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Old 09-01-2007, 11:36 PM   #152 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by highway80west View Post
Look at this this way, FX: Aren't all professional athletes supposed to be role models for kids? We would not want to see a professional athlete like Vick "lure" kids into dogfighting.

Playing football in a park, backyard, wherever, is what kids need to enjoy. Same with baseball. Dogfighting is not something that kids should be doing.
H80, Aren't we as parents supposed to be the role models for our children? People like athletes and Hollywood celebrities are in no way required to take on this role. For some reason, many think a person that they have never met is assigned this job. I apologize if this throws this whole thread in a different direction; but I really think the job of "role model" is that of the parent(s). Vick is just an entertainer in a popular sport. That's it. If the parents are raising their children with decent values, nothing Mike Vick, Paris Hilton, or any other person can do will alter those values.