FREE DEION!!!!!!

First, I’d like to state for the record that I was not born and raised in neither Fort Myers, Florida nor do I hail from the great state of Texas.

I would like to state however that it is a sad day in America when we have to censor and censure a Deion Sanders article. I read his article, and I get it. It is extremely unfortunate that others were unable to capture its essence.

I was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and I can tell you that dog fighting is not new. I can also state unequivocally that the dogs at the center of this argument are not ones we truly care anything about.

I so thoroughly enjoyed Mr. Sanders’ connection to art imitating life and vice versa.

Question, when we watch the dog competitions on television, do you ever see them highlight the Pit Bull or the Rotweiler in the way as the Whippets, Poodles, Yorkies, Great Danes, Collies and the like? These are not the dogs in the center of the ring on Friday and Saturday nights I can assure you.

Another question, where were PETA and the Humane Society when the pit bull chewed up the baby and the local postman? In addition, where were PETA and the Humane Society when the police department used dogs and turned fire hosed on “real people” in the south during the turbulent sixties?

I hear your minds turning. We have most definitely arrived at the very issue of this “dog and pony show” displayed by the media and dog admiring organizations. You guessed it player, race.

In American, we still feel uncomfortable examining race and how it still plays a role in how we think, speak and behavior.

In the movie the Untouchables, Sean Connery’s character tells Kevin Costner everyone knows where the alcohol is, but what are you prepared to do? We know that dog fighting occurs and where it occurs. This is not new news, but what is also the same soup ole’ soup warmed over is our disproportionate treatment and opinions of African-Americans when we display that ever so often trait of being human and subject to error.

Our system of justice requires a man/woman is innocent until “proven” guilty. We should allow Michael Vick his day in court and those whose opinions that are different from our own their right to express it.

As Deion Sanders indicated, there are far more pressing issues of concern such as, will we ever learn the truth about Pat Tillman? Who will ultimately be punished for outing Joe Wilson’s wife? Should we be concerned that the courts dismissed her lawsuit against the Vice-President? Her career was taken away from her due to no fault of her own. I feel that she should be compensated. Who speaks for Mrs. Wilson?

Suggestion, I would be pleased to continue Mr. Sanders’ article in his absence. On this any many other issues we share the same core values and opinions ones of which should not be silenced.

Last question, is this articulate enough for you?