tiggerprr’s scratching post

Well…I can’t totally post what I THINK about Michael Vick because my kids read my blog and there would be a string of expletives here that would make Richard Pryor blush. But, I am certain of a few things here…

1) He will not be given the punishment that is due to him. He’s copping a plea. I’m also certain of this because I didn’t think the maximum sentence was harsh enough to begin with (5 yrs and a $250k fine). I don’t understand why it’s necessary to offer him a plea bargain at this point. I think a quote from the awesome 80’s movie Heavy Metal sums up somewhat nicely how I feel about Mr. Vick:

Hanover Fiste: He’s nothing but a low-down, double-dealing, backstabbing, larcenous perverted worm! Hanging’s too good for him. Burning’s too good for him! He should be torn into little bitsy pieces and buried alive!

2) I know that there’s a special place in Hell reserved for him. But sadly, that won’t ease the suffering or pain of those animals that were forcibly thrown across the Rainbow Bridge.

3) I know that there’s a ton of sufferinng in store for him in this life or the next, karmically speaking. (Yes, I know I’ve covered two sets of religious beliefs here, but cut me some slack, I am half-Japanese and as such have two sets of families, one Buddhist, one Christian. I’m open minded to both and have an interesting theory about religion I might share with you all some day when I’m feeling brave.)

4) I find it hard to believe that there’s people who are so insensitive to the cruel and violent nature of what’s happened here because the victims were “just” dogs. I also don’t see why they say that if he wasn’t a celebrity, he wouldn’t be being punished at all. Though, I really want not to believe that’s even possible, it actually is probably possible. Special tiggerprr hurricane warning here: If you are of this camp that believes this, fine, I accept that you’re out there and have those feelings. But if you dare post one comment here in an inflammatory way towards me or others who feel the way we do, I WILL rip you a new one in ways you’ve not ever conceived of. Use the voice your mama tried to teach you and if you don’t have anything nice (or at least in a civil way) to say, say nothing at all.

THAT’S the real crime here. Life is life, regardless of whether it’s human or animal. Everything should be protected under the law. Those animals had feelings, those animals were scared, those animals were hurting and no one was there to speak for them. Certainly not Michael Vick. Until we recognize that all life has value and start to care about it…we’re in a downward spiral that will lead to our demise.

Yet, WE are the “civilized” ones and the animals are “savage”. I’m just sad and disgusted.

EDITED TO ADD: You have got to eff-ing be kidding me.

This is part of what RL White the head of the Atlanta Chapter of the NAACP had to say:

“In some instances, I believe Michael Vick has received more negative press than if he would’ve killed a human being,” White said. “The way he is being persecuted, he wouldn’t have been persecuted that much had he killed somebody.”

My husband said it very eloquently: If he’d have killed people the way that he murdered those dogs… he’d be in the league of Jeffery Dahmer or a Hannibal Lecter. I totally agree.

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