T.O. is egotistical, narcissistic and selfish. He is also passionate and emotional. He wants the glory, but he also wants the responsibility. I think he is a little nuts, but I do not confuse that with any real malice.
Michael Vick drowned defenseless dogs in buckets. That is beyond criminal. It is pathologically sick. He will get a pass eventually from society because of who he murdered, not because the acts themselves were anything but incredibly despicable.
Personally, had he been found to have been exchanging gunfire with some drug dealer, I would have found him to be more redeemable, as at least the drug dealer could shoot back.