Commenters on my favorite channel (ESPN) keep saying that Michael Vick may never play football again. Why? Because he committed heinous acts? It sure looks like he is going to be punished for them, and that he will apologize. I’m sick of criminalizing black youth. Once he’s out, Vick should be allowed to play again. That’s America. We believe in renewal, redemption, and paying your price. Also talent. Vick is a gifted athlete. Let’s see him back on the field, after he does time.
And anyway: the cruelty of dogfighting is not that many steps removed from the violence of NFL football, one of my hobbyhorses, which the New York Times has done such a wonderful job of documenting in the last year. Did you notice how many concussions and injuries there were in the Giants’ latest exhibition game?
