It looks like Michael Vick might just be back on a football field sooner than we thought and slower than we hoped:
Michael Vick said he was remorseful
for his past actions involving his dogfighting activities as he entered
a guilty plea to state charges Tuesday at the Sussex County Courthouse.
In a plea deal that was agreed upon before he travelled from
Leavenworth, Kansas to the Hopewell Regional Jail in Virginia, the
Atlanta Falcons quarterback pleaded guilty to charges of attending,
sponsoring and promoting dogfighting.Vick, who didn’t plead guilty to animal cruelty, received a
three-year suspended jail term and four years of probation. The prison
term is suspended provided Vick can display good behavior for four
years.
“Remorse” is not enough. Vick should serve our his full prison
punishment and rightfully confess to animal cruelty — even if he
didn’t plead to it — and then completely reveal his moral and
financial role in the killing of dogs for betting profit.
