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Embracing Michael Vick

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

The other day I saw a criminal defense lawyer promoting a petition against President Obama's words of thanks to Philadelphia Eagles' owner Jeffrey Lurie for giving Michael Vick a second chance. This criminal defense lawyer spends a great deal of time advocating against animal abuse. I think that's wonderful.But I disagree that criminal defense lawyers should be raging against Vick getting a second chance.Now to discuss this, I need to go back a few steps. You can't discuss anything relating to animal abuse without making a few things clear. So to all you animal rights activists, stop typing, for a moment.Certain crimes are more emotional than others - crimes against children, the elderly, the disabled, theft of money from charities, and yes, animal abuse...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on January 02, 2011 (boomark / email).