That said, what I was trying to do was explain why Vicks actions are, at their core, worse than Stallworth’s.

I don’t believe for a second that Stallworth intended to kill the pedestrian. When he carelessly climbed behind the wheel, it wasn’t with the intent on taking a life that night. He didn’t set out to deliberately run down a pedestrian in the middle of the road.

Vick on the other hand intended to torture and murder those dogs in the most brutal of ways. He starved them to make them angry, and those who didn’t fight well enough were either drown, hung, had their heads slammed against the concrete or were electrocuted, often times through the genitals. Vick’s crew created rape stands and frequently stole animals from the neighborhood, household pets, to use as training tools.

When you compare the two crimes, Stallworth’s and Vicks, one definitely sticks out as far more grotesque and heinous than the other. And that isn’t Stallworth’s.

The only one I take issue with is the one where you said Donte was just stupid and careless. This bothers me is a common excuse I hear on a monthly basis when other drunk driving cases are determined. I just find that it is a cope out for those behind the wheel. Especially when the drunk driver is normally the one who walks away without injuries.

Thanks for the response, always good to hear solid rebuttal.

And to set the record straight, he went to jail for illegally spearheading an interstate gambling operation. Unfortunately he was never tried, nor sentenced for the torture and abuse against animals.

In any event, the gambling ring he was running ought to be enough to keep him out of the NFL. Frankly, I don’t see how anyone could trust him to lead their football team. The guy lost millions, so what makes you think he wouldn’t throw a football game to make a bit of extra cash on the side? And given his history of being a turd, do you really think you could trust him to do the right thing?

Put another way, would you want him to play for YOUR team?

And comparisons to Donte Stallworth are laughable.. Sure, Donte deserves to be removed from the NFL as well, but not at all for the same reasons as Vick. Vick’s actions were deliberately cruel. Donte was just stupid and careless. That doesn’t make what Donte did any better, but when you compare the intent of the actions at face value, Vicks actions are far far worse than Stallworths.