[fsstnotch]

Why did the NAACP need to be involved?! That is just rediculous! I am not racist.. i could really give a crap less if you are black, white, red, yellow, grean, purple, or blue! I have friends of all races including Middle Eastern! Who is the minority now days in the US? Why do I have to press 1 for english? Why should I have to mark the "optional" area of a job application, credit application, etc of my race? IT DOESN'T MATTER! The most qualified person should be given the job no matter of race...

Now to the role models.... Professional sports players are not role models unless you allow them to be. Your kids may want to be like them "when they grow up," but i assure you they do not want to be dog fighters because Vick is! They want to be like Vick ONLY as a player! He is a role model as a player. Him being a role model has nothing to do with his "off the field" antics! There are no kids out there who say.. I want to be Micheal Vick just because... NO they want to be LIKE micheal Vick because they want to play football and be good at it! This conversation has reminded me of the old commercials where they crack the egg in the frying pan! "NOBODY EVER SAYS, I WANNA BE A JUNKIE WHEN I GROW UP!"

Your kids grow up how you raise them! I too was whipped! I learned my lesson a time or 2! haha

Vick gets 12-18 months. Serves the mandatory 85% for federal time and is released. He will get a season suspension from the NFL which will be cut for "time served" since he will miss this entire season. He will NEVER see a $130M contract again because he will not get ANY endorsements. But he'll still make millions. Kids will continue to look up to him as a player but never as a person, just as is now... or was!