Hoopsisbest, I don't think anybody is saying a dogs life is equal to a human life here. You are a fool if you think that is the point people are trying to make. The point here is that the Atlanta Falcons and the NFL decided that the nature of his convictions were so offensive to the PAYING public that they chose to end their business relationship. My opinion on what he did doesn't matter here. What does matter is that I believe a company has the right to dismiss anyone they feel is bad for the company, which is what the NFL, the Falcons, and all of his sponsors chose to do. Or, do you think employers don't have the right to hire and fire their employees? Vick's convictions and the subsequent punishment levied by the US government and the reaction of his employers are related, but only in the sense of cause and effect, not part of the same sentence. If you had an employee who cost you a bunch of cash and was about to cause you to lose several times that in losses, would you keep him/her? Would you not have the right to dismiss them?
Another point to this is that his bankruptcy protection has nothing to do with the loss of employment and jail sentence. It has everything to do with poor management of money. If you have $20 million, would you not invest some and make sure you have plenty in case of injury, a downturn in the economy, or some other crisis? Vick has to give back what was remaining on his contractual obligation. He gets to keep the part he fulfilled. The fact that he blew most of his money and took out millions more in loans shows that he is no wizard. His life is not over and his earning potential is not over, it has merely taken a turn for the worse. He just figured he had an endless supply of cash. Look at how many people have gone bankrupt because of poor business decisions, a downturn in the housing market, poor investments, savings and loan scams, etc. I don't see anyone calling to have their lifestyles reinstated. He had plenty of money and a storybook life, but he figured he didn't have to answer to anyone. We have to answer to our employers and so does he. I think he now knows that if you are paid by the public, you will have to answer to the public. That's not overboard, over the top, over easy or over anything else. That's life. Welcome to it.
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