Beat the dog
Talk radio has been buzzing with discussions on the Michael Vick animal cruelty case. Many listeners are bemoaning the punishment of Vick as excessive. One was outraged that Vick had abused dogs, and it would be more understandable if he had slapped his wife. Really! Finally, somebody is saying what I have been thinking. An essay at women’s e-news points out that many professional athletes are notorious for beating up their wives, (remember O.J.) but we aren’t running them out of sport for that. I guess in the minds of most people a dog is innocent while a woman probably did something to deserve it.