Quinton "Rampage" Jackson Is No Michael Vick

by raising up the tight handcuffs behind his back, keeping him off balance and causing him to lean forward to attempt to ease the pressure.

After three weeks, his hands were still numb and showing the marks left by the cuffs being so tight.

Brutality? Sure sounds like it to me.

When I think of all the time I have spent watching delusional patients and compare the way the police officers treated Rampage, it makes me shudder in absolute horror. I can only imagine what he must have been thinking. The police are lucky he did not code or go berserk; I think many persons, myself included, would have gone off big time.

So now Rampage, who has big black holes in his memory, is not sure what even happened. It will be hard to defend himself in court if he indeed chooses to testify in his own defense.

I hope the lawyer defending him is a very good one. I would hate to see Rampage railroaded into a longer sentence for his scrape with the law than Michael Vick got for the atrocities he committed.

Intent to cause harm, or having the knowledge of the possibility of harming another is usually the criteria that is necessary before assigning guilt.

No one can tell me that Michael Vick did not knowingly torture his dogs before killing them—he knew it was wrong.

Quinton Jackson thought he had to hurry to save a friend's life. He was completely delusional and not aware of the reality of his situation or the harm he was causing.

There is a definite difference in these two cases.

I would be willing to go to court and testify in Quinton's favor and strongly recommend one year of probation, with community service.

Quinton could be a role model for young people; Michael Vick could not.

There is no racial issue here, and I am telling it like it is, and not how I would like it to be.

There is a difference!

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