Stupid Stephon!

Stephon Marbury recently made headlines, but it wasn't for the New York Knicks, although he did make these headlines while promoting his $10 Shoe.

On Monday, Marbury made some idiotic comments to a local TV station that dogfighting wasn't any different from deer hunting.

"I think it's tough," Marbury said. "I think, you know, we don't say anything about people who shoot deer or shoot other animals. You know, from what I hear, dogfighting is a sport. It's just behind closed doors."

Hey Stupid Stephon. Here's a News Flash for you. There is a huge difference between dogfighting and hunting. The difference lies in the intention to cause suffering. People who watch dogfighting want the action to last, presumably. They don't want a "quick snap of the neck and it's-over" fight. This necessitates extended suffering for the dog. Good hunters, on the other hand, want the animal to fall at the first shot for many reasons, one of which is to prevent suffering to the animal, but there are many others. To ease in locating and recovering the carcass, adrenaline in the bloodstream of the animal tastes the meat, etc. In some states there are strict rules about how the animal is to be brought down and people can be criminally charged for not following those rules.

According to Newspaper Reports on Friday, Marbury has backed off his defense of Michael Vick. In Friday's Statement, Marbury said: "What Michael Vick did was wrong, and he has admitted his guilt," Marbury said in a statement released by the Knicks to New York newspapers. "He should be punished. However, he should be given a second chance, as others have received for more serious crimes."

He is right, to a point, in his statement. Many people have given O.J. Simpson a second chance after he got away with murder. (Whoops! I Meant "Was Found Not Guilty Of Murder By A Jury Of His Peers.")

Marbury also said in the statement:
"There is no list for which animals should be killed and which shouldn't. I love animals and none of them should be harmed However, we don't react the same when other animals are being killed for sport or the sake of human pleasure"

Apparently, he also forgot the biggest reason may people hunt and fish, For Food! Many people deer hunt for food, and that is by far the biggest reason.

Stephon Marbury may make Millions playing Basketball and promoting his $10 Shoe, but the fact that he would come out and defend Mike Vick for dogfighting is just plain stupid. Marbury is trying to backtrack what he said, but the damage has been done.