simplehiker

The last week was full of celebrities and organizations getting a chance to open there big mouths and show how big of misinformed, cruel, and uncompassionate they are out the recent Michael Vick charges of animal cruelty and violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Yes, if you have not been closely following the new the straw that broke the quarterbacks back was the threat of a RICO charge if the case went to court. Why would a dog torturing quarterback get be charged with a offense created for prosecution of organized crime? Well because he create a business with fellow conspirators to profit off a criminal enterprise that included cruelty to animals and betting all with some nice money laundering thrown in to boot.

So here is what some people had to say about the recent plea bargain…

R.L. White, president of the Atlanta chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is quoted by CNN saying that he didn’t understand the uproar over dogfighting, when hunting deer and other animals is perfectly acceptable. He urged the National Football League, the Atlanta Falcons and Vick’s commercial sponsors not to dump the troubled athlete.
First as you may or may not know I am a vegetarian working on becoming vegan but in my youth I was much into the outdoors as I still am. In my youth outdoors meant hunting so I am actually certified in hunter safety and have spent many hours with hunters and reading about hunting. Thank god that I actually never went hunting and killed any animal myself. But my point is that when you are learning to be a “good” highly skilled hunter one of the most important things is a quick, clean kill of the animal. No hunter I have ever seen or met was out in the woods for the sport of seeing how much they could make an animal suffer. On the contrary considered a poorly skilled and unethical hunter to attempt to kill an animal in a manor that is slow or sloppy. Though I personally highly disagree with the practice of hunting it would be nice to see some hunter lobby respond that no sorry, we are not into the hobby of breeding animals to fight and kill each other and it is only an unethical and poorly skilled hunter to takes a shot that does not kill the animal quickly.
Second why is the NAACP an organizing that should be supporting strong ethical positive African American role models sticking up for this dirt bag? He is a criminal who enjoys the torture and suffering of animals! This is the kind of stuff the average American bigot can point at use to cite against a important and much needed organization such as the NAACP. STOP STICKING UP FOR SCUMBALLS AND STICK UP FOR REAL HARD WORKING POSITIVE ETHICAL BLACK AMERICANS!

New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury (via AP) said…
“I think it’s tough,” Marbury said, according to Albany TV station Capital News 9. “I think, you know, we don’t say anything about people who shoot deer or shoot other animals. You know, from what I hear, dogfighting is a sport. It’s just behind closed doors.” “I think it’s tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down,” Marbury said. “I think he’s one of the superb athletes, and he’s a good human being. I just think that he fell into a bad situation.”
Again, “he’s a good human being”. A man that enjoys and profits from breeding and fighting animals to the death then when the Dogs are not breed to be vicious fighers to his liking executes them in various cruel manors like he was on a sadistic game show. Hey, but hes a superb athlete we should really let this one slide…

Then we come to White America’s Beloved Jamie Foxx (via IMDB)
“It’s a cultural thing… I used to see dogs fighting in the neighborhood all the time… Mike probably just didn’t read his handbook on what not to do as a black star. I know that cruelty to animals is bad, but sometimes people shoot people and kill people and don’t get time… I give Mike the benefit of the doubt.”
Why would you place blame of Vick unbranched savagery and in the process cheapen black culture. To many nonblack Americans Jamie Foxx is an example of a prodominate, respected African American and for him to chalk up Vick’s behavior on the grounds of culture is simply irresponsible and reckless on his part.

I was glad to see some people put there ethics where there mouth is and publicly denounced the acts of Vick. Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton, hip-hop mogul and vegan Russell Simmons both join on to sign a letter written by PETA to the NFL and Vick’s (no former) sponsors. (Via CNN)

Heavyweight Boxing Champ Lamon Brewster also threw his name in the ring making this Anti-Dog fighting PSA for PETA.

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