Unless Michael Vick’s lawyer can channel Johnny Cochran, Vick is toast!
Tony Taylor, one of the co-defendants in the Michael Vick dog fighting case, has pleaded guilty. He goes so far as to say that Vick bankrolled the operation. Based on media reports, there is little reason to believe anything else.
Vick supporters rallied recently in Atlanta but this is not looking for him. There have been cautions not to rush to judgment and accusations of making this a racial issue. Please, let's not go there, Black people. If the race card is gonna be played, let it be for an important issue, not an athlete in a dog fighting case.
Some folks have claimed racism and then in the next breath, cited how Ray Lewis was allowed to play in spite of those murder charges. The last time I checked, Ray Lewis is Black just like Vick.
One thing is certain; Michael Vick knows his involvement in this case and he has to live with that regardless of the outcome of his case. Where is his lawyer? One of the first things Vick should do is to stop talking to the media. Shut up…be quiet…zip it. Stay off the radio and stop talking until he can work out a plausible and well thought out media relations strategy.
Right now I think Vick is guilty but I'm also willing to allow the judicial process to run its course.
Let the Michael Vick situation be a lesson to all athletes, especially the Blacks. You are a commodity. You are your own brand. You are a role model whether you like it or not. You get paid well. Shut up, grow up and be a PROFESSIONAL athlete.
2 comments:
Do you feel black athletes are more of a commodity than athletes of other races? I think all athletes should understand they ARE roles models whether they want to be or not. I think Tony Gwynn was an excellent role(still is)model for all. I used to watch Tony play when I lived in San Diego. Total pleasure to watch.
Whoever is bringing in the most money for the owner and the advertiser is the most of a commodity.
It's about the Benjamins regardless of who's bringing in the cash or getting butts in the seats at the games.
I do think that Black athletes have more of a responsibility to be positive role models especially to Black children.
There is an imbalance toward the negative in the images of Black males. Heathcliff Huxtable and the Huxtable family are no more unless you can catch them in re-runs.
It's more of an issue for Black children; white children get a broad range of images.
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