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How do you feel about Michael Vick?
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jasoncran
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yes, and i'll post a comment from mark early on that that i think we christians should support if the lord wills.
Each year, 700,000 prisoners return to our communities. They will all need a job. Even the famous ones.
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After serving 19 months in prison, former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is looking to return to the NFL. As I record this, it isn’t clear which team will risk the virtually certain public-relations nightmare and sign the former Pro Bowler.
But whatever happens, Vick is in a far better position than nearly every other man being released from prison this or any other year.
Why? Because he possesses a rare set of skills. Only 32 men are good enough to start at quarterback in the NFL. Add Vick’s previous success, and some team will be willing to take a chance on him.
What’s more, while many people hate Vick for his involvement in a dog-fighting ring, the sentiment is by no means unanimous. There are plenty of fans who want him to see him play again.
But it isn’t only fans. Former Colts coach Tony Dungy, one of the most respected men in football, visited Vick in prison. Dungy, a Christian with a passion for prison ministry, recently said that he “firmly believes†that Vick “deserves a second chance in life.†Writing in Sports Illustrated, Dungy told readers that Vick’s “future, just like those of thousands of other inmates around the country, is worth saving.â€Â
As I said, Vick will probably get that second chance. However, the same cannot be said about the vast majority of the “thousands of other inmates†Dungy mentioned. While Americans are ready, even anxious, to forgive celebrities’ transgressions, they can be downright vindictive when it comes to ordinary offenders.
This is something that ex-offenders in Philadelphia know all too well. Two years ago, the city created a program that would give employers a $10,000-a-year tax credit for every ex-offender they hired. The goal of the programâ€â€to reduce crime by reducing recidivism.
Yet in the first year of the program’s existence, not a single employer applied for the credit. Why? In large part because they feared the consequences of being publicly identified as hiring ex-offenders.
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The recession isn’t helping matters. Even in good economic times, ex-offenders often have trouble finding work after their release from prison. In some communities, 75 percent of ex-offenders are out of work a year after their release. And these are hardly good economic times.
It’s in everyone’s interest to change this. Ex-offenders need a way to support themselves and their families if they are going to return to a law-abiding life. Almost as important, work and the responsibilities associated with the job promote virtues and community ties that can prevent their re-offending. If the adage “idle hands are the Devil’s tools†is true of any group, it is most certainly true of ex-offenders.
The link between idleness and recidivism is why all of us have a stake in seeing that ex-offenders find work. Even if we are not interested in saving someone else’s future, our own future is made safer by helping the 700,000 men and women who leave prison every year find work if they want it.
That’s why we at Prison Fellowship and BreakPoint firmly believe that helping ex-prisoners is both the right and smart thing to do. Visit us at PrisonFellowship.org for more information.
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Each year, 700,000 prisoners return to our communities. They will all need a job. Even the famous ones.
Listen Now | Download
After serving 19 months in prison, former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is looking to return to the NFL. As I record this, it isn’t clear which team will risk the virtually certain public-relations nightmare and sign the former Pro Bowler.
But whatever happens, Vick is in a far better position than nearly every other man being released from prison this or any other year.
Why? Because he possesses a rare set of skills. Only 32 men are good enough to start at quarterback in the NFL. Add Vick’s previous success, and some team will be willing to take a chance on him.
What’s more, while many people hate Vick for his involvement in a dog-fighting ring, the sentiment is by no means unanimous. There are plenty of fans who want him to see him play again.
But it isn’t only fans. Former Colts coach Tony Dungy, one of the most respected men in football, visited Vick in prison. Dungy, a Christian with a passion for prison ministry, recently said that he “firmly believes†that Vick “deserves a second chance in life.†Writing in Sports Illustrated, Dungy told readers that Vick’s “future, just like those of thousands of other inmates around the country, is worth saving.â€Â
As I said, Vick will probably get that second chance. However, the same cannot be said about the vast majority of the “thousands of other inmates†Dungy mentioned. While Americans are ready, even anxious, to forgive celebrities’ transgressions, they can be downright vindictive when it comes to ordinary offenders.
This is something that ex-offenders in Philadelphia know all too well. Two years ago, the city created a program that would give employers a $10,000-a-year tax credit for every ex-offender they hired. The goal of the programâ€â€to reduce crime by reducing recidivism.
Yet in the first year of the program’s existence, not a single employer applied for the credit. Why? In large part because they feared the consequences of being publicly identified as hiring ex-offenders.
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The recession isn’t helping matters. Even in good economic times, ex-offenders often have trouble finding work after their release from prison. In some communities, 75 percent of ex-offenders are out of work a year after their release. And these are hardly good economic times.
It’s in everyone’s interest to change this. Ex-offenders need a way to support themselves and their families if they are going to return to a law-abiding life. Almost as important, work and the responsibilities associated with the job promote virtues and community ties that can prevent their re-offending. If the adage “idle hands are the Devil’s tools†is true of any group, it is most certainly true of ex-offenders.
The link between idleness and recidivism is why all of us have a stake in seeing that ex-offenders find work. Even if we are not interested in saving someone else’s future, our own future is made safer by helping the 700,000 men and women who leave prison every year find work if they want it.
That’s why we at Prison Fellowship and BreakPoint firmly believe that helping ex-prisoners is both the right and smart thing to do. Visit us at PrisonFellowship.org for more information.
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John_O
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I wrote the the Eagles and let them know how I felt about it. Me and 150 of my AR friends .Yes he done his time ( to short IMO) but he has a right to work again.. at Burger King! Not the NFL once a CEO is convicted of something and released he is no longer a CEO. Cops who get in trouble are no loner allowed to be on the force anywhere. Ect Ect. Sick Vick is lucky he plays footbal where you get second, third, fourth chances.
he had 2 years to pratice saying all the right things. You don't HANG dogs.. you don't DROWN dogs... and you don't electrocute dogs with out something really wrong with you like sick in the head!
If he takes a lie detector test and passes thats the only way I will believe him.
he had 2 years to pratice saying all the right things. You don't HANG dogs.. you don't DROWN dogs... and you don't electrocute dogs with out something really wrong with you like sick in the head!
If he takes a lie detector test and passes thats the only way I will believe him.
jasoncran
Member
lie detectors arent very accurate that's why no employer can use them to hire and investigate. emotions can through them off, we only have his word on this and time will tell, but we if he was an abortion doctor and killed a baby that lived will we forgive him so easily, or hold him to account, john , i know where you come from, and i'm not saying your wrong, but i'm addressing the warped thinking that our culture of death. an animal isnt a human, and even the Lord says the we are more precious to him then many sparrows.
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Blazin Bones
Member
I say give the guy a break. Yes he killed dogs. Senator Ted Keneddy most likely killed a woman and was allowed to serve in the senate without question by some. Which is more important?
Armor of God
Member
The man paid his debt and now it's time to move on.
The sad part in this whole story is there are more people outraged at the killing of some dogs than the unborn who are slaughtered every day in this country.
The sad part in this whole story is there are more people outraged at the killing of some dogs than the unborn who are slaughtered every day in this country.
Dude named Louis
Member
I feel that Michael Vick is a better quarterback than Donovan McNabb. And that's not saying a whole lot. 
Dude named Louis
Member
Vince said:
(sniff) Don't make me start crying again, I just started recovering from the embarrassing loss (sniff).
Dude named Louis
Member
Sorry, doesn't help me. I'm going through my yearly grieving process. If there were any chance of Reid and/or McNabb not returning I might feel a sense of optimism, for now it seems same old, same old.
Thankfully it's just a game and there are more important things in life.
(sniff)
Thankfully it's just a game and there are more important things in life.
(sniff)