*Michael Vick‘s past just keeps haunting him over and over.
According to reports, the Philadelphia Eagles star quarterback has had to cancel his book tour because of death threats against him for once running a dogfighting ring.
Vick served 18 months in federal prison for his role in running the dogfighting ring. According to court papers in the cases of Vick and his codefendants, he bankrolled the operation and joined others in killing dogs that didn’t perform well.
Vick was scheduled to sign copies of his autobiography “Finally Free,” at Barnes & Noble stores in Atlanta, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The March 26 appearance set for Exton, Pa., was listed as canceled on the company’s website.
“While we stand by Michael Vick’s right to free speech and the retailers’ right to free commerce, we cannot knowingly put anyone in harm’s way, and therefore we must announce the cancellation of Mr. Vick’s book-signing appearances,” said Byron Williamson, president of Worthy Publishing, according to PhillyMag.com. “We’ve been assured these threats of violence, which have been reported to the police, are being taken very seriously by local authorities.”
Vick has tried mightily to change his image since being released from prison he’s been out of prison and became the Philadelphia Eagles QB, but unfortunately he still draws plenty of threats.
Here’s a sampling of the threats left on Facebook pages:
“I would go there to slit your throat knowing how you treat animals.”
“hope your kids don’t fall in a pool with a battery.”
“I would snap your neck if I met you, your [sic] a piece of trash.”
Since his release from prison in 2009, Vick has worked with The Humane Society of the United States to speak out against animal cruelty. He had made appearances at schools and spoken to students about the dangers of being involved in dogfighting. But, it looks like that’s not for some of his haters.
Those threats against Vick just prove how sick and deranged some people are. I put Animal Rights fanatics in the same boat as those anti-abortionist nuts who want to kill people for performing abortions. All of that misplaced passion should be directed toward helping orphans, the homeless, and the unfortunate HUMANS of the world.
This just goes to show where we are as an “AmeriKKKan” society. Yes, what he did was wrong and he paid his debt to society and lost it all. He was allowed a second chance and it seems like he truly learned his lesson but yet, people just won’t let it go. Since his conviction, a FEW people have done a lot worse and yet its swept under the rug, pat on the hand. After the OJ Simpson acquittal, I REALLY got a taste of how the laws amongst blacks and white apply so differently. Everyone is on the fence on whether OJ did it or not but he was acquitted by the very laws they made but yet, he ended up being convicted twice, once in the civil suit and the burglary conviction. There is no way a person with no criminal record should have been given that much time for taking back something that was rightfully his….
Leave that man alone and allow him to live his life! He has paid dearly for his mistakes. This type of crap pi$$es me off because it seems he (and other famous Black people) are never allowed to redeem themselves after an indiscretion, meanwhile, “others” are forgiven and their wrongdoings are forgotten.
God have your back VICK, NO WEAPSON FORM AGANIST YOU SHALL NOT PROSPER, the people in God world need Jesus he without sin cast your stone and see want you be cast into the pit of hell we all mess up there np perfect one but Jesus.
Just LOOK at this BS! Peeps have already forgotten about the “guns issue”, dem kids that were killed, all the BS the Repubs. are STILL doing “PRESENT DAY”!!!, fiscal cliff etc… but assholes won’t let “this” man alone fuh SHYT!! Ok like…how looooong ago was his incident…3 or more years ago, right? I tell yah..racism is a fkn TRIP!!!! Fk ‘em!!!! Real Talk!
Further …I think EVERY Black man looks JUST like POTUS, to all these racist! Worrrrrrd UP!
I find it disturbing that these animal activists who are against the mistreatment and abuse of animals have not problem mistreating and abusing their fellow human beings. That’s pretty sick in my opinion. I totally agree with Tejay’s comments. It’s starting to get ridiculous.
@NYCsoul……Naaaaaw see?, that’s just “it”! They don’t see “Us” AS “fellow” ANYthang!!!, & feel closer TO….the dogs! NOW!!! (said like B.Cosby!, wink!) what does “that” say about…”themmmmmm”!!??? Okaaaaaay!?? Hollah!