Comments on: Money Doesn’t Buy Common Sense: Michael Vick http://blog.urbanobservation.com/2007/10/11/money-doesnt-buy-common-sense-michael-vick/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:57:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Urban Thought http://blog.urbanobservation.com/2007/10/11/money-doesnt-buy-common-sense-michael-vick/#comment-3120 Urban Thought Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:41:12 +0000 http://blog.urbanobservation.com/2007/10/11/money-doesnt-buy-common-sense-michael-vick/#comment-3120 Ricardo: You're so right. Oh... I do the blackberry thing to. I wish it came with spell check. I'm doing well. Having a rough day but my head is above water (and not six feet under). Ms. Q: Hopefully through this time of difficulty humbleness will take over and cause him to reevaluate his life. Realigning what makes sense and kicking dead weight to the curb. He really needs to change the company he keeps and grow into an adult with a full understanding of how the world works. Ricardo: You’re so right. Oh… I do the blackberry thing to. I wish it came with spell check. I’m doing well. Having a rough day but my head is above water (and not six feet under).

Ms. Q: Hopefully through this time of difficulty humbleness will take over and cause him to reevaluate his life. Realigning what makes sense and kicking dead weight to the curb. He really needs to change the company he keeps and grow into an adult with a full understanding of how the world works.

]]> By: Ricardo http://blog.urbanobservation.com/2007/10/11/money-doesnt-buy-common-sense-michael-vick/#comment-3067 Ricardo Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:28:29 +0000 http://blog.urbanobservation.com/2007/10/11/money-doesnt-buy-common-sense-michael-vick/#comment-3067 Oops! Meant to say "down the tubes." :-/ still adjusting to this tiny blackberry keyboard whichi is what I wrote the comment on. Hope your doing well my friend. Oops! Meant to say “down the tubes.” :-/ still adjusting to this tiny blackberry keyboard whichi is what I wrote the comment on. Hope your doing well my friend.

]]> By: Ms. Q http://blog.urbanobservation.com/2007/10/11/money-doesnt-buy-common-sense-michael-vick/#comment-3062 Ms. Q Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:18:44 +0000 http://blog.urbanobservation.com/2007/10/11/money-doesnt-buy-common-sense-michael-vick/#comment-3062 I too live under a rock, if not the same rock as you do! I had no idea who M. Vick was until you mentioned him. I still wouldn't except you brought him up! You're right, people don't seem to value human life as much as animals. Sure I like animals and I certainly don't want them suffering but I do realize that a dog is very different than a person (as much as people want to be called "Pet Guardians" instead of "Pet Owners" in certain parts of the country). When I read about celebrities or anyone who attains the heights of their profession and then crashes due to a scandal, I wonder at who they really are, who their friends are. I think that's why so much of what I read these days about really being successful is about giving to receive. Seems like if you have your heart and mind in the right place, you may fail at something but you won't be a failure. Maybe M. Vick will learn something from this. In fact, he should as it's quite an expensive lesson. But he might as well get something out of it! I too live under a rock, if not the same rock as you do! I had no idea who M. Vick was until you mentioned him. I still wouldn’t except you brought him up! You’re right, people don’t seem to value human life as much as animals. Sure I like animals and I certainly don’t want them suffering but I do realize that a dog is very different than a person (as much as people want to be called “Pet Guardians” instead of “Pet Owners” in certain parts of the country).

When I read about celebrities or anyone who attains the heights of their profession and then crashes due to a scandal, I wonder at who they really are, who their friends are. I think that’s why so much of what I read these days about really being successful is about giving to receive. Seems like if you have your heart and mind in the right place, you may fail at something but you won’t be a failure. Maybe M. Vick will learn something from this. In fact, he should as it’s quite an expensive lesson. But he might as well get something out of it!

]]> By: Ricardo http://blog.urbanobservation.com/2007/10/11/money-doesnt-buy-common-sense-michael-vick/#comment-3060 Ricardo Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:39:44 +0000 http://blog.urbanobservation.com/2007/10/11/money-doesnt-buy-common-sense-michael-vick/#comment-3060 Yes he is one of the top earners in the NFL and one of the few African American quarter backs around. He had tons of endorsement deals from Nike and such to boot! All down the tunes now. They say that the terrible practice of dog fighting is not seen as such a taboo thing in the south and he grew up participating in these things. Contrary to the source you quoted, he did execute some of the dogs. Now the life value thing is true in my opinion. I have seen plenty of examples where it seems as if human life takes a far second to animal life. I love animals but consider there is actually another NFL player that actually killed someone and got a light sentance and is STILL playing! Didn't hear about that one! I don't like what Vick did at all. It's reprehensible. But if he killed anothe man who wa black at a night club, would there be as much outrage? Yes he is one of the top earners in the NFL and one of the few African American quarter backs around. He had tons of endorsement deals from Nike and such to boot! All down the tunes now.

They say that the terrible practice of dog fighting is not seen as such a taboo thing in the south and he grew up participating in these things. Contrary to the source you quoted, he did execute some of the dogs.

Now the life value thing is true in my opinion. I have seen plenty of examples where it seems as if human life takes a far second to animal life. I love animals but consider there is actually another NFL player that actually killed someone and got a light sentance and is STILL playing! Didn’t hear about that one!

I don’t like what Vick did at all. It’s reprehensible. But if he killed anothe man who wa black at a night club, would there be as much outrage?

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