Reaction to Vick's Dogfighting Charges

I admit I have not really followed the Vick case all that much but since it is all over the news and sports shows and websites I hear enough about it. I am not even going to get into what he has basically admitted to doing with his plea. The more I hear and read it about the more I wonder how the life of a dog seems to be more important than a human life???? I understand that Americans love their pets and have an affinity to cute furry animals but there has been more outrage directed at Vick than at other athletes who have been involved in situations where human beings were killed or severely injured and it is puzzling to me.

Ray Lewis tried to help cover up murder. He got his share of negative press but it was not nearly to the same extend that Vick received. I don't remember everyone clamoring for him to be banned for life or to be gang raped in prison. Ray Carruth was involved in the murder of his pregnant wife and he was not demonized like Vick. Look, I do not condone what Vick was involved in and it disgusts me too but I don't think it is as bad as killing another human being.

I understand that the Peta types out there consider animal life more sacred than humans. I also understand that there are not many organizations out there better at getting their opinion out there. I can accept that Peta whack jobs have misguided ideals and like to shout them from the roof tops. The problem is that there are seemingly normal people out there who seem to believe that killing dogs or making them fight each other is much worse than killing an innocent pregnant woman. To me this is just retarded and I have to question the direction in which we are heading when this belief is so widespread.

I love dogs and IMO you have to be an abhorrent monster to do the things that Vick did but to all the people who are lining up with Peta on this issue just remember you are now in a camp that thinks killing a rat is evil but human suffering is not so bad.