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JC · Aug 21, 2007

Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! said:

Dan Rydell said:

Dunno if it's been brought up on SportsJournalists.com elsewhere, but what about Leonard Little?

He drove drunk and killed a woman with his car in 1998, and he did 90 days in jail.

I know the Vick thing is bad, but Leonard Little caused the death of a woman and pretty much skated after that, and the backlash was nothing compared with the Vick situation.

Have at it.
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Here I thought I was the only one thinking along those lines!
Vick did some bad stuff, but compared to Little Lennie, Christian Peter and even Lawrence Phillips this is small stuff. How about hockey players - like Rick Tocchet who is getting PROBATION for his part in a gambling ring? Or Danny Heatley? Didn't he kill a teammate while driving drunk?
I know the PETA people will scream holy hell, but it is a just a dog -- not a human being. I love animals, cats and dogs, but their value pales against human life.
I don't excuse Vick for his alleged actions, but I think some perspective is in order.

I think Vick is the victim of poor timing. Pro sports want to clean up their image. No brawls, no money storms in strip clubs, no drugs and no sex cruises.
Thug life is out and Vick happens to the guy hung out in the shitstorm.
Should he do jail time? Yes. Should he do more jail time than Little, or any of the athletes who IMO have committed worse crimes? No.
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No Danny Heatley was not drunk, he and a teamate were in a fatal accident in which Heatley was speeding excessively, which by no means am I condoning but he was not drinking and driving.

bigpern23 · Aug 21, 2007

I thought this thread was about Jessica Biel farting ...

Carry on.

Boobie Miles · Aug 21, 2007

Joe Williams said:

Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! said:

Should he do jail time? Yes. Should he do more jail time than Little, or any of the athletes who IMO have committed worse crimes? No.
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How about we just agree that Little should have done much longer time than Vick will do, rather than Vick doing less than whatever the mistaken penalty given to Little? Otherwise, you get into a bad Cooperstown argument of, if this guy is in, then that guy belongs. Waters it all down. Leonard Little still should be in stir. Vick deserves at least whatever Vick gets for his premeditated and ongoing dog killings.
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Word for word.

And in regards to your original post, Evil, I don't think the major problem is with the money storm in the strip club, but rather the shooting and subsequent paralysis of the victim that is the major problem.

mike311gd · Aug 21, 2007

Brian said it best. ...

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