Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:38 pm EDT
From
the bottom of an article about Michael Vick hiring a new defense attorney comes
this interesting little tidbit about Michael Vick possibly going all Rubin
"Hurricane" Carter while in the joint and writing a book. From
the Atlanta Journal Constitution:
Vick allegedly has written a book while in prison and is seeking co-authors and a publisher.
“That may or may not be in the making,” [attorney Daniel] Meachum said. “That would too premature right now. But I’m committed to helping Mike get back on his feet.”
Translation: "Yeah, Mike will put a book out there, if there's enough money in it for him." Fair enough, I guess.
And I assume we're talking about an autobiography here, as opposed to a novel or a well-researched edition of "Dog Genocide for Dummies."
If that is the case, I wouldn't mind reading about Vick's life through Vick's eyes, provided that he's going to give an honest and open account of things. I'd like to know how a guy gets to a point where he finds joy in drowning a dog. I'd like to know what it was like for him in prison. I'd like to know how he came up with "Ron Mexico."
But again, all of this depends on how honest he's willing to be, and how committed he is to the project. If it's a quick cash grab, and he has no interesting in truly telling his story, it will suck. It's up to him.
If it was just a quick cash grab, though, I'd rather he did the honorable thing, skipped the book, and fought O.J. Simpson on FOX's celebrity boxing.
Gracias, The Huddle.
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Its a dead issue so lets all move on from bring up Vick or How the Pats cheated in the playoffs and the SBs to win.
or how bellidk misinterpreted the rules and how he was the ONLY ONE to do it.
We need to move on from these topics.
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Here in St. Louis we just had a guy with 4 or more prior DUI's (some with accidents) kill someone going the wrong way on the highway while drunk. He is not rich or famous yet has never done any significant jail time. There have been a couple of cases like that in recent months including some involving off duty cops which is really apalling. Plus my other challenge to people is can you honestly tell me that you have never driven when you weren't supposed to. Most of us have (I regret it but am guilty) and we just get lucky that we haven't hurt anyone. Whether you get home safely or run a red light and kill someone, the action was exactly the same, you drove when you were intoxicated and no matter what you think you weren't in complete control of that vehicle. As far as I'm concerned my personal actions were every bit as horrendous as a drunk driver who kills someone. Most of the time you get lucky but not all the time. Now to talk about why someone gets a lighter sentence for attempted murder than if they actually hit their target.... Our legal system is f'ed.
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It was a bunch of guys with lots of money and the desire to look tougher and more gangster then the next guy.
Its the same thing that gets High school kids in trouble, the only difference is most never let it get so deranged and grow out of it. These guys couldn't grow out of it, most likely because the "hip hop" culture preaches that physical and mental cruelty give you the most street cred. This is irrelevant to race as even white, asian, and latino "hip hop artists" engage in the same "pissing contest".
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Michael Vick should be given a second chance....give the guy a break he did his time
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1. He needs money.
2. He wants sympathy and wants to show he's sorry.
What's wrong with that?
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