FanNation extracted an interesting little tangent in the court filings that took place yesterday.  Vick’s attorney’s have asked the Judge to seal Vick’s Psychiatric evaluation.  Now, I am not a lawyer and do not know if this is something that protects Vick’s privacy (privacy being a bit of a legal myth as its not in the Bill of Rights) under HIPAA or something. 

Maybe this is normal, or maybe its an attempt to hide something that a client with less money would normally have exposed to the public (like that guy that strapped the flares on his chest and went into Hillary’s campaign office last week).  I would like to offer the question to Vick however. 

Michael Vick, Do you suffer from some psychological disorder that may have predisposed you to commit the crimes that you have already admitted guilt to committing and committing the acts which were wiped away legally in the plea agreement?

Here is why I want to know.  If Vick is disabled with a condition that predisposed him to commit these acts, then it will play a role in his sentencing.  He’s still responsible for his actions, but if he was off his meds and his condition can be controlled with medicine and maybe he has been self treating himself with other non-prescription drugs (like marijuana or something) then maybe there is hope that he can get the right diagnosis and return to the world someday and not be a threat to the rest of us.

However, if he is as crazy(seriously) as Charles Manson and this was just the first step along a road of evolving and escalating crimes, then maybe we should all be aware of this.  Consider that other Virginia Tech alum, whose psychological disturbances were not revealed to the public despite many behavioral warning signs that could have tipped us all off and could have tipped of Virginia Tech such that all of those murders at Virginia Tech could have been prevented or avoided.

Michael Vick may or may not have a right to privacy (its not in the constitution).  But what about those of us in the public, don’t we have a right to know how much of a danger this criminal (he admitted guilt) might be to us?  If its nothing major, then we could learn about it and feel safer. If it is something major, then it would shed a whole new perspective on this case. 

Michael Vick may not work towards an insanity plea, but it might be a mitigating condition and that could change a sentence from 5 years to 2 years and parole conditions that include requirements to take the prescribed medication.

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Since I started this blog focused on the singular topic of the cruelty and injustice of the actions of Michael Vick, many people have asked me how I could consider the torture and killing of dogs as more important than the crimes that NFL players commit against their wives and kids.

The answer is that I do not consider crimes committed against NFL wives and their children any less important, but this is the blogosphere and in the blogosphere, we each focus on a very minute and focused topic.  I am not a reporter, and never claim to be one.  Bloggers do not provide news, they provide perspective and subjectivity and sometimes a little of wisdom gathered up from their words and sliced down into truth through the comments of their readers.

It is the job of the press to report the news.  That’s their job and Shakesville points out that in the case of sports writers, especially those covering the NFL, they are not doing their job.  The news reporters are not reporting the news and crimes that NFL players commit against their families.  As a blogger, I do not have the budget, or investigative reporters to send out around the country to track and investigate the crimes that NFL players commit.  Once it is reporter we bloggers will definitely talk about it, but we aren’t the ones that break news typically.

So if you want to see more coverage of the spousal abuse perpetrated by NFL players, I would suggest that YOU start a blog yourself and cover it.  If you need help, let me know and I can point you in the right direction and help you get started.  I can even help you find funding for your site.