Why Michael Vick Should Not Be Allowed Back into the NFL

Once again I have read an article written in an attempt to sway the public and the powers that be in the NFL to let Michael Vick return to Pro football.

The writer lists all of the terrible crimes that Michael Vick perpetrated against dogs but basically throws all the charges out the window, because they were, after all, "just dogs and not people."

This is like the average Joe saying, "Aw, yeah, I did hit my wife, but everybody does it at least once in his life,"

No excuse is going to make what Michael Vick did insignificant enough for him to be allowed to play pro football ever again.

Yes, I love dogs, but I also love little children, women and men.

Crimes against animals are the gateway to cruelty and unspeakable crimes to human beings.

Devaluing life because it is not human life is still not justifiable.

Having worked many years in Adolescent and later Adult Psychiatry, I can attest to the fact that pulling the wings off flies, using a magnifying glass to fry ants and other so called "insignificant crimes" lead to animal abuse and are only a heartbeat away form " hm, what would it be like to do this to another person?"

It is never good to turn your back on a crime and give your children the impression that some crimes are okay to ignore, "for the good of the team."

They are not.

Crimes against animals lead to crimes against man.

Nobody wants Michael Vick to starve, but why should he be allowed to return to a lavish way of life after what he has done, when so many honest law abiding individuals are losing their jobs and unable to feed their families.

Why does Michael Vick deserve a pass?

If he was the greatest player to ever take the field it would just be wrong to reinstate him no matter how much time he has served for his crime.

To allow him to play in the NFL would be a mistake with many repercussions.

No, I am not saying that Michael Vick will start torturing and killing humans, but allowing him to be a respected player in the NFL would be sending the wrong message to our children and the rest of the world.

Football players are not gods. They do not deserve anything above what an ordinary person does.

You can not preach goodness to children and let an example of pure evil become an American idol as a NFL player.

Would you have your children worship the devil because he says he has changed his ways?

Evil is still evil, you can't put a NFL jersey on it to dress it up and let it assume a heroic status.

The youth of America need good role models.

No one would let John Gacy or Jeffry Dahmer play in the NFL and make millions no matter how well they could play.

Why should Michael Vick be any different?

Please consider it an act of mercy that he was apprehended and punished the way he was. He has a chance to turn his life around and better himself, but does not deserve to do it on a national stage in the presence of impressionable young people.

There is a lot of talent in America yet waiting to be discovered.

Unless you would let a known sadist be your surgeon, do not allow Michael Vick to resume life in the spotlight of a sports arena.

Better choices exist and should be found.