[Westside]

http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews...or-dw.html

What do you think about Michael Vick getting the key to the city of Dallas?

[HawksRule]

I am a big time Vick supporter, but I never seen the point in giving someone the key to a city.

[Wildcatk23]

I dont see why they would lock an entire city up......unless it was detroit...

[RunItUpTheGut]

I like it, i could care less about an athletes personal life and what he does. Its nobodys business what happens in the personal life of anyone else IMO.
Truly one of the most exciting players to ever play in the NFL. Ive loved this guy since he was at VTech

[RunItUpTheGut]

I am a big time Vick supporter, but I never seen the point in giving someone the key to a city.

Heres what the meaning of it is....
The tradition of conferring upon heroes and luminaries a key to the city dates back at least to medieval Europe. When a monarch or other ruler came to visit a town in his dominion, the city council would greet him at the gates and prepare a "joyous entrance," with flowers, dancing, singing, and so forth. The citizens would also present him with a key—probably a functional one—as a gesture of obedience but also, paradoxically, of autonomy. By offering a key, the citizens demonstrate that they have not been forced to grant the monarch entry and that they might have chosen not to. In medieval Europe, there was also a related custom of giving certain tradesmen preferred status so that they could enter a gated town on commercial business without first paying a toll.

[TidesHoss32]

As long as they dont give him the key to the kennel..

[Wildcatk23]

as long as they dont give him the key to the kennel..

lol

[Spud6]

As long as they dont give him the key to the kennel..

:lmao: