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Wow...figured this would be pretty heated. My thoughts:
I don't have a problem with the Eagles signing Vick. He paid his debt to society, now he's entitled to move on with the rest of his life. He should be able to return to his workplace, so to speak, if someone is willing to hire him.
I do think that what he did was pretty horrible, and I have no problem with the length of his prison sentence. I think the sentence was reasonable, if on the high end of reasonable. I think his celebrity played into that (i.e. sending a message to the dog fighting community through a high profile participant).
He committed a felony, was convicted of it, and served his time. As far as I'm concerned, he should be able to move on with the rest of his life, and hopefully be a productive citizen going forward.
And, for what it's worth, I think the Stallworth sentence was one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen. He and Leonard Little can go have a couple of drinks and laugh about how they avoided serious criminal consequences.
ETA: For what it's worth, I'd be far more upset if my team signed Stallworth (or Leonard Little, for that matter). Then again, since I was nearly killed by a drunk driver, I have fairly strong feelings on the issue.
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