Ron Mexico Is Guilty

Michael Vick, aka Ron Mexico, aka Ookie, agreed today to plead guilty to federal dogfighting conspiracy charges.

The deal leaves the Atlanta Falcons quarterback facing up to 18 months in prison, as well as several questions about his NFL career and endorsements. Under the plea agreement, prosecutors will recommend Vick be sentenced to between a year and 18 months in prison, which is a higher penalty than is usually recommended for first-time convicts, but reflects an attempt by the government to show that animal abusers will receive serious punishment for their crimes

Personally, I've always favored a more biblical approach for punishing crime, like when Mr. Hand gave Spicolli's pizza to the class, but I just don't think that society is ready to put Vick on a "rapestand" or use a "breakstick" on him in-between fighting with dogs, getting drown, or beaten for losing. Sure, I just wanted to use the words "rapestand" and "breakstick", but those were dogfighting objects found at his residence, and an eye for an eye sometimes seems lenient in cases like this.