Quote Originally Posted by FakeBoobsRule
Ever heard this before:

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

It's the fifth amendment. No where does it say that your rights against self incrimination are dependent on how much money you make or your status in society. How many times I would like to see a suspect beaten to within inches of his life to give up information but that would be wrong and once you start making exceptions then none of us have any rights. By making sure the people that deserve the rights the least are afforded their rights makes sure that those that should have them do.

I think it's very short sided of you to blast him about smoking pot in this manner. Yes it was stupid but you can't know what was going through his head when he smoked. Then to just sit there and say he gets high and degrades women while other people are good pot smokers sounds like some kind of government propaganda. Doesn't the government and those against pot try to make pot smokers out like demons and evil and sensationalize the evils of pot but you're going to turn around and point the finger at him like his way of smoking pot is worse than your way or your way is better? If he's not robbing people to buy pot then I don't see how his form of pot smoking is so bad. Stupid yes, bad no. I can't even put into words how fucked up this is what your doing. You're doing to him what the government does to all of us. Anslinger started the whole anti-marijuana propaganda by saying that pot smokers were evil violent low lifes and now you (I imagine you smoke or use marijuana) are now going to turn around and do the same thing to Vick? Stupid yes but does smoking pot while awaiting sentencing make him a worse person than he already is, no. Not only does this parallel what the government does but also when an alcoholic points the finger at a pot smoker and puts them down.

He's an idiot and a loser for betting on dog fighting, breeding dogs for fighting, and killing dogs and treating them badly. Should he burn that much more because he smoked while awaiting sentencing? Not in my book.
You're right, I am being short-sided(and minded). But Fakeboobsrule, I've seen the worst of what Micheal Vick has written all over him. I'm sorry, I can't shake off what people like him do to our society. and if not him, what he likes to represent. He doesn't strike me as the "peaceful" and "positive" person. I guess I'm being ignorant in my judging him but hey, like I said, he brought it on himself.