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I'm very much on the fence about this issue, leaning towards the thought that the apology and support of major figures makes it all too easy for Vick. I have worked with ex-offenders and genuinely understand and support the notion that society must permit those who genuinely want a second chance to have one. But I've also seen plenty of people who come out of prison ready to do the same things they did to get there in the first place, with no genuine remorse or thought of what their lives could be like otherwise. I have a very difficult time believing that Vick is being so repentant in public for any other reason than because he sees dollar signs. I think part of my anger over this situation is that he and many others took advantage of dogs that could not speak for themselves and cannot offer the forgiveness that we are expected to grant him. In this case, I don't believe it's possible for me to forgive because there's no way I can forget the images of all the cruel things he and his friends did to those dogs.

My feelings don't have anything to do with his race or background, as it seems people are wont to imply. But I think we're forgetting something very important in this discussion that we've somehow turned into a larger issue of "How can we support ex-offenders' reintegration into the community and allow them to find gainful employment so they can support their newfound lives." Michael Vick is a wealthy man, despite the court battles and everything else that's happened over the last two years - and at least part of that wealth came from his exploitation of dogs. I might support his reintegration into society, but I absolutely do not support his reintegration into the NFL - he's a man with many avenues for supporting himself and I don't think a sports franchise should be allowing him to make millions as their way of showing him they forgive him. That's absolutely ludicrous to me. There are other ways society can support Vick's "turnaround" besides making him a millionaire again. In doing so, we are saying that sports is more important than humane treatment of animals; we are saying that his ability to run and throw and play football is more important than all the other things he's done in his past and that we should be willing to quickly forgive his transgressions so that the Eagles (and overall, the NFL) can make money off of him. In that, we are only reinforcing the misguided American love of the almighty dollar, and THAT is something I absolutely cannot support.

My only wish is that instead of, or perhaps in addition to, being a spokesperson against animal abuse, that Michael Vick would become a spokesperson for ex-felons who are less known, less wealthy but also deserving of a second chance. Because we don't give them a good chance at employment, even a prison sentence of 5 years becomes a life sentence for these individuals.

This Vick question troubles me. Vick did pay for his crime. Vick did the time. Is it for any of us to forgive -- I suppose, if we want. We have rules, vVick broke the rules, paid for it (more than many other people whose actions have been at least as bad) Why should he not be able to make a living. Unless we start executing everyone who makes a legal mistake, perhaps we should read the rules as written as if they do the time they have paid the debt.