Reasons to not like PETA

I´m really disappointed in the Michael Vick case. I mean, I know there is a racial aspect to it, but the biggest problem for me is PETA. Without PETA, Michael Vick would have a much better chance at being treated fairly. I realize that something happened, dogs were tortured, and I am completely against that. I love dogs, I have one back at home, Cali, who is a part of the family. So much so that my mom will stop talking to me and start talking to Cali when I´m on the phone (although to be fair it´s usually when she has done something insane like: bring a potted plant into the house...without the pot, eating meat off the counter, coming into the house completely dirty, etc.). So why am I against PETA? They are arrogant assholes who think they are above the law.

Thats right, I said it, they´re jerks who think that their opinion is greater than that of the courts. How else can you explain the fact that they have (almost singlehandedly) gotten Vick to be suspended by the league, his sponsors, his teams when there hasn´t even been a conviction. There wasn´t nearly this much outrage when Ray Lewis was wanted for murder of a human being (similar situation, black athlete big crime, only PETA isn´t involved). In the eyes of PETA and all their supporters, Vick is guilty, period. The public outrage is immense and we don´t even know all the facts. All we know is that this happened at Vick´s house, but how many houses does this guy have? How often is he even there? I think is way more than conceivable to think that a guy had lent one of his houses over to some friends that might have some questionable betting practices. I mean during the season he´s travelling to all parts of the country for games and that´s ignoring the fact that he has offseason training, sponsors events, media events, charitable work (I assume) and other travel that would impede him from knowing. I know that this is a stretch, but is it that big? I mean, in high school, wasn´t there always a friend that took over another friends house while the parents were away and threw a party that ended up costing the kid with the free house a few weeks of being grounded. This would just be on a bigger scale, bigger punishment.

I guess I´m not saying he´s innocent. There is a great possibility that he is guilty. But can´t we live by the old ¨innocent until proven guilty¨ ideal? I guess I just can´t shake the feeling that PETA just want´s to put Vick´s face up and say, ¨he´s a bad man.¨ I feel like they´ve forgotton that man is an animal and needs our compassion too. Like they want to publicize their views and flex their power just to satisfy their self righteous arrogance. Can´t they just wait until after a fair trial? Until we´ve Is it really too much to ask?