Vick had a "bad error in judgement." If you aren't already boycotting Eukanuba for experimenting on dogs, then this should help you make a decision
Once 'fabric of America'
J.T. Thomas — representing the event's sponsor, pet food maker Eukanuba — offered a tempered viewpoint. It's because of Vick's own background — suggested Thomas, a younger brother of the 1960s-era Oilers cornerback W.K. Hicks — that people should attempt to understand how the former Virginia Tech star could have become involved.
"Once upon a time dogfighting, just like cockfighting, used to be a part of the fabric of America," said Thomas, of Pasadena. "Just like with a lot of other things, loopholes have been closed. It sometimes takes people awhile to understand what you used to do and what you can do now aren't always one in the same. Sometimes you have to learn this the hard way, and that's happening with him. This was not murder. This was not a capital crime. This was, possibly, a bad error in judgment. We can make a federal case out of it if we want to, but whatever happened, we have to let justice take its course. (Vick's) argument is that he was not knowledgeable about what was going on.
"I myself am a man of color. But, if a man is wrong, he's wrong. I'm not going to jump on his bandwagon because he's Michael Vick. It's unfortunate people in America tend to worship success and don't always realize that just because someone is successful financially they may not be successful morally, socially or spiritually."