Before You Say "He Did His Time For His Crimes" Know The Facts First About Vicks Deal
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For everyone that has participated in the Victimization of Vick with all of the comments of
"He did his time, he paid for his crimes" - think again.
Perhaps, you should be aware of the facts of this case and more informed of the actual
"crime" this man paid of his debt to society. Perhaps, you would then think twice before
complacently handing out your second chance arguments and support.
If your mind still forms the argument of "We all make mistakes" - perhaps you will feel differently knowing that children are sporting dog masks to football games mocking the dead victims of his crimes. Laughing - joking - making fun - in support of their great idol with their parents right behind them screaming "To hell with Dogs - we love Vick".
If this would not lower your head in shame, then I fear for the monsters this has unleashed in division across this United States in support of this great american hero.
Michael Vick "did his time" for Federal Racketeering, he served his prison sentence for Federal Racketeering - ONLY.
The crimes, the heinous acts and crimes of Animal Cruelty - Michael Vick plead "Not Guilty".
In a brokered Plea Agreement, the charges of Animal Cruelty were dismissed. Thus, unpunished were these crimes, by this man, against humanity.
The known, proven, admitted crimes of murder, rape, and torture of innocent defenseless beings was thrown out - dismissed - in the Plea Agreement.
The crimes in which, Michael Vick, systematically, prepared, planned, participated and executed, repeatedly, against these animals, was left unpunished in the legal justice system.
This is a known public record of fact.
Below are the opinions of Michael Vick's deserved second chance by Bad Rap's Tim Racer and Donna Reynolds.
Tim Racer -
It is no mystery that Michael Vick wants another chance at the game, the money, and the fame that he once possessed. I am all about forgiveness and second chances – when one is truly remorseful . There is of course a world of difference between feeling badly about a wrong doing, and feeling badly about being caught. Who knows where Roger Goodell stands on this? I am disappointed that there has to be so much time spent to make such a seemingly simple decision about whether this man should ever play the game again. He ran a major felony dog-fighting operation since he first became a professional ball player – for his entire six year career. He fought and he killed countless innocent animals, some by repeatedly slamming their skulls and spines into the ground until they broke. What exactly *does it take to be released from the NFL?
Twenty three months in prison does not make a sick (in the truly medical sense of the term) individual like Vick, better. Mike has teamed up with the HSUS to to good things now. His agents made it so. Good move. Maybe that will help him play again.
For those who believe Vick has paid his dues, I would have to differ. He has not and will not spend a single day behind bars for animal cruelty as his federal charges were for racketeering. And as for remorse, Vick pled NOT GUILTY to animal cruelty charges at his state trial – and it was dropped in a plea deal. How can this man be remorseful for his crimes if he does not even believe he was cruel to animals?
Donna Reynolds -
I admit I'm stuck on this one because I just can't get myself away from the swimming pool in Vick's yard. I first learned about it while riding in the back seat of a federal agent's car that sweltering Tuesday back in Sept 07. The agent was assigned with escorting us to the various Virginia shelters so we could evaluate "the evidence" otherwise known as 49 pit bulls - now known as cherished family pets: Hector, Uba, Jhumpa, Georgia, Sweet Jasmine and the rest. I'm not sure if sharing insider information with us was kosher, but you know how driving down long country roads can get you talking. I imagine she just needed to get some things off her chest. She said she was having trouble sleeping since the day they exhumed the bodies on the Moonlight Road property. She said that when she watched the investigators uncover the shallow graves, she was compelled to want to climb in and pick up the decomposing dogs and comfort and cradle them. She knew that was crazy talk, and she was grappling with trying to understand such a surprising impulse.
Her candor set the tone for this entire saga. Everyone we worked with was deeply affected by the case. The details that got to me then and stay with me today involve the swimming pool that was used to kill some of the dogs. Jumper cables were clipped onto the ears of underperforming dogs, then, just like with a car, the cables were connected to the terminals of car batteries before lifting and tossing the shamed dogs into the water. Most of Vick's dogs were small - 40lbs or so - so tossing them in would've been fast and easy work for thick athlete arms. We don't know how many suffered this premeditated murder, but the damage to the pool walls tells a story. It seems that while they were scrambling to escape, they scratched and clawed at the pool liner and bit at the dented aluminum sides like a hungry dog on a tin can.
I wear some pretty thick skin during our work with dogs, but I can't shake my minds-eye image of a little black dog splashing frantically in bloody water ... screaming in pain and terror ... brown eyes saucer wide and tiny black white-toed feet clawing at anything, desperate to get ahold. This death did not come quickly. The rescuer in me keeps trying to think of a way to go back in time and somehow stop this torture and pull the little dog to safety. I think I'll be looking for ways to pull that dog out for the rest of my life.
So that's where I'm at. A second chance for Vick?
An HSUS sponsored spokesman for ending torture? In my mind's eye Vick is still in the shadows at the side of that pool. As many times as this scene plays out my head, he hasn't yet moved towards that dog to pull him out. Not there yet.
*Bad Rap Statements Courtesy of: Bad Rap Vick Dog Blog/Behind the scenes*
Copyright 2009 Shelley Bright - Tucsondogexaminer@gmail.com
Monday, August 31, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Slappy and her 6 chews...
Mark and I went upstairs last night to find Slappy hoarding chews (what is new?). I laughed and said "good lord, she must have like 5 of them..." and I turned on the light to find that she had SIX! That dog stole five chews from the other dogs. What a freakin' pig!
As I took them away and gave them back to their rightful owner, she gave me the most pathetic look ever...
As I took them away and gave them back to their rightful owner, she gave me the most pathetic look ever...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Tomatoes are being killed by "Late Blight"
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/29/dining/29toma.html?scp=6&sq=tomato&st=cse
I think this is what happened to our tomatoes...
I think this is what happened to our tomatoes...
Monday, August 17, 2009
Pit Bull Hate Crimes are up in Philly-
As are crimes against service dogs, and all other breeds... Thanks Michael Vick, your remorse obviously resonated with your "fans"...
http://badrap-blog.blogspot.com/2009/08/woe-is-philly.html
http://badrap-blog.blogspot.com/2009/08/woe-is-philly.html
Michael Vick- As written by Alison Saunders...
A hero and good friend of mine...
Respectfully, what I think people fail to recognize here is a very serious correlation between violence to animals and violence to humans, and the reach of dogfighting as a crime. The HSUS offers a course called "First Strike" which shows the research done in this area. An overwhelming majority of people that abuse animals will move onto human victims. Michael Vick didn't just kill these dogs, he tortured them and then killed them in the most barbaric ways, taking pleasure in the act. You know who else did this? Pretty much every serial killer known to man. It frightens me when I hear people basically reduce this to "it's just dogs".
I'm sure that those of us involved specifically in pit bull rescue are probably more sensitive to what is going on here. We see the victims of this crime daily. We nurse the wounds where limbs used to be, we feed the dogs whose teeth have been ripped out by their "owners", and we love them because through all of this - they still love humans. These are animals that were domesticated by us more than 3000 years ago, they rely on us to provide everything for them, much like children. They are the most innocent creatures on earth. When I see someone abuse a dog it's the same to me as someone abusing an infant. They have no voice of their own and they are not capable of evil.
It's easy to reduce this to "there are more important things". Maybe we do that too much and we don't take the time to look at the bigger picture. To me, these dogs are my children. Imagine someone electrocuting your child, or slamming them to the ground until they were dead, or hanging them from the tree. That's what I feel when I see what Michael Vick did. Michael Vick didn't kill a couple of dogs, he was involved in dog fighting for almost 20 years. Do the math. And I'd also ask you to do some research on dogfighting if you think it doesn't affect you. Dogfighters use the sport to desensitize children to violence and make them capable of unspeakable acts, unspeakable acts against people. So if you don't care how many dogs Michael Vick killed, maybe you'll care how many monsters he helped create or how many children were/are affected by this heinous crime.
In one case in Chicago a young boy was arrested for dogfighting. The next time the detective saw the boy he was 12 years old and being brought in for his involvement in the rape of a 7 year old girl. It's "normal" for children to be present at dogfights, along with drugs and guns. It's also "normal" for someone exposed to this kind of violence to lose their empathy. If you think this isn't a serious issue I'd ask that you take another look. Michael Vick has been involved in dogfighting since he was 8 years old, along with his friends, and countless others in countless cities across the nation. It's happening today, probably in your neighborhood. The crimes that affect you may very well have their roots in dogfighting. I would consider that a real enemy of civilization and peace.
http://www.lolabull.com/dogfighting
Respectfully, what I think people fail to recognize here is a very serious correlation between violence to animals and violence to humans, and the reach of dogfighting as a crime. The HSUS offers a course called "First Strike" which shows the research done in this area. An overwhelming majority of people that abuse animals will move onto human victims. Michael Vick didn't just kill these dogs, he tortured them and then killed them in the most barbaric ways, taking pleasure in the act. You know who else did this? Pretty much every serial killer known to man. It frightens me when I hear people basically reduce this to "it's just dogs".
I'm sure that those of us involved specifically in pit bull rescue are probably more sensitive to what is going on here. We see the victims of this crime daily. We nurse the wounds where limbs used to be, we feed the dogs whose teeth have been ripped out by their "owners", and we love them because through all of this - they still love humans. These are animals that were domesticated by us more than 3000 years ago, they rely on us to provide everything for them, much like children. They are the most innocent creatures on earth. When I see someone abuse a dog it's the same to me as someone abusing an infant. They have no voice of their own and they are not capable of evil.
It's easy to reduce this to "there are more important things". Maybe we do that too much and we don't take the time to look at the bigger picture. To me, these dogs are my children. Imagine someone electrocuting your child, or slamming them to the ground until they were dead, or hanging them from the tree. That's what I feel when I see what Michael Vick did. Michael Vick didn't kill a couple of dogs, he was involved in dog fighting for almost 20 years. Do the math. And I'd also ask you to do some research on dogfighting if you think it doesn't affect you. Dogfighters use the sport to desensitize children to violence and make them capable of unspeakable acts, unspeakable acts against people. So if you don't care how many dogs Michael Vick killed, maybe you'll care how many monsters he helped create or how many children were/are affected by this heinous crime.
In one case in Chicago a young boy was arrested for dogfighting. The next time the detective saw the boy he was 12 years old and being brought in for his involvement in the rape of a 7 year old girl. It's "normal" for children to be present at dogfights, along with drugs and guns. It's also "normal" for someone exposed to this kind of violence to lose their empathy. If you think this isn't a serious issue I'd ask that you take another look. Michael Vick has been involved in dogfighting since he was 8 years old, along with his friends, and countless others in countless cities across the nation. It's happening today, probably in your neighborhood. The crimes that affect you may very well have their roots in dogfighting. I would consider that a real enemy of civilization and peace.
http://www.lolabull.com/dogfighting
Memphis Pictures are up! Finally!
Arkansas or bust!
Clinton Library!
Tennessee!
Some Jazz on Beale Street!
In line for our Graceland Tour!
GRACELAND!
The JUNGLE room!
Awesome!
Proof?
Yeah... I have been to Mississippi!
Memphis BBQ!
Neely's: Our favorite!
Slaw on the pork:
Turkey was phenomenal!
Sassy BBQ?
Chicken was good... sauce was lacking
Pork was good too:
One of the best museums we had ever been to!
Sun Studios!
My rockstar walking on the same sidewalk as the legends!
He really didn't want to take this picture, but I forced him.
The Peabody Hotel in Memphis where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. It was chilly and weird. We got there too late to go into the Civil Rights Museum... Next time!
Cape Girardeau, MO- cute little town on the Mississippi!
The Mississippi is a scary river when you're that close. We saw trees floating by at like 30 mph!
Clinton Library!
Tennessee!
Some Jazz on Beale Street!
In line for our Graceland Tour!
GRACELAND!
The JUNGLE room!
Awesome!
Proof?
Yeah... I have been to Mississippi!
Memphis BBQ!
Neely's: Our favorite!
Slaw on the pork:
Turkey was phenomenal!
Sassy BBQ?
Chicken was good... sauce was lacking
Pork was good too:
One of the best museums we had ever been to!
Sun Studios!
My rockstar walking on the same sidewalk as the legends!
He really didn't want to take this picture, but I forced him.
The Peabody Hotel in Memphis where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. It was chilly and weird. We got there too late to go into the Civil Rights Museum... Next time!
Cape Girardeau, MO- cute little town on the Mississippi!
The Mississippi is a scary river when you're that close. We saw trees floating by at like 30 mph!
New Foster Dog!
Meet Abbie!
She is our new foster dog who was pretty much destined to die, and somehow survived to become one of the sweetest girls we have ever met!
http://mabbr.org/dogpages/abbie.html
Abbie was abandoned at a vet clinic in an area with a breed ban. She was positive for parvo and dying. The vets took her into their clinic, treated her, spayed her, and got her up to date on vaccinations. Unfortunately, nobody in the clinic lived in an area that allows American Pit Bull Terriers. Abbie was so special, so sweet and so loving that they contacted everyone they could think of to save this sweet girl. MABBR was able to work with the vets office and get her into an adoring fostering home immediately. Nobody knew if Abbie was good with other dogs but she came into a house with 4 resident dogs and was very nervous. We gave her a few days to relax and get comfortable with us, and we started letting her say hello from behind the gate and she wiggled and wagged her tail. One day, she was able to play with the alpha female of the group and had a great time. Within 2 days of being brought into the house, she was fully integrated into the pack.
Friday, August 14, 2009
We're going home!
Mark and I are planning a trip home to Michigan for Labor Day! We're going home from the 2nd-7th!
YAY!
YAY!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Sad, Dead Tomato Plant
Mark and my tomato plant went to tomato heaven :( We think it had a disease and it wasn't happy.
Good bye little tomato!
Good bye little tomato!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Happy 2-Year Anniversary to the Absolute Love of My Life!
Two years ago today, Mark Alan Hanses married me...
That was the best day of my life.
I love you! Happy 2 years!
That was the best day of my life.
I love you! Happy 2 years!
Monday, August 3, 2009
Dogs at the Lake!
We went back to the lake this past weekend and brought Pokey. She was able to be a feral beast for the first time!
Pokey, Slappy, Penny, Oscar and Jack spent the day running around and swimming. Penny (MABBR Alumni)& Oscar are two pit bulls that belong to a friends brother, and Jack is the lab that my friend Lindsey owns.
They had a ball!
Monday, July 27, 2009
What a weekend!
Mark and I have been having a tough time lately with the demands of work, school, life, dogs and everything else just piling up. We were at the point in which we hadn't relaxed or focused on ourselves in a long time. We took almost the entire weekend off (I had an online presentation on Sunday morning for school).
Friday night we went to the Royals game with Michelle and Joe, they lost... it was fun regardless.
Saturday morning we took Slappy and Beans to Smithville lake for an afternoon of swimming and hanging out. Slappy didn't get out of the water once for the entire 2 hours we were there, and when she was tired, she laid down in the water. It was cute. Beans swam a bit, but stressed himself out so he took a nap on the blanket. We didn't bring Pokey because she had a cut on her foot and we didnt want it flaring up. She was mad when we got home so Mark took her for a short walk.
Saturday evening we went to another Royals game with Michelle and Joe and THEY WON! It was one of the best Royals games I had ever seen! We also got Royals stockings as a Christmas in July giveaway.
Saturday night we went to the Luau at Cory & Sarah's house. It was fun, I couldnt stay too late because of my presentation in the morning, but we had a nice time.
Sunday- Presentation went off without a hitch :)
Sunday afternoon we went to Chet and Aubrey's for a relaxing family bbq (we're in the family!). Chet's dad made the best bbq chicken I have ever had in my life. Chet cornered me when I was walking outside and asked me if it was better than his... I reluctantly nodded and he said "I KNEW IT!" He also made the best pork ribs of his life and I agreed to try a bite. They were very tender, but greasy and porky. I have never liked pork, so this wasn't about to convert me back to a full fledged carnivore.
WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE LACK OF GOOD PHOTOS. We're still looking for the cable. These are all from our cell phones :(
Friday night we went to the Royals game with Michelle and Joe, they lost... it was fun regardless.
Saturday morning we took Slappy and Beans to Smithville lake for an afternoon of swimming and hanging out. Slappy didn't get out of the water once for the entire 2 hours we were there, and when she was tired, she laid down in the water. It was cute. Beans swam a bit, but stressed himself out so he took a nap on the blanket. We didn't bring Pokey because she had a cut on her foot and we didnt want it flaring up. She was mad when we got home so Mark took her for a short walk.
Saturday evening we went to another Royals game with Michelle and Joe and THEY WON! It was one of the best Royals games I had ever seen! We also got Royals stockings as a Christmas in July giveaway.
Saturday night we went to the Luau at Cory & Sarah's house. It was fun, I couldnt stay too late because of my presentation in the morning, but we had a nice time.
Sunday- Presentation went off without a hitch :)
Sunday afternoon we went to Chet and Aubrey's for a relaxing family bbq (we're in the family!). Chet's dad made the best bbq chicken I have ever had in my life. Chet cornered me when I was walking outside and asked me if it was better than his... I reluctantly nodded and he said "I KNEW IT!" He also made the best pork ribs of his life and I agreed to try a bite. They were very tender, but greasy and porky. I have never liked pork, so this wasn't about to convert me back to a full fledged carnivore.
WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE LACK OF GOOD PHOTOS. We're still looking for the cable. These are all from our cell phones :(
Friday, July 24, 2009
Painting!
A lady I work with was kind enough to give Mark and I a lovely painting that was her mothers to hang in our bedroom. It was funny because it matched the bedroom perfectly and sort of tied everything together.
It goes with the new rug I got for almost nothing from a very expensive store!
Also, Slappy is adorable!
It goes with the new rug I got for almost nothing from a very expensive store!
Also, Slappy is adorable!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
We lost our camera cable...
We're unable to upload any pictures from our camera because we have officially lost the camera cable. We have pictures from our big bbq, Memphis, other home improvements... and they're all stuck on the camera.
Bear with us... its been a rough couple of weeks.
Bear with us... its been a rough couple of weeks.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Yard update!
We're trying as hard as possible to get rid of as much of our lawn! I hate the lawn because its bad on the environment, and Mark is learning that its just not worth it. I am going to buy a push mower with no motor to justify the remaining section of our lawn. Our neighbor Jeremy told us that most people have more emissions from their lawnmower in a year than they do from their car. :(
Next spring we're taking the lawn out of the back yard against the house and planting lilacs along the side of the house. We're taking the entire section of lawn out in the front between the existing flower bed and the little path we did and making a flower garden. We're also taking the lawn out of the side yard and building a garden. We're going to rope that section off from the dogs and make it the "people" section of the yard. This will also help with Bean's aggression towards the front gate. He slams himself up against it. Its just easier to keep him where we can see him.
Next spring we're taking the lawn out of the back yard against the house and planting lilacs along the side of the house. We're taking the entire section of lawn out in the front between the existing flower bed and the little path we did and making a flower garden. We're also taking the lawn out of the side yard and building a garden. We're going to rope that section off from the dogs and make it the "people" section of the yard. This will also help with Bean's aggression towards the front gate. He slams himself up against it. Its just easier to keep him where we can see him.
Our foster puppy!
Mark and I got a new puppy last Wednesday. Her name is Cecile and she is already adopted. She is the single best female puppy we have ever fostered, and she is asleep next to me on the couch right now. She is the reverse of Slappy's brindle, and she is so sweet. We're going to miss her a lot when she goes home in August!
Monday, July 6, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Happy 4th of July!
We spent last night and today at the Royals games... what a truly American way to spend the 4th!
GO ROYALS!
GO USA!
uhh... go Cubs? They got their butts handed to them today :(
:)
Happy and safe 4th to everyone!
GO ROYALS!
GO USA!
uhh... go Cubs? They got their butts handed to them today :(
:)
Happy and safe 4th to everyone!
Friday, July 3, 2009
Shakespeare in the park
Every year for my birthday we attend the Southmoreland Park production of a Shakespeare play. This year was the Merry Wives of Windsor and we went on July 1. Its free, its fun and the acting is pretty great. Mark and I brought a blanket, some homemade pizza and a bottle of wine and went with our friends Matt and Kelly. I wasn't very familiar with the play other than the write up I had read prior to going, but the acting was fine and I enjoyed the first half. Matt and Kelly left at the intermission and Mark and I laid down on the grass, and that is pretty much the last thing I remember. I'm not one for falling asleep in public, but the soft grass, the perfect night, the wine and the fact that I was ridiculously tired left me helpless to my sleepiness.
Hopefully the play next year will be something I am more familiar with!
Hopefully the play next year will be something I am more familiar with!
Those handsome Hanses boys!
What is cuter than a bug and his dad? NOTHING!
Just thought I would share the love!
Just thought I would share the love!
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