Today I am ashamed to live in my city. The Chamber of Commerce has decided
to invite Michael Vick to keynote an upcoming event called an Evening of
Champions. They are going to invite
someone who is most definitely evil to his core to come into our community and
show our youth that being an athlete allows you minimal consequence for being a
felon and a person who tortures and kills animals. They are going to teach our youth that
throwing a football well can excuse the most heinous of crimes – killing innocent
creatures.
Michael Vick is not a champion. Michael Vick is someone who has something
wrong in the depths of his soul. He is
someone who has a disrespect for the gift of life for others and yet gets to
enjoy his to the fullest. The only role
modeling he provides is that of what you should not be. I am truly appalled and disgusted that the
Chamber with make this selection.
Further, I am even more disappointed that they have no interest in
listening to and representing the public as there is a petition with thousands
and thousands of signatures protesting this invitation. Their social media channels have been flooded
with comments from people like myself that are angry about this decision. And still they move forward.
There are some who think he deserves a second
chance, that he has paid his debt to society, blah, blah, blah. If you feel that way – you are entitled to
your opinion. There is nothing anyone can
say that will change my mind about Mr. Vick and the atrocities he
committed. There are things that are truly
unforgivable in this world and what he did to those animals is one of them.
I have signed the petition.
I have emailed the Chamber. I
have emailed the members of the Chamber that work for my company. I will boycott the businesses that employ the
members of the steering committee for this event. There is not much more that I can do other
than continue to be angry and embarrassed.
Chamber of Commerce – shame on you…
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