswriters, and some die-hard fans. Everyone knows what guys like Manny and A-Rod, and others have done, ad-nausea. What happened when they came back? They were welcomed back with open arms?!
Fans of football are much the same. A lot of the people who were and are upset about it are really casual fans who were appalled at what happened. I believe that die-hard fans of any sport dont care what their "heroes" do. It's the nature of our culture. It's sad, it's a shame, but it's the truth.
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But yeah, nascar, basketball, etc. I have a soft spot for baseball but don't truly care about it in the long run.
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Question --
How many felons currently play football (who also lied to NFL)?
(BTW, I detest him for his crimes --
I'm just looking at it fairly.)
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However
I think this is a great opportunity to instate some type of blanket ruling on professional athletes and their run ins with the law.
In my opinion, convictions of certain levels should = banning.
Maybe then those overpaid jerks would be a little smarter about who they associate with and how they chose to spend their millions of dollars and I can feel better about supporting my team as a whole.
(Also the Dallas Cowboys would be demolished and I'd be happy about that.)
Being a professional athlete is a privileged. Treat it like one.
I can see the other side of the argument. Vick's JOB was playing football. If he was a shoe sales man and got convicted of the same thing, he'd still be allowed to come back and sell shoes once he was released.
Shoe salesmen aren't nationally broadcast celebrated men for their particular skills, though.
Regardless of WHY he was convicted, he was convicted of a felony and should have his privileges revoked as a player.