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Michael Vick Is Free | 05/20/2009 10:45 am

Michael Vick Leaves Prison, Heads to Home Confinement

Michael Vick, the former quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, has two months left of his 23-month sentence for financing a dogfighting ring.
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Michael Vick © Getty Images

Michael Vick has been released from federal prison early and will spend the rest of his sentence in home confinement.

Vick, the former quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, has two months left of his 23-month sentence for financing a dogfighting ring.

CNN was told by Wayne Pacelle, the president of the Humane Society of the United States, that Vick plans to work with them on anti-dogfighting campaigns. If the NFL reinstates the 28-year-old, Vick could head back to the football field in September and finish out his ten-year, $140 million contract with the Falcons. 

Click here for more on the story on CNN.com.

Tell us: Does Michael Vick deserve to play football again?

Read more about: Animal Abuse, Animals, Atlanta Falcons, Crimes, Dogfighting, Football, Humane Society, Michael Vick, News, Pets, Sports

43 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

Sherry Dale
I wish he would rot in hell!  Poor dogs that had the misfortune of being "owned" by him…
By Sherry Dale on 05/20/2009 10:58 am
Mary Utrup
It is always an amazing thing to me when someone has been given a real talent and a personality to make positive decisions and they throw it all away! He’s a real disappointment and his decision has created a real loss of talent. I hope his incarceration has given him some insights into the waste he made of the gifts God has given to him and that he’ll move forward to enable his own life and those of others.
By Mary Utrup on 05/20/2009 11:23 am
Andrea Brandon

In a nutshell: The Judge sentenced Vick to one month short of the maximum sentence allowed. The problem is that the maximum penalty [24 months] is far too lenient; the range needs to be greatly explanded. The reality is that in this country dogs are domestic pets and even considered children to some. The bond between dogs and humans is great - I can attest to that. Vick has NEVER shown remorse and I am willing to bet plenty that he still does not. His only remorse is for the money and life he lost.

I also think that Wayne Pacelle is nuts if he goes ahead and contracts with Vick to do public service announcements. The public won’t see such broadcasts as sincere.

Vick shouldn’t be within a mile of any dog. He doesn’t deserve a damned thing and the NFL is crazy if they rehire him since he is not role model material. I can’t say enough bad things about Vick. If I had my way he would spend the rest of his life in jail, or in the absence of that, work for $.12 an hour as a janitor as he did in jail. 

By Andrea Brandon on 05/20/2009 11:52 am
Deena B.
My feelings exactly.  I don’t think I can add to, or improve upon, anything Andrea said.
By Deena B. on 05/20/2009 12:04 pm
S G
Andrea I agree.
By S G on 05/20/2009 1:03 pm
Libra Lady
Andrea…somehow I knew I would find you here….You expressed what many here are feeling….he is nothing but a scumbag who should stay behind bars for eternity as far as I am concerned….he is nothing but a waste.  I don’t think he is sorry, and the last person I want to hear talk about dog fighting….he is doing it because he has to, and if he wasn’t caught, he’d still be doing it today….he shows no mercy for what he and his buddies were doing….if the NFL hires him back, then they have lost any respect from me.  His next job should be working in animal shelters as the poop scooper….and that is still too good of a job for that worthless piece of _______.   Yes, I have no mercy on this person…..and I will not apologize to anyone on those feelings.
By Libra Lady on 05/20/2009 3:59 pm
Andrea Brandon
I can’t begin to tell you how vehement I am on this subject, Libra Lady. It’s so nice to know I’m in good company.
By Andrea Brandon on 05/20/2009 4:07 pm
Libra Lady
Andrea…finally a thread where we all agree on….except many of the libs aren’t commenting….wonder why?  I know your feelings on animal abuse, so we will always agree on this.
By Libra Lady on 05/20/2009 4:24 pm
Andrea Brandon
Isn’t it great, Libra Lady? I just hate it when defenseless creatures can’t fight back. There are just some things in life that don’t deserve forgiveness and this is one of them. I was very pleased to see that Vick got raked over the coals over on the CNN website commentaries this morning. Ha Bibi expressed my sentiments precisely [see further below in this thread].
By Andrea Brandon on 05/20/2009 4:36 pm
~ countrywoman ~
Libra person…..how worrisome!  Just yesterday one of your many (4,224) opinions appeared on the Lori Drew thread where there was truly a consensus of outrage shared by all who posted there.  And yet here you are telling Andrea"…finally a thread where we all agree on."  Your post continues: "except many of the libs aren’t commenting….wonder why?"  Perhaps you did not mean this to sound like rude derogatory innuendo?  Certainly YOU wouldn’t assert that us "LIBS" don’t care about animals, would you?  I must have taken that the wrong way….because you must admit that YOU wouldn’t know the tiniest fact about how I, (or any other "LIB") have devoted my life to the animals in my family, or how much of my income I donate to shelter and care for stray animals in my community, or how deeply sickened and repulsed I am by the cruel and malicious way in which this "sport’s hero" used and abused those precious dogs?  Just so, what exactly WERE you suggesting? 
By ~ countrywoman ~ on 05/20/2009 10:15 pm
Maggie W
Excellent response!  I was thinking the same way when I read that comment.  It’s totally uncalled for. 
By Maggie W on 05/21/2009 10:50 am
deber B
I love animals and was thoroughly disgusted with Michael Vick.   I hope he has learned a valuable lesson. 
By deber B on 05/20/2009 12:45 pm
Libra Lady
Deber….so true..remember when Whoopie was trying to excuse michael vick of his actions due to how he grew up in the  south on the view? 
By Libra Lady on 05/20/2009 4:06 pm
Eliese H
Michael Vick scares me.  I understand he trained his pitbulls on other dogs and laughed at the blood bath.  If he got pleasure out of that, he is one depraved, despicable……..  I hope he learned a lesson, turned over a new leaf and is ready to try to redeem himself - but I’m not holding my breath over it.
By Eliese H on 05/20/2009 1:11 pm
Libra Lady
Eliese…your puppy is adorable…and your post says it all….thank you.
By Libra Lady on 05/20/2009 4:01 pm
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