Friday Cop-out Post

It's Friday, I'm feeling lazy, and the job that actually pays me money(as opposed to this, which only pays in the self-realization that perhaps someone, somewhere reads what I write and it brightens their day, even if only by a small flicker for a few minutes as they read...or some other sappy crap like that) is keeping my busy this week.

So, in lieu putting some actual thought into todays post, I will direct you to an interesting article by Gregg Easterbrook of ESPN's Page 2. Easterbrook has several reasons why he is sympathetic towards Michael Vick's current clusterfuck situation.

Remember, the charges against Vick are accusations. The Duke lacrosse mess reminded us that accusations are not the same as guilt and that prosecutors might be unscrupulous. The NFL, the media and popular opinion all seem to accept that because Vick is accused, he must be guilty. He's been treated as guilty -- mocked, effectively suspended from football, deprived of most of his income -- long before any legal determination has been made. There's something deeply sick about the fact that you can go to the NFL's official shop and order a Bills jersey with No. 32 and SIMPSON on the back -- go here and try it yourself -- or a Panthers jersey with CARRUTH on the back, the NFL system actually says "Great choice!" in response, but if you go here and try to order a Falcons' jersey with Vick's name or number, you'll get a message saying your order cannot be processed.