Thursday, June 18, 2009

NFL player's sentence proves dogs are more important than people

Posted By on Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 1:51 PM

I will admit that I'm not PETA freak. Hell, I don't really like dogs. So, I was one of those people who thought his sentence for dog fighting was way too extreme.

Then here's the news that Donte Stallworth, who was driving drunk and killed a man in Miami, will spend one month in jail.

One month for a human life?

Twenty-four months for some dogs?

This makes no sense. Dogs can be replaced --and I know I'm going to get pounded for this. Dogs aren't people and they don't have families. Sure some pet owners treat Cujo like he's a member of the family, but Mario Reyes will never see his family again.

His children and grand children will never talk to him, hug him or spend Christmas with him.

Stallworth could've called a cab. He could've had a limo pick him up from the hotel bar where he'd been drinking. But he decided to drive and endanger the lives of humans --not dogs.

One month in jail.

Some cash.

That's the cost of a human life.

Two years in federal prison.

All of his money and his career.

That's the value of dogs.

Our values are very messed up.

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