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Originally Posted by taxwonk
I think a lot of people felt that Michael Vick got off very easily. I also remember a number of folks around this joint who got a bit vexed that he came out of jail and didn't have too much trouble going right back into the NFL.
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I was one of the pissed off people, but I think he served his time and deserves to seek out whatever gainful employment he can.
I also find it down right fascinating that there was a lot of talk about Plaxico Burress (dumbass who shot himself in the leg with an illegal gun), but not a peep about Donte Stallworth (dumbass who got drunk, got in his car, ran over a guy and killed him).
There was a lot of indignant sputtering on my facebook feeds when Vick was let back in the league, but not a single word about Stallworth, who was suspended from the league around the same time. Maybe a Browns receiver is lower status than an Atlanta QB or a fancy New York receiver. But 30 days in jail, plus 1,000 hours of community service, 2 years of house arrest, and 8 years probation for killing a guy seems kind of light compared to 23 months in federal prison, a million dollars to care for the dogs, and a $2500 state felony fine (Vick) or two years in jail for the weapons charge (Burress).
