Comments on: The Michael Vick t-shirt contest http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589 Cutting straight to the point Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:14:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David Taylor http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589/comment-page-1#comment-28133 David Taylor Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:37:00 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589#comment-28133 I love cats and dogs. I think God allowed us to domesticate them for our comfort and companionship. I enjoy seeing the dogs brought into nursing homes to bring pleasure and comfort to the residents. The vindictive, "eye for an eye" side of me wants to see Michael Vick tied naked to a pole with Alpo rubbed all over him and then let his dogs loose on him. The Christian, realistic side of me wants him prosecuted and punished for his numerous crimes. I hope he is banned from the NFL for life. He should not be able to snub justice by rebounding with multi-million dollar contracts. I hope he is forced to suspend construction of his million dollar home on the Nansemond River in Suffolk, VA. Foreclosure would be justice. After his jail sentence, he should be forced into 10,400 hours (5 years) of public service cleaning dog runs at Humane Society and SPCA locations around the country. I love cats and dogs. I think God allowed us to domesticate them for our comfort and companionship. I enjoy seeing the dogs brought into nursing homes to bring pleasure and comfort to the residents. The vindictive, “eye for an eye” side of me wants to see Michael Vick tied naked to a pole with Alpo rubbed all over him and then let his dogs loose on him. The Christian, realistic side of me wants him prosecuted and punished for his numerous crimes. I hope he is banned from the NFL for life. He should not be able to snub justice by rebounding with multi-million dollar contracts. I hope he is forced to suspend construction of his million dollar home on the Nansemond River in Suffolk, VA. Foreclosure would be justice. After his jail sentence, he should be forced into 10,400 hours (5 years) of public service cleaning dog runs at Humane Society and SPCA locations around the country.

]]> By: alkat http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589/comment-page-1#comment-28118 alkat Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:59:56 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589#comment-28118 Agreed. Looks like the devil's advocate could stand to brush up on his critical thinking skills. . . Agreed. Looks like the devil’s advocate could stand to brush up on his critical thinking skills. . .

]]> By: Houston http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589/comment-page-1#comment-28106 Houston Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:14:31 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589#comment-28106 Not even worth the time to respond to. Not even worth the time to respond to.

]]> By: Robert http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589/comment-page-1#comment-28099 Robert Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:24:39 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589#comment-28099 I'll bet real money that Vick will play football again. BTW, these dogs we're talking about here aren't family pets, they're bred and trained to fight, and they're far too dangerous to be considered "cuddly," or even "man's best friends and chums." BTW, the 50 dogs that were taken into custody? They'll be "put down." "Humanely" of course. Maybe, considering the number of real live human beings that get hurt and killed playing a certain very popular game, called football, we should ban that, too? After all, children as young as 8, high schoolers, college age, and professionals are often killed or injured beyond possiblity of recovery playing such a violent "sport." Personally, I would never go see a dog fight, but perhaps we should be a little more tolerant of the culture that does support it? BTW, for those of you that haven't figured it out yet, I'm playing "devil's advocate" here in order to provoke the thought that perhaps political correctness run amuk has caused us to get into a complete uproar over something as silly as dog fighting and not showing hardly any concern whatsoever about daily rocket attacks on innocent people. Robert I’ll bet real money that Vick will play football again. BTW, these dogs we’re talking about here aren’t family pets, they’re bred and trained to fight, and they’re far too dangerous to be considered “cuddly,” or even “man’s best friends and chums.” BTW, the 50 dogs that were taken into custody? They’ll be “put down.” “Humanely” of course.

Maybe, considering the number of real live human beings that get hurt and killed playing a certain very popular game, called football, we should ban that, too? After all, children as young as 8, high schoolers, college age, and professionals are often killed or injured beyond possiblity of recovery playing such a violent “sport.”

Personally, I would never go see a dog fight, but perhaps we should be a little more tolerant of the culture that does support it?

BTW, for those of you that haven’t figured it out yet, I’m playing “devil’s advocate” here in order to provoke the thought that perhaps political correctness run amuk has caused us to get into a complete uproar over something as silly as dog fighting and not showing hardly any concern whatsoever about daily rocket attacks on innocent people.

Robert

]]> By: Sarah G. http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589/comment-page-1#comment-28093 Sarah G. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:17:14 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589#comment-28093 Here's a slogan Real Men Don't need to Have Dog Fights Here’s a slogan

Real Men Don’t need to Have Dog Fights

]]> By: Herschel http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589/comment-page-1#comment-28091 Herschel Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:52:12 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589#comment-28091 Missing from this debate is that dog fighting is sadistic! I am concerned about the low lifes that participate in these events either as owners or as gamblers. How deranged are you if you enjoy watching animals viciously tearing each other apart? And how long before these sadists start picking on people? And Robert, it is not socialism to prevent cruelty to animals, this is stoping sadistic evil and making these bastards pay for their actions! I also predict that Vick will never play for the NFL again, no team owner will risk the negative exposure that signing this pervert will create. Missing from this debate is that dog fighting is sadistic! I am concerned about the low lifes that participate in these events either as owners or as gamblers. How deranged are you if you enjoy watching animals viciously tearing each other apart? And how long before these sadists start picking on people?

And Robert, it is not socialism to prevent cruelty to animals, this is stoping sadistic evil and making these bastards pay for their actions!

I also predict that Vick will never play for the NFL again, no team owner will risk the negative exposure that signing this pervert will create.

]]> By: HT http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589/comment-page-1#comment-28090 HT Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:48:21 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589#comment-28090 Robert's comment notwithstanding, this is not a liberal vs. conservative issue. I personally know of no conservatives (myself obviously included) who would let some theoretical argument about property rights or personal liberty get in the way of preventing cruelty to animals. And as far as the "we've got bigger fish to fry" argument, all I can say is that somehow I manage to take time away from my busy schedule of fighting the war on terror, preventing foreclosures against widows and orphans, and combating crime to feel a little compassion for man's best friend and other animal chums. I guess it's that bandwidth upgrade I got a while ago... Robert’s comment notwithstanding, this is not a liberal vs. conservative issue. I personally know of no conservatives (myself obviously included) who would let some theoretical argument about property rights or personal liberty get in the way of preventing cruelty to animals.

And as far as the “we’ve got bigger fish to fry” argument, all I can say is that somehow I manage to take time away from my busy schedule of fighting the war on terror, preventing foreclosures against widows and orphans, and combating crime to feel a little compassion for man’s best friend and other animal chums. I guess it’s that bandwidth upgrade I got a while ago…

]]> By: Robert http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589/comment-page-1#comment-28089 Robert Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:52:32 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589#comment-28089 Odd, every day in America we kill literally millions of cows, pigs, goats, sheep, etc, without so much as a notice. 50 years ago, the attitude would have been "there his dogs, who cares?" not only among the general public, but legally also. I'm sorry, but with all of the things going on in the world today, Iraq, Sudan, Islamic terrorism, the high crime rate, record foreclosures, I don't see a big story here. Other than one more indication that the police state liberals are one step closer to their goal of socialism in America. Robert Odd, every day in America we kill literally millions of cows, pigs, goats, sheep, etc, without so much as a notice. 50 years ago, the attitude would have been “there his dogs, who cares?” not only among the general public, but legally also. I’m sorry, but with all of the things going on in the world today, Iraq, Sudan, Islamic terrorism, the high crime rate, record foreclosures, I don’t see a big story here. Other than one more indication that the police state liberals are one step closer to their goal of socialism in America.

Robert

]]> By: chsw http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589/comment-page-1#comment-28086 chsw Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:02:08 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589#comment-28086 Vick could be fed to his dogs. Well, that would be a little much. We don't kill those who murder human beings, and human beings are big steps above dogs (and cats) in God's creation. I liked the promo the St. Paul Saints gave away - a Vick dog chew toy, complete with jersey. chsw Vick could be fed to his dogs. Well, that would be a little much. We don’t kill those who murder human beings, and human beings are big steps above dogs (and cats) in God’s creation.

I liked the promo the St. Paul Saints gave away – a Vick dog chew toy, complete with jersey.

chsw

]]> By: Rahel http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589/comment-page-1#comment-28084 Rahel Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:56:22 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/23/3589#comment-28084 I would like to see him sent to Saudi Arabia with a bunch of Bibles in his luggage. Then he might learn something about what it means to be at the mercy of people who have none. I would like to see him sent to Saudi Arabia with a bunch of Bibles in his luggage. Then he might learn something about what it means to be at the mercy of people who have none.

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