In first press conference as a Philadelphia Eagle, Michael Vick still lacks remorse

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on Friday August 14th, 2009 at 04:18 AM -

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I looked, but I didn't see it.

I didn't see remorse. Or sincerity. Or serious self-reflection. I didn't see anything.

I saw nothing in Michael Vick's eyes today, heard nothing in his words. If this was his first chance to express a real sorrow for his misdeeds, he failed.

His eyes were blank, his words were hollow and without emotion during a press conference with the media today in Philadelphia after signing a contract to play for the Philadelphia Eagles. To me, he's still a person who engaged in dogfighting and killed dogs.

I'm not against second chances. I am against rewarding people who commit criminal acts by giving them million-dollar contracts. And that's what the Eagles and the National Football League are doing.

He should have been suspended for this season. It would have given him plenty of time to turn around his life by working full time to educate people about animal abuse. It would have allowed him to prove by actions rather than words that he intends to have an impact and stop dogfighting in this country.

He can't do that when he's too busy throwing passes or running for the goal line.

"I know I've done some terrible things, made a horrible mistake," Vick told reporters. "Now I want to be part of the solution and not the problem. I know playing in the NFL is a privilege and not a right. I have to keep pushing forward and do more good than bad."

Talk is talk. So far, that's all we've gotten from Vick. He's agreed to work with the Humane Society of the United States, but as far as anyone knows, he's given only one talk to some at-risk kids in Chicago. Now he'll be occupied with training camp. Then games. And the season doesn't end until January.

The only real emotion I saw came from the team's owner, Jeffrey Lurie, who admitted he was conflicted about the decision to sign Vick. Lurie owed two dogs that died in the past two years. He loves animals.

But he wanted to give Vick a second chance. If Vick violates that trust by failing to become an aggressive campaigner against dogfighting, a lot of people will be let down.

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	vick is the farthest thing from sorry. i watched his 60 minutes interview and not once did he shed a tear of remorse. he said he knew it was wrong, only after sitting in prison, realizing that he lost his job his money his life and his respect...HOW ABOUT IM SORRY FOR BRUTALIZING DOGS! HOW ABOUT IM SORRY FOR THE PAIN AND TERROR I MYSELF AND OTHERS INFLICTED ON THE DOGS! im so sick of hearing how michael vick is a victim, and im sick of hearing people try to defend him by saying, "well, you eat animals, you cant eat animals and say vick cant play." that is plain iggnorence. while i do agree that the animals that are killed for our consumption are treated poorly, the fact remains that they are not just being killed and tourchered for no reason. they are being used to nourish us. myself, i dont eat alot of meat, but noone will make me feel bad for the amount that i do eat, theres a world of difference between killing an animal for sustanace and killing dogs just to make yourself look like a bad ass....yeah it takes a real man (or woman) to beat, maim, drown, electocute, tourcher and kill a dog. people make me fucking sick. im waiting for that scumbag to do something stupid again so he can be thrown out of the NFL for good. i know i dont want my kids watching him and saying wow look how good he plays i wanna be jsut like him....and if that doesnt happen, then i hope he gets injured so badly he can never play in another game again. maybe if his life was taken away from him the way those dogs lives were taken away, then maybe id feel like justice has finaly been done. over 2 years ago by Nickola
	What a martyr he is to his own kind. He is the man we teach our children to "run and hide" from. BUT he will be paid many US dollars to represent the team millions of our American children idolize-all the while knowing what he did , knowing he got away with it. Why did he? If the poor lonely man across my street in my neighborhood would have done such an awful thing, he would be sitting in prison. He would be admonished from our community. I am appalled at the very thought of someone being allowed to represent the NFL with such a sick disposition. Game on. over 2 years ago by woodyzhc
	That is just the issue..He has never plead quilty for what he has done to those poor dogs.__He has not and I am sure, admitted that he was the one, who used the dogs, abused the dogs, killed them, by hanging, electocution, shooting, beating them to death.__This guy is sorry that he was caught, and the loss of his fame and money.__Michae Vick is an Eagle, Hide your Beagle over 2 years ago by New User
	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". 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. over 2 years ago by the_ashby_family