Throw the book at Michael Vick

Michael Vick deserves to lose it all--his promising career, his wealth, his celebrity status, and his place in football history. It it were up to us, he'd be forced to fight for the death, and if he fails to fight well, we'd shoot, electrocute, hang or drown him.

Sound harsh? That's exactly what he has been accused of doing to other living beings. We know this has been in the headlines for weeks, but we've worked to ignore the news because we don't appreciate news stories that involve the harming of innocent animals. But today, we read an article in the Courrier-Journal and it got our blood boiling!

I hope Mr. Vick is not permitted to escape from the significant pain and suffering he's inflicted on animals. His dog fighting operation was so large and so cruel that 60 pit bulls taken from his property will have to be killed because they cannot be reprogrammed to respond to other animals in a non-aggressive way. God only knows how many other sentient beings were killed or maimed for Mr. Vick's amusement.

I hope he never plays football again. In fact, I hope he is incarcerated and by the time he gets out of jail he's an old man who can see the achievements and wealth attained by his teammates while he wasted away for the suffering he inflicted on others.

Read more at http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070721/OPINION01/707210376.