Maybe I am the only guy outside of San Francisco captivated with Barry Bonds hitting his next 2 home runs. I think it is amazing. Has he juiced? Probably. Did Gaylord Perry do everything he could, legally and illegally to make a baseball dance, you bet. I don't see anyone clamoring for him to be removed from the Hall or have his 300+ wins reduced. In fact, I remember a series of ESPN spots glorifying his 'antics'. Can you compare Bonds to Perry and others already in the Hall? From the cheating is cheating standpoint sure you can. On top of that, Baseball must take a good part of the blame for the 'Steroids Era' in that they turned a blind eye to it all. There was NO testing, the home runs were good for a troubled game. On top of all of that is the sheer # of juicers, and that includes the Pitchers. Pitchers in this whole deal remind me of 'He Who Must Not be Named' in the Harry Potter Series. If we don't talk about them it will just go away? If a good percentage of people 'cheated' then how do you single out ONE guy? Say what you want but his sheer volume of jacks and how he turns on a ball is ridiculous.
On to Vick, or more correctly the 'Vick Supporters' I saw on the news last night. Give me a break! Chanting "Innocent until proven guilty". I am glad you learned that phrase as it gets kicked around to death. Last time I checked the phrase applies to the Court of Law and NOT the Private world of business.
Let's do a simple test; Doctor A from Hospital "insert your favorite Saint here" gets indicted on Federal charges for the same crimes as Vick. Doctor A is a middle aged white guy and is an OB-GYN(for giggles sake).
Answer the question:
A. Doctor A continues to practice at the Hospital while he awaits trial
B. Doctor A gets suspended with pay while the Hospital reviews the charges
C. Doctor A gets suspended without pay
D. Doctor A gets fired, can't get hired anywhere else
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It should be (A). But in this Media and PR-driven world that we live in, (A) never gets a chance.
That's a true shame because an indictment is not a verdict of guilt. That idea got lost a long time ago and you end up with plenty of people losing jobs and having their lives destroyed/ruined/unfairly altered because they are accused and then unfairly assumed guilty in the media/pr world for crimes they did not commit. See Duke lacrosse fiasco.
If you think Vick is guilty, fine. But realize his life will suffer plenty if/when he is found guilty. Our legal system is set up to keep people from suffering prior to such a finding being agreed upon in a court of law. ... Sadly, that's no longer the case.
Vick should be allowed to suit up and play for his employer, if he so desires. That he is not being allowed to do so has 100% to do with the PR/media effect his playing will have on the NFL and 0% to do with the likelihood that he will be found guilty in a court of law.
It is definitely a PR-driven suspension. That being said there are significant differences between Duke and Vick.
1. Nobody in Vick's camp seems to be disputing anything. Duke boys refuted it from the get go.
2. Vick's co-defendants are already pleaing. Duke accuser's compatriot never go involved and refuted her claims early on.
3. Feds vs Local DA with political ambition.
So, as the NFL looks at the indictment and what appears to be a preponderance of evidence, they had to make a move. Suspend with pay is the way they chose to go. He's lucky he got that.
Will be interesting to see if he get put in the huskow with or without a plea.
Do I even need to tell you how I feel??? The only thing dumber than Vick are all these athletes opening their mouths on this situation. Why can't they just SHUTUP!
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