We will never forget what he did. Never. He is using the platform of supposed "reformism" to make more money for himself and his money grubbing wife. No money goes to the dogs. ALL of his salary should go to the dogs and the Humane Society of the United States is a JOKE. One dollar out of every 100 actually goes to help the dogs.... that is ONE PERCENT.... so the fact that they joined with this convicted felon, a member of the National Felons League doesn't surprise me.... Please, get this pychopath out of our faces.

This is a very tough question...I was abused as a child and I really understand the challenges of forgiveness vs forgetting! People can change but that doesn't always mean they have. Forgiveness is not the only issue.. it is trust and redemption. I personally would like to see Vick physically - supervised hands on working with and helping dogs damaged by fighting, abuse and neglect -- If he has changed it will break his heart and change him at a soul level - AND Financially funding (in a big way) the rescuing of these dogs that are tortured this way and prevention. IF he truly is repentant (???) then he needs to do more than get media coverage and perks! He needs to begin to repair, restore and prevent the damage caused by the kind of people he (was / is???). If he had to help heal these abused dogs (supervised of course) perhaps it would really get to his heart not just his head how wrong his behavior was. He can't just say it was wrong he must show that he IS changed -- You shall know them by their fruit! I do believe in change and transformation, but there must be evidence and much guidance in the process to validate it is real!!!

I guess to forgive is divine, you would have to ask yourself have you ever needed to be forgiven? And does your God say forgive, people forgive murders of people and children every day but here it is years later and you are still asking yourself does this man DESERVE YOUR FORGIVENESS...you may want to ask yourself does he care for your forgiveness. It probably matters more whether his family, his GOD and his people forgive him...who cares what the rest of the world thinks?

It is NOT time to fogive: Vick NEVER paid his restitution - which was court ordered- to the dogs. He makes millions and still can't seem to send ANY money to the dogs at Best Friends Sanctuary. Also he has violated his parole by going to a party where his co-defendant was (this is against court order). Shot were fired there. NOTHING has changed! In addition he shows NO interested in how the dogs are doing. He threw his family dog into the pit and let it get killed while he stood there and watch. This "man" is a digrace to the human race. He should NOT be in the NFL and he should be mandated to follow his parole. If he can't he should go back to prison. We have not seen or heard the end of Vick's crimes, trust me. A sociopathy does NOT change!

Pople that sick do not change. He beat his pet dog to death with a shovel slammed the little red dog time and time again on the concrete floor shot them Hung them from trees never mind the laughing and joking while the poor animals were being mailed and ripped to shreds. Soul what soul people that wicked don't have soul's. I was sexualy physicaly and mentally abused from 2 years old don't give all that rubbish about repentance like the bible days an eye for an eye, I would destroy him like he destroyed those beautiful dogs .....Forgive!!!! not in this lifetime, you reap what you sow..!

What I would like to know is what was Michael Vick feeling when he watched dogs fight. What was he feeling when he handled these dogs and what did he feel when he was party to the death and torture- some at his own hand? He actively took part in these acts. It isn't like he just fell in with a bad crowd and was present at a crime. He knew they were wrong otherwise they would not have been hidden. He lied and when caught all of a sudden he 'knows' his actions were wrong. I don't believe this for an instant. It is all about the money and to see this individual - I refuse to call him a human be give awards and paid obscene amounts of money is nauseating. But there is a God and one day Michael Vick will have to atone.

It is past time!!! He has served his time and since everything he does is scrutinized, he has paid all fees and fines required. If he has not paid, it would be in the news.

All I can say is thank god Im British because there is no way we would place sport before humanity and that's a fact the people of the UK wouldn't tolerate it.

Serial killers have LONG histories of abusing animals. Vick started dog fighting when he was 8 years old and killed dogs for six years. Those who abuse animals also abuse people.

Vick DID NOT serve one minute of time for his crimes. He got off like Casey Anthony on a very minor charge. He was given a plea deal.

He was charged with: Conspiracy to Travel in Interstate Commerce in Aid of Unlawful Activities and to Sponsor a Dog in an Animal Fight Venture” - THAT is the charge that Vick did time for. the charge is basically "promoting gambling across state lines."

If he had been charged with animal cruelty according to Virginia law and if you read the court documents, he lied and failed the polygraph and he is still lying. If he had been charged with dog fighting, he would be in jail for 65 years. He has said "I'm SORRY I got caught" and wishes his sentence was shorter. He has shown NO remorse.

Forgiveness can be given to people who show REAL remorse BUT Vick, like all sociopaths, has no REAL remorse. He blames what he did on his friends, his background, NO ONE put a gun to his head for six years. NO ONE told him to kill, drown, electrocute, slam dogs to the ground like jump ropes, and the rest, HE DID IT.

He's done NOTHING since to make ME think he is truly sorry. It's just words scripted by his PR handlers.

People who are truly remorseful TELL THE TRUTH, MAKE AMENDS, and GO ABOVE and BEYOND, he has NOT.

Read the court docs and the Lost Dogs book.

I’ve read Lost Dogs detailing his involvement and cannot stick my head in the sand about it. I work at a wildlife center and am all too familiar with euthanasia, however, I cannot help but wonder if God is ok with us taking the life of one of his creatures and we only do it when it is not possible to rehab the animal and it is the most humane option. I work with hunters and ranchers and although the hunters kill animals for sport, (they do eat their prey - for the record), and ranchers have to at times put an animal down, they would never do anything to harm an animal or torture them. Michael Vick did willingly torture and kill animals for years. Whether or not it is shouted from the rooftops is not the issue. The issue is only a certain type of person can do this to any living creature, someone missing something very fundamental. Vick supporters want to convince themselves because he’s been blessed with football talent, that is indicative of his character, make up and moral compass. One has nothing to do with the other. Jail doesn’t heal that. His soul will never find redemption. Martin Luther King Jr., said it best, "Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way." Martin Luther King Jr.

Vicks is not the only one who has abused dogs. He should be forgiven. This is what he saw growing up as a child in his neighborhood; he didn't know the seriousness of it. I like Dogs but there are children being abused and I don't recall this big of a reaction when a black child has been beaten or killed.

Because as a child you witnessed something does not excuse your actions as an adult. He knew it was illegal and he's was never charged with animal cruelty by the commonwealth of virginia. Therefore he does not deserve to be walking on the streets amongst us.

Vick is only "sorry" he got caught. Someone who inflicts the level of torture as he has, sould never be allowed to own any animal ever again. This was not a one time thing, he did this for years @ a very high level, forget about that lame excuse to "blame it on his childhood" I have seen plenty of people who have had rough childhoods & don't go out doing what he did. I think he should have to pay alot more to buy/donate to shelters & to reform these dogs that are victims of "people" like him. I also think he should have to work with & see the worst victims (supervised) of course. I'm on the fence about him being able to play football, his salary should go to a good cause, not more drugs, toys etc.. But he should never be endorsed by any company ie...Nike, Subway, I will no longer purchase from these companies. Personally I could never forget/forgive him, for many reasons.. the most being he is not sorry for what he did, only that he got caught.

Companies and networks are awarding and rewarding his ability on the football field, not his canine murdering and dogfighting ways. They feel that justice was served and he repaid his debt to society - per the law.

Just like every dog deserves a second, and sometimes third or fourth chance in life, people deserve second chances, too, if they've seriously learned a lesson and want to change for the better. If Vick wants to become a spokesperson about the evils of dogfighting, great! But, why does he feel the need to promote everything he does, like addressing Congress, instead of just going out and doing it? Maybe he still needs guidance in how to be a spokesperson.

I think a giant gesture toward good will would be to give the money back to the DDB folks who fund raised all the money thru our donations to purchase his house, which is now the Good Newz Kennels. What a great donation that would be for them to continue renovations and fencing. If he hasn't filled the dowry for any dogs remaining at Best Friends, that would be a good and positive thing to do, too. Actions always speak louder than words, Michael Vick.

Well, you have to take into account the "ick factor". For me, his actions broke my cultural taboos. Could you forgive someone for cannibalism or necrophilia? His actions fall into the same category, as something so creepy that there is just no reconciling with it.

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"Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him." (Luke 17:3 NKJV) Learn to forgive, so that you may be forgiven. It's life; we all have made mistakes and done wrong to others, whether knowingly or unknowingly. But learning to forgive others for the wrong they've caused you and others, makes life so much more rewarding!

Mr. Zick did not commit a crime against me. He has paid his debt to society. I've seen people who have hurt others do less time in prison. Those of us who love dogs should spend more of our time trying to save the ones in our animal shelter from death. They kill 100s of animals there. Whose fault is that?

@KJ Garrett -- the key phrase is "if he repents", not "if he SAYS he repents and then doesn't even acknowledge what he's so-called repenting for". I could have forgiven MV a long time ago -- forgiven, but not forgotten -- if he'd only ACKNOWLEDGED what he did. I'm still waiting, and he can wait for my forgiveness, not that he gives a damn about that, either. And @James Bell, I was never abused or molested as a child, but when a child abuser or molester serves his time and can't wait to get back into society and do it again -- BECAUSE IT'S A SICKNESS -- I can't forgive that behavior, either. I think MV, along with his fellow abusers, has a sickness. That isn't his fault. How he deals with it is his choice, and that is as unforgiveable as the acts themselves. And if I spent any more time trying to save the shelter animals from death, I would find myself in a shelter. It's a full time job trying to clean up after the likes of MV and the rest of the uncaring society who consider pets something they can have when it's convenient. But once they're sick, or old, or got too big, or too much trouble -- well, time to drop them off at the shelter where "somebody" will surely give them a home. Yeah, keep telling yourselves THAT fairy tale, folks.

Thanks Janice. Reminds me of last summer when I took my foot off the gas and avoided a turtle crossing the highway. A vehicle several car lengths behind me swerved almost off the road so he could run over it. Don't tell me he did nothing to me. "All creatures great and small." I think Coleridge understood it.

To me he's a football player that Plays for the Philadelphia eagles. I want him to win games. Not be a role model for my future offspring and he shouldn't have to be he's a football layer not a congressmen. Tell your kids right from wrong and they'll make their own decisions on whose a good role model or not