How bout them skins?

[Steve85]

Justin is not that smart.

point 6 is crucial, Mike.
But point 7 is "Why did we make such a huge deal about Vick's dogfighting, send the guy off to 3 years in jail, strip him of all his money but yet continue to watch football?"

The cool part about Gladwell's writing is that it's not moralistic. It just poses the question and the reader takes it from there.

Football player has a choice and is aware of the dangers.
Dog is trained, brainwashed, forced to do it.