The Oregon Ducks suspended a player for the whole season yesterday.

Was this a good punishment? I think so. He's a repeat offender with a hair trigger for violence. He was threatening players, coaches, fans, and police. Football is a physical sport and there are many times in a football game when you are allowed to hit people, but after the whistles have blown is not one of them.
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Granted, the actions taken and the player's proximity to the game and the level of play are all different. Does that matter, though? Let's see how these things line up.
Michael Vick: | LeGarrette Blount: |
Funded a dog fighting group. | Punched a guy in the face. |
Bought land and facilities for this group to "train" dogs. | Menaced some fans/coaches/cops. |
Made t-shirts to advertise or represent this dog fighting team. | |
Knew that dogs were being tortured. | |
Knew that dogs were being killed in terrible ways. | |
Participated in the killing of dogs in terrible ways. |
Vick is back in the NFL and back to earning millions of dollars after spending 2 years in prison.
Blount is not allowed to play football, but he's allowed to stay at the school and he's allowed to practice with the team.
What do you think about these situations?