Letters: Michael Vick
Robert Siegel and Michele Norris read letters from listeners about a discussion with NFL star Michael Vick.
MICHELE NORRIS, host:
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Michele Norris.
ROBERT SIEGEL, host:
And I'm Robert Siegel.
It's time for your letters and one correction. In Wednesday's story about the News Corp. scandal that has the British government on its heels, we said that David Miliband is leader of the Labour Party. Well, a few of you gently reminded us that the Labour Party leader is not David Miliband but his brother, Ed.
NORRIS: Now, your letters. And we've got several angry notes about our conversation with NFL star Michael Vick. He joined us in studio, along with Wayne Pacelle, the president of The Humane Society of the U.S.
After serving a federal prison sentence for dog fighting, Vick is now campaigning against animal fights.
Vicki Strong(ph) of Denver writes: It takes a very sick soul to do the things he did to the dogs that didn't meet his standards. To Vick, the dogs are not feeling beings. He didn't just kill the dogs; he tortured them.
SIEGEL: And J.D. Pate(ph) of Springfield, Missouri, writes this: A killer of something as innocent as a dog for his own entertainment is inherently evil. He does not deserve the attention.
NORRIS: We appreciate your letters. Please keep them coming. You can write to us by visiting npr.org, just click on Contact Us.
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