Comments on: Inside The Dog Fighting Underworld

Michael Vick's Indictment Turns Spotlight On A Seedy, Abusive But Lucrative Blood Sport

[conniereh]

Send them all to the Middle East to live with the true Barbarians. Let them all rot in hell.

[grazinggoat]

It appears there's one in this thread today.
Posted by RandalDS

-Thanks Randy, just look at the comment postig time. Repetitive ones have similar posting times. I think that could be due to some glitches within the CBSNews server. A new blogger may get confused after logging in and postig without pushing the refresh icon on top of explorer page, in order to check the acceptance of his (her) posting and its publication.

[gadove]

Every single time I hear the name Michael Vick, I am going to have a mental picture of him and his "buddies" standing around watching a dog hang to death, or watching a torn up losing female dog being electrocuted. There is no way he wasn't involved, and for the NFL to sit on the fence for even one single more day about suspending him w/o pay, until this is resolved, is despicable.

There is now going to be an even worse epidemic of dog fighting thanks to Michael Sick. His famous name is now going to be linked by his young fans to "dog fighting is cool and and easy money". Another horrible role model. If Rev. Al Sharpton and Russell Simmons think what he did is disgraceful, then that should be good enough for Goodall to suspend him. He is a horrible role model for the rest of his life, and should be banished.

[randalds]

The owners of such dogs and making them fight should be dearly fined and/or jailed. It's pathetic, disgusting, heartbreaking.
Posted by grazinggoat at 01:01 PM : Jul 19, 2007

Couldn't agree more GG. I think it's also a symptom of a mental illness or defect. Only a true sociopath could find enjoyment in the harming of innocent dogs like this. People like this are born without a part of the brain. The part that controls compassion, love and caring. they are devoid of the better human emotions.

Of course there are other forms of mental illness that causes a person to relentlessly post the same message over and over again in a hope of gaining attention to their pathetic self's. It appears there's one in this thread today.

[hapipupi3]

I live in a county in SC that has had such a problem with dog fighting that the former animal control commissioner got a 5 yr. sentance for owning fighting dogs, and for about 2 years,any breed that could be used for fighting was not safe in this county,even normal "family" dogs like Golden Retreivers. Our animal shelter will not take puppies anymore, because fighters from 3 counties use the tiny pups for "training bait",so we had to raise a litter of pups when one of my dogs accidently got pregnant,and had to find homes for them ourselves. People couldn't leave their dogs in their yards,because they would be stolen in broad daylight,and I was offered a large amount of cash for a dog I used to have that was a chow mix. I did not sell my dog to the person that offered me money, because I knew who he was and what he did. I've had dogs for most of my life, and I just can not comprehend HOW anyone can enjoy such a horrid activity,and I think that anyone that is caught engaging in such absolutely unbridled and inhuman cruelty should be given the maximum sentance possible for this awful behavior. The owners are more animalistic than the dogs are,and they do not deserve to go free for the suffering and pain they cause.

[pickel1229]

In my opinion; this world needs a reality check. People who think that it is right to fight a dog, need to be handcuffed to a tree and beaten, and let them feel how it is. I am a proud owner of 2 pits and neither one of mine are harmful. they are the most lovable dogs. they are great around mychild and my niece and nephew. Everytime i hear about these dog fights i cry and it seriously make it sick to my stomach. No dog should deserve to be put through this. And as far as Michael Vick's concerned, he deserves to get the same punishment as any other average everyday person. He's not any special than anyone else. He's being a teriible role model for the younger generation and deserves the right punishment. and anyone that stands behind him for what he has done, is just as wrong. I dont care if they didn't do it, but they are just as wrong for thinking that it's ok. They are sick people and its a shame that there are people like that in this world. Dogs are part of God's creation and deserve to be treated with respect.

[houndz2000]

Only someone completely devoid of character, morals, or compassion could possibly be involved in this "sport". Michael Vick is a thug. Nothing more. All the money in the world won't change that. He needs to be banned for life, fined heavily and sent to jail. Maybe his new jail buddies will be impressed with what a "big man" he is in the dog-fighting world. To me, he is nothing more than a loser.

[pinkiedog]

I hate this happened but it's about time someone took dog fighting seriously! A few years ago, I had to impound 60 pitbulls and take the owner to court in Georgia. Even though we had all of the same evidence as here, noone took us seriously and the case was ultimately dropped. Even though the owner was an international fighter, Irish Jerry, it took Mike Vick to bring it to the forfront. Thank you Mike!

[weareone2]

"People" who do this are hopelessly depraved, degenerate, and dangerous. They should be castrated, so they can't reproduce, and put in prison for life. Too bad we don't have colony planets where we could send these people to protect ourselves from them.

These are my gut feelings.

My rational self knows that such behaviour is usually a sign the the perpetrator was abused as a child. If we don't protect our children, we will have to live with the eventual consequences.

[rhhooker]

Why hasn't Vicks been suspended from the NFL yet? What does that tell you about the lack of decency or shame among the top executives of the NFL?