July 14, 2010
Kevin Kolb
c/o Philadelphia Eagles
NovaCare Complex
One NovaCare Way
Philadelphia, PA 19145
Dear Kevin Kolb,
Just when you think nothing more incredulous could shoot forth from the Eagles organization, you stun us with your stupidity. Could you please explain what your statement “I think people misunderstand Michael a bit means’? Where have you been since 2007 and exactly what is there to “misunderstand” about a person who knowingly and willingly killed, maimed and tortured countless animals for self gratification and financial gain? Animal cruelty is a criminal offense along with profiteering/gambling from same. Please do not be so pompous as to even go to the old ruse, “oh well, he did his time”. Vick served a sentence for the gambling aspect of his heinous acts but did not serve one day for what he did to those dogs, period. Vick is a sociopathic time bomb, plain and simple. His actions prove he is headed down a slippery slope . I will quote to you portions of a letter I sent I sent Jeffrey Lurie nearly one year ago in the hope of educating you. From my letter dated 8/23/09 …
Mr. Lurie, do you know how to electrocute a dog? I don't. Have you recently purchased a piece of property exclusively for your “dog hobby”? Most of us have not. I heard you say in a media interview that you were an “extreme” dog lover. Have you ever shoved electrical wires up into your dog’s anus because that dog just didn’t do what was expected of him or her? If you were to breed your dog, would you forcibly strap the female into a rape stand (one of the many torture toys used by the Michael Vicks of the dog-fighting world)? Would you toss your own pets into the dog fighting ring just for “fun”, like Michael Vick did? I know the answers to these questions are no. Not because you love dogs, but because, you, like many human beings in our society have all the proper components essential to humanity, those qualities that separate us from beasts. Not everyone likes animals but most humans would never consciously inflict harm on them because all of the connections within our human wiring do not permit us to cross the line into savagery. There is more proven documentation written regarding the distinct nexus between animal abuse and escalating human violence than I can comment on here. Many FBI profiling manuals are the result of detailed scientific investigation into criminal minds and not surprisingly the common dominator is animal abuse.
Michael Vick served his time under due process of the law. He could serve another 50 fifty years, be a model prisoner, say all the right things to “show” the remorse necessary to qualify him for release and still return to society as deranged and twisted as the day of his mug shot shooting. All the prison time in the world cannot correct the broken wiring, the lack of essential humanness or eradicate the sociopath streak that enables animal abusers to commit their atrocities. Does he deserve a second chance? All ex-convicts do when they are released. The fundamental basis of our prison systems is to “rehabilitate” the offenders so they can become productive members of society. Recidivism rates tend to disprove this but that is the theory on paper. As an ex-convict, Michael Vick cannot vote or serve in our military, but he can make 1.6 million dollars this year playing a sport?? How many ex-convicts just pick up where they left off? Not many and all of us know that. I wonder what Michael Vick’s co-defendants, Purnell Peace, Quanis Phillips and Tony Taylor are earning these days? Michael Vick can read, write, speak, and is able bodied enough to find another line of work and prove himself worthy of his release. Why not work for the Humane Society of The United States as their spokesperson? He may not make a million dollars but I am sure he would be able to garner a decent wage.
Plain and simple, Michael Vick failed. He failed as a person and a sportsman. By his own admission he was no student of the game …the last to practice the first to leave. He failed as a human being. Most importantly he failed as a role mode. Did you watch the news clip with young kids at Papa’s Playground in West Philadelphia over the weekend? They think of him as a shining example of all they want to be. That is pathetically tragic and sad. Michael Vick had everything: “the life”, “the image”, “the endorsements”, and “the adoring fans”. He literally had the world at his feet, an opportunity few of us, if any are privileged to know. He had a gift of talent, good enough to earn him a $100 million dollar contract with the Atlanta Falcons. Indeed, he was a heady sports superstar. What he never had or ever will is compassion as a human being and a soul. All he had wasn’t good enough. He lacks the “wiring” to be aware of that. He was compelled to cross the line and engage in aberrant behavior for self satisfaction. That sheer pleasure drawn from torture and killing of animals brought him what he needed. At the time of the allegations in 2007 his own father was quoted in the Atlanta Journal Constitution regarding his dog fighting operation as follows: “I wish people would stop sugarcoating it. This is Mike’s thing. He likes it and he has the capital to have a setup like that.” There is nothing sporting, amusing or acceptable in any of what he did. He certainly did not need the money. If his addiction or need was gambling, there was Vegas. If his addiction was drugs, he had enough money to blow enough lines up his nose until his heart exploded. Was he addicted to the limelight? He could have taken a page out Terrell Owens’ book for that. No, Michael Vick’s addiction is sadistic and sociopath in nature and no matter how much you think your actions are redemptory in nature, sadly, Mr. Lurie, you are in way over your head this time. It is a deep character flaw that cannot be undone. The dogs that suffered at Michael Vick’s hands had no ability to save themselves. They couldn't call their assistants to bring the limo around when they wanted to go home. They didn't have the ability to call a time-out and regroup. They had to fight until they were dead or so bloody and injured that they prayed for death…West Philadelphia over the weekend? They think of him as a shining example of all they want to be. That is pathetically tragic and sad. Michael Vick had everything: “the life”, “the image”, “the endorsements”, and “the adoring fans”. He literally had the world at his feet, an opportunity few of us, if any are privileged to know. He had a gift of talent, good enough to earn him a $100 million dollar contract with the Atlanta Falcons. Indeed, he was a heady sports superstar. What he never had or ever will is compassion as a human being and a soul. All he had wasn’t good enough. He lacks the “wiring” to be aware of that. He was compelled to cross the line and engage in aberrant behavior for self satisfaction. That sheer pleasure drawn from torture and killing of animals brought him what he needed. At the time of the allegations in 2007 his own father was quoted in the Atlanta Journal Constitution regarding his dog fighting operation as follows: “I wish people would stop sugarcoating it. This is Mike’s thing. He likes it and he has the capital to have a setup like that.” There is nothing sporting, amusing or acceptable in any of what he did. He certainly did not need the money. If his addiction or need was gambling, there was Vegas. If his addiction was drugs, he had enough money to blow enough lines up his nose until his heart exploded. Was he addicted to the limelight? He could have taken a page out Terrell Owens’ book for that. No, Michael Vick’s addiction is sadistic and sociopath in nature and no matter how much you think your actions are redemptory in nature, sadly, Mr. Lurie, you are in way over your head this time. It is a deep character flaw that cannot be undone. The dogs that suffered at Michael Vick’s hands had no ability to save themselves. They couldn't call their assistants to bring the limo around when they wanted to go home. They didn't have the ability to call a time-out and regroup. They had to fight until they were dead or so bloody and injured that they prayed for death…
So, Kevin, we “don’t understand what a good guy he is”? Name two things, and that is a stretch, that makes this sadistic bastard a “good guy”. You “hate it because he got his name dragged back through the mud” and “he’s upset”. I have to wonder how much those dogs hated it when they were being dragged, beaten, drowned and shot. You think they were upset? Where were you then Kevin, under a rock? Did you ever take the time to read the indictment or a newspaper for that matter? Haven’t heard a word from you about how horrible these acts of animal cruelty and murder were. Do the repulsive acts of cruelty he committed even give you reason to pause? Have you even given a thought to that or is it just some locker room fodder for dumb ass jock jokes???? Talk about towing the company line…keep dragging that line Kevin and drinking the Kool-Aid the buffoons in the front office shove down your throat. Hey…it got McNabb all the way to Washington. Plain and simple your statements make you look like a jackass.
Can you understand why most of us with a brain and a soul find your remarks incredibly stupid and uninformed? Do you understand that the Feds own Michael Vick’s ass until he completes his probation? For all this moron, Vick, has been handed on a silver platter as part of the NFL 2009 Redemption Tour, one would think he would at least try to walk the straight and narrow, refrain from situations that invite trouble and not disgrace the organization that gave him a chance. Again, he cannot help himself; it goes back to his broken wiring, his narcissistic personality and the lofty idealism associated with sociopathic tendencies. In your new best friend’s mind…the fault lies much within the circumstances, never as result of his actions. Each of us is responsible for our actions and one has to assume responsibility in order to earn respect. Michael Vick isn’t man enough to own up. If he was he would not need a “Crisis Manager”, a babysitting PR posse or his guru mentor, Tony Dungy. But then again, Vick is a coward; the crimes he committed against animals prove that.
In the end I cannot think of an organization more worthy of Michael Vick that the Philadelphia Eagles. You all deserve everything coming your way for getting in bed with the devil. It is now obvious that the Eagles organization is quite satisfied with any publicity they can get, even that generated at the hand of a sadistic ex-con. How heartwarming though, to know that Vick has finally found such a friend in you as evident in your statement “I love him”. Maybe you can bake him cookies when the idiot ends up back in the joint.
Respectfully,
Donna F. Interrante, President
PurrFect Paws Animal Rescue
