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Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz kneels at the edge of the dugout after striking out against the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Sanctity of "Whoof"

(This post will be somewhat controversial and is for a more mature audience)

While riding into work this morning at 5:40 AM, I was listening to Fox Sports, 700 AM on your radio dial and was intrigued by a segment that was running called "I'm so fed up with". People call in and complain about anything and everything from Kobe Smobe Bryant, to steroids, and whatever else is on their mind. The one caller's complaint that caught my attention was this "I'm so sick of NFL players who murdered people and get away with it."

I have a little summary below of 3 NFL players, who have been proven rich innocent of killing a total of 5 people. And the total sentence is 30 days in jail, all of which are attributed to Donte Stallworth who took the easy way out and told the truth pleaded guilty.

The O. J. Simpson murder case has been described as the most publicized criminal trial in history, in which he was brought to trial for the 1994 murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Simpson was acquitted in 1995 after a lengthy trial—the longest jury trial in California history. (O.J. Simpson will serve at least nine years in prison for his role in an armed confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers. Simpson was sentenced to a maximum of 33 years with the possibility of parole after nine. Yes, you heard right. He gets off scott free for killing his wife, yet might spend 33 years in the slammer for stealing some trophies????)

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth is going to serve 30 days in jail after pleading guilty in Florida to a DUI manslaughter charge.
The plea deal announced Tuesday calls for the 28-year-old Stallworth to also serve 10 years' probation and do 1,000 community service hours for killing a pedestrian he hit with his car. Stallworth had faced up to 15 years in prison.
Police say Stallworth was drinking at a hotel bar before the March 14 crash that killed 59-year-old construction worker Mario Reyes. Tests showed Stallworth's blood-alcohol content was .126.
Stallworth also reached a confidential financial settlement with the Reyes' family.

Ray Lewis was implicated in the murders of two men at a party for Super Bowl. Lewis and his friends were allegedly involved. Lewis was indicted for assault and murder. Lewis agreed to plead guilty on a lesser charge of obstruction of justice. Lewis was sentenced to one year of probation and fined $250,000 by NFL, (at the time the highest fine ever imposed on a player), but was not suspended by the league. Notice the SI cover with the title "The Gospel According to Ray Lewis: God's Linebacker" Are you kidding me? As one reader commented when this issue came out, "If Ray Lewis is God's Linebacker, then OJ Simpson is God's running back."

Michael Vick was sentenced to prison Monday for running a dogfighting operation and will stay there 23 months. John Goodwin of the Humane Society of the United States called Vick's sentence appropriate."People that are involved in this blood sport are on notice. You can throw your life away by being involved in this," he said. Along with the prison term, Vick was fined $5,000 and will serve three years' probation after his release.

Is this a sad commentary on the sanctity of a human life? Vick, who killed dogs (and I know it was more than that but...I'm trying to prove MY point) gets 23 months. 22 months MORE than 3 men who "allegedly" killed 5 HUMAN BEINGS!!! We're at the point now that fido, scout, tweety, and sylvester are treated as gods and worshipped, while the missing mary's, the murdered mom's, and the raped rachel's are overlooked as their perpetrators are dismissed with a plea deal and a slap on the wrist.