Vick - funded a dog fighting ring - 23 months
Stallworth - driving while under the influence fatally struck a jaywalking pedestrian - a few weeks
Burress - carrying a loaded weapon in the most gun strict state, shot himself - 20 months (sentencing on 9/22/09)
I think when we are looking at these three men and their cases, we need to inject their
intent.
Vick - no real clue to be honest, make money? either way it was to profit off cruelty to animals, not right at all
Stallworth - i believe he never intended on hurting anyone
Burress - not sure why you would carry a loaded weapon if you didn't intend on using it
I think ...
Vick was slightly over punished. I love dogs and what he did was completely wrong, but im ignorant to the specifics of the depths of his involvement.
Stallworth should have sat at least a year, however it should be noted he did everything right AFTER the accident. He called 911, he took responsibility for it, he spoke with the family and did not lie.
Burress - i believe he lied from the start, the hospital aided his secrecy in some degree, he also used a fake name and did not own up to it from the get go.
All three are bad, but all three are very different when you get into the details. I think most are just looking at the outline of the crime and the end result, the punishment and trying to compare them.