Informative Essay On Michael Vickk

Spencer Gallup
English
Altidis
January 27, 2015

Excitement, something everyone wants to experience. Excitement can drive people to do intense things. On April 25, 2007 Michael Vick’s excitement ended. Michael Vick is a famous Quarterback in the NFL for his speed and skill. He played for the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, and New York Jets. But his career came to a halt in 2007 when he was arrested for dogfighting. Excitement drives people to make decisions that they wouldn't normally make. Although Michael Vick is a famous NFL player, desires for excitement drove him to make immoral choice by forcing dogs to fight to the death, therefore losing his reputation and his job.
Michael Vick is a famous Quarterback in the NFL who enjoyed excitement. He forced dogs to fight to the death for excitement and the thrill. when he was interviewed he said “ I thought it was cool, I

thought it was fun, and it was exciting at the time.”(Animal Fighting) Vick clearly stated his motives, he did it for the fun of the game and for the excitement. He did this even though Dogfighting is illegal in every state. Just like vick, many people do it for the money or the excitement just like the reason people gamble at casinos. even though dogfighting is illegal that didn't stop Vick from participating in this form of gambling.
As soon as people found out about Vick's dog fighting arena, the public was outraged.

many animal lovers and animal associations were angry with Vick (Why We Shouldn't ). Many people demanded that Vick get serious punishments. In April 2007 vick was arrested for fully being involved in a six-year pattern of illegal activity that included dogs being savagely electrocuted, drowned, and beaten to death( Bershadker, Matthew). Vick served 23 months in prison. Many people think this isn't a fair punishment because dozens of dogs were chained to car axles buried in the ground while they fought, sometimes to the death. Several dogs were shot, Two were hosed down, then electrocuted. Three dogs were hanged, and three more dogs were drowned. When dogs were disqualified after jumping out of the ring during a fight, Vick had his associate, Purnell Peace, shoot that dog in the head with a .22 caliber pistol (Stuart, Tessa). After all of this he only served 2 years in prison, this isn't enough because he knew he was breaking the law. he should have had a longer sentence because he did this for 6

years,
Based on Vick consequences from his poor decisions many things can be learned. some things that can can be learning are not to get caught up in the excitement of gambling, or getting caught in what is thought to be cool. This can be a difficult thing to learn, because gambling can be addicting. but learning this can. learning this can help in the long run because it can help you avoid trouble with the law because eventually you run the risk getting in serious trouble.
Excitement, something everyone wants to experience, Excitement can drive people to do immoral things, and do things they normally wouldn't. Many people make poor decisions that lead to severe consequences. Vick make poor an immoral choices and it got him time in prison. Morals and motives are very important, they help us make choices in life that can lead us to a successful future.