[redwitch]

He speaks at schools, YMCAs, Boys Clubs, wherever in every town he is in, either before or after a game. He's never been required to go that far, but he does. I don't know what is in his mind or if he is truly sorry for his past acts, but neither do any of us. Only he does.

I've heard Michael Vicks speak. He may be doing it just to look good, but he sounds like he believes what he is saying. More importantly, the kids hearing him speak believe him. He is making a difference.

Yes, he did some heinous things. Who knows why? His culture? His upbringing? Because he is truly a bad man? Regardless, he's not doing them now.

I was taught that everyone deserves a second chance; that people can and do change; that people can learn that what they are doing is wrong and quit doing it and even regret that they did it. My gut feeling is that most of us were taught to forgive (otherwise, our parents would probably have thrown each and every one of us in jail for being the young hooligans we were at one time or another). So, why has this lesson been thrown to the wayside? Why can't so many of you give him and other people a second chance to do the right thing?