Oh Please...

Some people need to get a grip:

The head of the Atlanta chapter of the NAACP said Wednesday that Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has made mistakes but that they should not cost him his football career with the NFL.

Vick is expected to plead guilty Monday to federal conspiracy charges in an illegal dogfighting operation.

R.L. White, president of the Atlanta chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said his organization does not condone dogfighting or any other illegal activity, but he told reporters that Vick should be given a chance to redeem himself.

"In some instances, I believe Michael Vick has received more negative press than if he would've killed a human being," White said. "The way he is being persecuted, he wouldn't have been persecuted that much had he killed somebody."

The hyperbole is getting a little deep in here. The fact of the matter is that Michael Vick is getting off easy, because the SOB should be thrown in the slammer for a long, long time, not the likely 12-36 months that he is going to be facing.

And let us also not forget that Vick was clearly involved in an illegal gambling operation in addition to his heinous crimes against animals. Don't think that won't weight heavily on the mind of Commission Roger Goodell.

If the Atlanta NAACP really thinks that Michael Vick does not deserve sanction from the NFL, they are dreaming...