Once again, public figures are allowed to use whatever words they want, regardless of the actual meaning of those words.

Now I realize what a public spectacle the case surrounding Michael Vick has become. If you live under a rock, perhaps you don't know that a very gifted and talented, but immature professional athlete has committed some serious crimes. These types of story always make the headline because people enjoy seeing the mighty fall. But did you see how the spin is going on this one?

Vick's lawyer (he's much too important to actually talk himself) claims that Vick will "accept full responsibility" for his actions. But at the same time, reports claim that he has accepted a "plea agreement." That means, in simple terms, he has agreed to plead guilty ONLY under certain conditions. That is NOT accepting full responsibility.

Then again, the entire concept of the word "responsibility" is lost on most Americans today. If Vick were truly willing to accept "full responsibility," he would simply go to the court and enter a guilty plea, then accept whatever the court imposes. THAT'S accepting responsibility. Instead, this looks much more like, "Gee, three other people are about to testify against me and I'll get caught, so I better agree to save the court some time and money by pleading guilty, but only if the prosecution agrees to not push certain punishments."

Then again, Vick is more important than the average person, so if he wants to define words to mean what he wants them to mean, we scum should just let him, right?

Posted by: Ogre at 02:02 PM | Comments (9) | Add Comment
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