I've always defended Michael Vick . I've never supported him because I liked him as a human being or thought he was a good person. Most of my support for Vick has been driven by my commitment to fairness, and the fact that the punishment must fit the crime. When you go back in time, it's not uncommon for black male athletes to be treated like animals when they make the same mistakes that are made by the rest of us, and I just won't have it. When Michael Vick did his time for dog fighting, I was convinced that he'd learned his lesson and was ready to become one of the great comeback stories in all of sport.
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