Yesterday, in all the same flurry of his running speed, Michael Vick tested positive for marijuana.  It came from a urine test he submitted two weeks ago, and now he’s put under a strict house arrest with electronic monitoring included.  The deluxe package!

This comes after his two previous charges of dogfighting by the State of Virginia, just passed down this week, and his federal charge of dogfighting conspiracy, which he has already plead guilty to.

Just what the hell is wrong with this guy?  He is an athlete with a unique and awesome talent.  He’s getting paid millions of dollars to play a game once a week for six months a year.  He only has to keep his life clean for 10 years or so, then he can go do whatever the hell he wants or be a commentator on ESPN.  He has pissed it away for making animals fight each other and for smoking pot.  And for knowingly having herpes.

I’m sure the athletes who got cut from the team or who don’t have the physical body necessary to play the game, but really want to, are furious with Vick.  There are tons of people out there who do good with that opportunity and set a good standard for other players and people in general.  Vick ruins it by breaking as many laws as he can.

Not only is that in itself upsetting, but infuriating is the group of people who still support him after all he’s done.   A large collection of people claim that he’s become a martyr in Atlanta, say that the courts should leave him alone after his confessions, some are (surprise) even trying to turn this into a race issue.  This man has been given an entire list of second chances and he continues to disappoint people.  There’s the herpes thing (Ron Mexico), there’s the flipping off of Atlanta thing, there’s the marijuana-hidden-in-the-water-bottle thing, and now the dogfighting thing and the under the influence of marijuana thing.  That’s at least 5 things that he deserves a cold shoulder for, and there’s still a mass of people whose shoulders are still lukewarm.  I just don’t get it.  He’s a complete idiot.

I hate to kick a guy when he’s down, but he just isn’t that smart.  Not that he unknowingly did wrong; I’m pretty sure he is aware that marijuana is illegal just like dogfights.  But I honestly think that with today’s star celebrity status, he thinks he can get off easy like so many Nicole Richies and Paris Hiltons of our generation.  Well, Paris did get the boot stuck to her, but as far as Hollywood goes, that’s a huge minority.

So my message to Vick: stop wasting your amazing high school and college years by ruining your professional career.  I mean think about it, it’s not like the guy has any type of resume typed up.  If he can’t play football, he can’t do much else except bag my groceries.  Of course it would never work out like that; he’s famous.