An interesting occurrence happened today, that I have never heard of happening, today, another new twist on an already worn out story. Michael Vick, the dog-fighter extraordinaire, surrendered to authorities, three weeks before he was set to appear in court to be sentenced. Michael Vick turned himself in to jail, before he was even found guilty. I have never heard of anybody going to jail on his or her own will, even before having a sentencing. I thought people wanted to stay out for as long as they could. I hope Mr. Vick is not hoping that the judge will lower his sentence because he’s being such a “good boy” by going to jail before even being asked. The judge should not have any mercy, because Vick really does not care about anybody but himself. If he really wanted to be a “good boy” and to entice the judge to have mercy on him, he should have turned himself in while he was committing the offenses! Also, if anybody thought this was Michael Vick trying to be a good person by serving his time justly, that is not true. I was listening to ESPN News, and it was revealed that Michael Vick’s motive behind all of this is probably to get out early enough to play football in time for fall mini-camp. The reporter said that only if Vick starts his jail term now, could he serve his one-year suggested sentence in time for football season to start. The reporter elaborated saying that Vick could serve 10 months in a federal prison, then the last two probably at a halfway house. This would mean that Vick could start football in August of next year, in perfect sync with the start of NFL’s mini-camps.
I see Michael Vick’s gesture of going to jail early, as actually a selfish move! This man is just trying to position himself to quickly forget about his mistakes and get back to making millions of dollars in the National Football League. This guy is just a bad person trying to again beat the system. I am glad he is doing this. Michael Vick will soon realize his plan is just dumb, for so many reasons. Firstly, he must get reinstated into the league. The rookie NFL commissioner, Rodger Goodell, has been the toughest commissioner ever on player’s legal issues in the league. He has been suspending players left and right for tarnishing the league’s image even a little. If he possibly clears that hurdle in his attempt to make a comeback, I HIGHLY doubt that any self respecting team would take a chance on this convict with a history of legal, and locker room troubles. If any team by the slimmest margin, gave Vick a chance, he would never earn one hundredth of the ten-year, $167 million dollar deal, he signed with the Atlanta Falcons, the most lucrative deal in NFL history. A team might gamble a $1 million dollar contract on him, AT MOST.
Happy Trails Michael Vick. If you thought your plan might just work, just wait until you get your sentence… and it won’t be the minimum of one year in prison… it will be the five years-that the maximum sentencing guidelines allow for these offenses.
