"I'm not a psychopath. I'm not crazy. I'm a human being," Vick once told The Associated Press about wanting to own a dog. "What happened in my past and what I did in the culture I grew up in doesn't shape and mold me as the person I am now." Why do I find it hard to believe that his past and/or his culture doesn't have at least a little bit to do with who he is now? A friend recently told me that I need to let this thing with Michael Vick go. I suppose that's the mature, rational, healthy thing to do. But some things just don't have a nice rational ending. And, I never claimed to be any of those things! So,Michael Vick now owns another dog. I know that he went to prison, and "did his time". But so have sex offenders, and they still have restrictions put on them when they get out of prison. Just like I would feel uncomfortable with a convicted sex offender working with kids, I feel that animal abusers shouldn't have animals. Having pets isn't a right, it's a responsibility. Just like I believe with all my heart that some people shouldn't be parents, I believe there are people who should not have pets. So no, I haven't let the Michael Vick thing go. I will continue to root against him when he plays. I will also pray that he truly is a better man than he once was, and that this dog won't pay the price because most of society has let the Michael vick thing go.