Contrarian for the sake of contrarian? Actually, no.

So, I believe anyone with a TV many of you have heard that NFL Quarterback Michael Vick is in some kind of trouble over some dog fighting shinannigans.

In fact, he had been taking all kinds of abuse this summer even before that news dropped.

BUT! I actually read a thoughtful response, not absolving him of anything, but at least pointing out that somebody should have seen it coming, and that perhaps he is even worthy of some pity. Not to be forgiven, not to be given a pass... just that perhaps there is a tragic side to this whole ordeal, in that the typical superduperstar athlete (if there can really by such a thing) needs to have a far better support system in place.

PS: The fact that you can still buy jerseys of other NFL players like Ray Lewis, Rae Carruth and, hell, even Orenthal James Simpson (why did I bother even linking that?), while Vick's jersey is not available is laughable. Their crimes were against PEOPLE, damnit! Oy vey....