I’m in the midst of watching the 60 Minutes report on Michael Vick’s return to the NFL.
I read a post on Tony Dungy’s blog about Michael Vick’s second chance that’s generating a lot of discussion.
Many people are upset that Vick is getting a second chance. They feel that he shouldn’t be allowed to play pro football again and that he’s being rewarded for bad behavior.
I mean, he did do some bad things to those animals. He didn’t just make dogs fight – he tortured them if they wouldn’t.
Should Vick be getting a second chance in the NFL?
Tony Dungy seems to think so, and he cites Jesus’ forgiveness of sin as the reason why.
Does Jesus’ forgiving us mean we never have to deal with the consequences of our actions?
What do you think? Should Vick be allowed back in the NFL?
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First off, I have an observation:
Making DOGS fight is illegal, but killing unborn HUMAN babies is not. Hmm….
I imagine dog lovers would be far less forgiving of Vick than NFL fans. I am actually neither. The way I view forgiveness, you should always forgive, but take care to not put yourself in a position where you can be hurt again or tempt the offender to sin again. While I think that what he did was cruel and indicates he may have other violent tendencies, it didn’t really have anything to do with his NFL career, so I don’t have a problem with him returning to the league. He’s already served the time and will continue to serve a couple more years of parole, so I say let him play.
Now, if the issue was letting a convicted child molester work at a daycare, I would say no way, regardless of how many years he’s served.
I agree with you Greg – as I said on Dungy’s blog, I’m glad he’s getting a second chance.
Of course people will make the argument that Jesus’ forgiveness doesn’t mean we won’t deal with the consequences of our sin, but I believe Vick already has (and will continue to for a very long time). One of those consequences are people being upset he’s back in the NFL and their unwillingness to be cool with that.
He’s going to take heat for a very long time over the mistakes he’s made.
Here are a couple of comments from Facebook:
Jody Barr: Wes, he didn’t violate the rules of football. He killed dogs (dispicable I know) but it shouldn’t keep him from being able to make a living doing something in an unrelated field. JMHO
Jim Woodell: MV made some awful blunders. He was obviously not honest in dealing with the accusations that were brought against him about his treatment of dogs and sponsoring dogfighting. When he was found out, he was convicted and has now paid the consequential debt for these blunders. I am personally glad to see him get another chance to play football. I … Read Morewould love to sit down with him and discuss forgiveness and what that means to him and the rest of us. Time will tell if he has truly “turned over a new leaf.” I expect there are 31 NFL teams that wish they didn’t have him to deal with.
I was glad to see that you are reading Tony Dungy’s blog, too.
No problems with his return to the NFL. I do hope that his return will continue to reveal a person who has thoroughly changed (i.e., that the present talk is not all hollow rhetoric).
I also agree with Greg’s sentiment about the inconsistency between harming/murdering animals but abortion being legal. With that being said, I also believe Vick’s (and others who committ animal cruelty acts) prison sentense should have been much longer – especially as the ring leader of a criminal enterprise that thrived on the exploitation and harm of animals.
Grace and peace,
Rex
Okay with me as long as he stays with the “program” that the Humane Society and Dungy laid out for him….new atmosphere from what he was raised around……and this could be the one thing that brings that awful activity to an end!
Ray Lewis was involved with a murder, Leonard Little was driving drunk and killed a woman (played in super bowl that year). Donte Stallworth got suspended for a year for killing a man with his car (driving drunk…hmmm).
Vick spent 2 years in prison and still got suspended 6 more games!
He deserves the chance to play.
Although, I wish he was playing for the Cleveland Browns so he could play in the dawg pound.
I am a proud dog owner! 3 dogs to be exact.
I let them wrestle around, but never bite each other just so you know that I don’t enjoy dog fighting.
ITS A FREAKING DOG!! or 20.
Micah Rine Pate from Searcy was killed by her husband by a gun shot in the back of the head and is an inch away from walking on this murder charge. He will plead insanity and walk.
Vick was insane and fought dogs and didn’t walk.
Justice is what we need fixed not the NFL for letting anyone back in the league whether its Vick or Stallworth or anyone. In this country we believe in punishing a criminal, but then we will go back and say once he endured the punishment he deserves more so don’t let him do anything in life ever again? The dude is BANKRUPT…let him work or you & I will be paying his welfare, taxes, and unemployment check. Punishment is over, let the boy play!
It’s a sport. We all watch it for the next big hit whether its Nascar, Rugby, Hockey, Football, or UFC, a part of us watched because of the violence that might ensue. If tough guys want to participate, the more the merrier!
Now, pastoring a church….maybe not right now.