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Michael Vick – Role Model For Today’s Youth

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

A lot of kids look up to sports figures as heroes. Generally, it’s a good thing. Athletes can inspire kids to go all out and succeed. They show kids that with hard work and practice, they can succeed in life no matter what background they come from.But, NFL Quarterback Michael Vick paints a different picture.
Vick Bets Big On Dog Fights

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was at a dog fight in 2000 and is “one of the heavyweights” in the sport, ESPN reported. The network Sunday cited a police informant whom a dog-fighting investigator called “extremely reliable.”

“That’s who bets a large dollar,” the informant said on the show “Outside the Lines.” “And they have the money to bet large money. As I’m talking about large money, 30 to 40 thousand, even higher. He’s one of the heavyweights.”

When asked how he knows Vick bets that amount, the informant said, “because I’ve seen it.”

The informant said his dog beat Vick’s dog in 2000, the year before Vick was chosen by the Falcons with the first overall pick in the NFL draft.

Investigator David Hunt said information from the informant has “resulted in the arrest of several individuals over the past few years, numerous search warrants, as well as convictions.”

Surry County (Va.) Commonwealth attorney Gerald Poindexter said Friday he is confident charges will be brought in the investigation of a possible dog-fighting operation at a house then owned by Vick. Dog fighting is a felony in Virginia.

Police raided the rural home April 25 as part of a drug investigation. They seized 66 dogs, 55 of them pit bulls, and equipment that could be associated with dog fighting.

Vick has said he let a cousin, Davon Boddie, live at the house, and he didn’t know a large kennel on the property could be involved in criminal activity.

I used to actually like Michael Vick. I used to love watching him play. Now, I’ll be damned if I watch another NFL game if he’s in it.

If there’s one thing I can’t stand (and there’s quite a bit more than one thing) it’s animal abuse. Dog fighting is one of the nasty secrets of American society. It dates back as far as the 1600’s. But, that doesn’t make it right. It’s a vile and cruel practice and anyone who participates in it should be locked away for good.

Plus, he’s so full of shit. How could he not know what that property was being used for? He claims innocence, even when eyewitnesses place him there.

This is a guy who kids are supposed to look up to. He’s supposed to be a role model.

And then there’s the super-genius Clinton Portis, running back for the Washington Redskins who condones Vick’s crime.

Clinton Portis Proves He’s A Douchenozzle

Just weeks after Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick’s Virginia property was raided and evidence of a massive, illegal dogfighting operation was found, another National Football League star jumped into the fray. Defending Vick’s alleged involvement in dogfighting, Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis declared, “I think people should mind their business…I don’t know if he was fighting dogs or not, but it’s his property, his dog; if that’s what he wants to do, do it.“

After making those statements, Portis was advised that dog-fighting is a felony, to which he gave his opinion that it wasn’t too bad of a crime.

Portis should be locked up with Vick for being an idiot.

This Motherfucker Has Gone Too Far.

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

So it seems like some fuckwit or fuckwits in Orcas Island, Washington decided it would be a good idea to burn the flags that were placed on the graves of veterans for Memorial Day and replace them with flags of their own design.
Flags bearing swastikas.
Members of the American Legion replaced the flags but the fuckstick(s) returned to repeat the stunt on Memorial Day.

Seriously, what the fuck is this shit?
You want to burn a flag in protest, go for it. As far as I’m concerned it is well within your right to do so. Taking the flags off of the grave of a veteran is something completely different. Sure you might not like this war, or any wars for that matter, but how in the hell is this helping your cause? Unless your cause is just to be an asshole. Shit like this just puts you in the same group as Fred Phelps and his gaggle of douchenozzles.

I spent a (very) short time in the army and I never saw any action so when I’m gone don’t put a flag on my grave for Memorial Day because I don’t deserve it. I have friends that, if they go before me, I will be there to put a flag on their graves. Some of these friends disagree with the current war but that is not what the flag is for. It is to remember the person and what they did, not to glorify the war they fought in.

Psychologist/Pedophile: What Can Be Done?

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

Taken from CNN.com

Child Psychiatrist Accused of Molesting Patients 

REDWOOD CITY, California (AP) — A child psychiatrist who once headed the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry was arrested amid allegations he molested male patients dating back to the 1960s.

Dr. William Ayres, 75, appeared in court Friday on charges that he molested three patients. No plea was entered because his lawyer was not at the hearing.

Ayres was taken into custody Thursday at his San Mateo home and charged with 14 felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14. Prosecutors said they plan to present evidence that he molested young boys in his care for decades.

He is accused of fondling three boys repeatedly between 1991 and 1996 while they were his patients, according to the complaint. The boys were 9, 11 and 12 at the time and are now in their 20s. The statute of limitations for such crimes is 10 years or until the victim turns 28.

You know, I bet this happens more than we think it does.  In New York State, anyone who wants to go into child psychology has to undergo a background check, and I’m sure the rules are the same in other states.

Children are pretty vulnerable.  It would be easy for someone in the position of a child psychologist to take advantage of this.  Which brings me to question the whole subject of doctor/patient confidentiality.  Should this apply to children?  Should a child’s sessions with a psychologist be taped and made available to the parents?  This is something I don’t have an answer to.

W hen I was a kid, I went to a number of different psychologists for what was believed to be Attention Deficit Disorder.  I told these doctors a lot of personal things, some of which I wouldn’t readily admit in front of my parents.  Looking back now, it was all pretty stupid and none of what was going on in my life was anything that needed to be hidden, or to be ashamed of.  I was a normal kid with normal kid issues.  I had crushes on girls I didn’t know what to do about (and still don’t sometimes), I had problems with homework and grades.  Nothing spectacular.  But then again, I was a pretty normal kid.

Which is why I almost think that parents should be let in on what goes on in these sessions.  Parents can be the best friends a child can have, and the first line of defense against predators.  It’s a sad fact that some professionals are dangerous – and at the same time, most probably aren’t.  But, can we really afford to take chances?

It seems like pedophilia has become a huge problem in the US.  Maybe that’s because the internet has opened so many doors for pedophiles, and given them opportunities to access children that they didn’t have in the 80’s and most of the 90’s.  Maybe it’s because shows like “Dateline” are giving it more publicity than in the past.  It just seems like this is a growing issu, and growing at a rate that’s pretty damn frightening.  It doesn’t seem like any child is safe anymore.

Going back to an earlier point, parents are the first line of defense against predators, and if a child has to sacrifice a bit of privacy in order to be safe, it may be for his or her own good.

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