So tired of people saying Vick has paid his debt to society He has paid his debt to our legal system indeed; however, in no stretch of the imagination has he paid his debt to society. 1st of all, he consistently asserted his innocence when he was caught and only admitted guilt and subsequently apologized until his diligent attornies explained to Mr. Vick that this was an indefensible case. That goes to show you how genuine his remorse really was and thus should be scrutinzed with suspicion for awhile.
Paying your debt to society is not just doing time after being convicted. It is showing society that not only are you remorseful but you have changed. This could be manifested by speaking on behalf of organizations created to end animal cruelty (which he has done on a few occassions already) and volunteering to help the fight. Nevertheless, he needs to show society that he is being genuine and not doing this merely for getting the media off his back. Thus, he needs to do this for awhile before society can trust that he is no longer a danger to our communities by replicating his previous sadistic actions. Would someone who robbed and battered a developmentally challenged person who was quite vulnerable and subsequently recieved and completed an 18 month sentence already served his debt to society? People would want to see over an extended period of time that the convict was truly contrite and has changed his ways. No doubt he is on the right track but lets see how long he sticks with his alleged allegiance to fighting the war on dog fighting before we proclaim his debt to our society as being truly served!