Is there a problem with black male athletes and the law?

Lets start with Micheal Vick:
NFL star Michael Vick was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of sponsoring a dogfighting operation so grisly the losers either died in the pit or sometimes were electrocuted, drowned, hanged or shot. The Atlanta Falcons quarterback and three others were charged with competitive dogfighting, procuring and training pit bulls for fighting and conducting the enterprise across state lines.
The operation was named "Bad Newz Kennels," according to the indictment, and the dogs were housed, trained and fought at a property owned by Vick in Surry County, Va.
Vick and the other three defendants will appear in district court in Richmond on July 26. Vick, Purnell Peace, Tony Taylor and Quanis Phillips will appear before a magistrate judge, Dennis Dohnal, at 3:30 p.m. for bond and at 4 p.m. in front of Judge Henry Hudson for arraignment. The 19-page federal indictment, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, alleges the 27-year-old Vick and his co-defendants began the dogfighting operation in early 2001, the former Virginia Tech star's rookie year with the Falcons.

The indictment states that dogs fought to the death -- or close to it.

Plexico Burress:
Burress and Pierce were at the Latin Quarter nightclub in Manhattan in late November 2008 when a gun that was tucked into Burress' waistband slipped down his leg and fired, shooting him in the right thigh. The bullet narrowly missed a nightclub security guard who was standing inches away, prosecutors said. It lodged in the floor and was recovered by a bartender. The gun was not licensed in New York or in New Jersey, where Burress lived. His license to carry a concealed weapon in the state of Florida had expired in May 2008. Prosecutors said Pierce drove Burress to a hospital, then took the gun to his own home in New Jersey. It was later delivered to Burress' home. Pierce, who also testified before the grand jury, was not charged. He
was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for violating New York's stringent gun laws and was immediately taken into custody following his hearing. He is expected to serve about 20 months with credit for good behavior -- meaning he could be released as early as the spring of 2011 -- followed by two years of probation.

Tiger Woods
............We'll save that for another subject

Finally, Gilbert Arenas:

Let me start off by saying that Gil is a great guy and I respect him to death. I'm apart of the few people who feel that most people do not understand him. He's a very funny guy and his basketball skills are exceptional.

NBA all-star Gilbert Arenas and his Washing ton Wizards teammate Javaris Crittenton drew guns on each other in the team's locker room during a Christmas Eve dispute over a gambling debt. It was the three- time all-star Arenas, 27, who went for his gun first, drawing on the 22-year-old Crit tenton, who quickly brandished a firearm as well. It was not clear whether other teammates saw the shocking standoff, which happened on a practice day. The duel in DC -- unprecedented in sports history -- was sparked when Critten ton became enraged at the vet eran guard for refusing to make good on a gambling debt, a source said. "I'm not your punk!" Crittenton shouted at Arenas, according to a league source close to the Wizards. That prompted Arenas to draw on Crittenton, who then also grabbed for a gun, league security sources said
The Wizards announced on Christmas Day that Arenas had admitted to bringing guns to the locker room and had turned them over to team security. No ammunition was handed over.

I'm not implying that only black athletes committ crime but it seems that the media only crucify them and no one else which would make it seem as if only black athletes do wrong. My thoughts and views may seem a a little all over the place but hey, its my blog and I can sound mix up if I want to. First of all I think we must realize that a major percent of black athletes did not grow up on "happy street", which would be down the street from "both my parents went to college," which is around the corner from "I can leave my front door unlock." Alot of them grew up in ruff neighbor hoods with crime, where their single parent had to work 3 jobs to make ends meet, if they even had parents who cared. We feel sometimes that we can give them millions of dollars and expect them to be perfect. Some of these guys without their money and skills would have ended up another black male statistic; dead or in jail. We should give them chances and also teach them how to behave instead of tearing their lives apart as soon as they do something wrong. I have to go to class but I'll finish this later.