There will be different feelings whenever Michael Vick and Donte Stallworth return to the field.
When Vick returns to the field there will be much protesting and you can be sure PETA will be out in full force picketing the stadium of the team that signs him (if anyone will). When Stallworth returns to the field, however, I doubt anyone will here much protest about it. The same happened after Leonard Little returned to the St. Louis Rams after serving jail time for killing a motorist while driving drunk.
I think that it’s ridiculous that many people have come out against Vick, yet you will not here much from people when Stallworth returns. I listen to sports talk radio and there are more people against Vick than Stallworth. The backlash against Vick was swift and harsh, but Stallworth has not and will not receive the same backlash.
What does this mean? Does it mean that people place a dog’s life above a human’s? I honestly do not believe that, but it almost seems like people find what Stallworth did more forgiving.
I believe dogfighting and drunk driving are both heinous crimes. But I also think drunk driving is more serious than dogfighting.
I am also surprised at the difference in sentencing for the two players. Vick recieved about two years for dogfighting, yet Stallworth only recieved 30 days for driving drunk and killing a man. It must be stated that the family was on board with the sentence and did not want the case to go to trial, but 30 days for taking a human life seems awfully light in my opinion.
Tags: browns, falcons, nfl, stallworth, vick
