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Philly threw Michael Vick a Milk Bone. Here’s hoping he chokes on it. This only reaffirms why I ceased being a sports fan a long time ago. It wasn’t worth the duplicity. There should always be a more honorable aim than winning at any cost. Vick’s getting a second NFL life is but another example of our society’s morality of convenience. If that makes me a “hater,” so be it. At least I know I’m not a hypocrite. I’m hoping that those who staunchly preached a second chance for Vick will exhibit the same compassion when the next 29-year-old black man leaves federal prison following an almost two-year sentence but can’t run a 40-yard dash in 4.4 time, chuck a football 70 yards or sell a $100 …

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Michael Vick’s 2nd chance exposes society’s double standard

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