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has become an area where some feel that the violent acts such as the
hitting and fighting that occurs should be eliminated. It is very difficult
to change the way that a game is played because people have been
playing it that way for years. The violence in sports needs to be
eliminated because of the extreme cases that continue to haunt many of
the leagues and the players themselves. In today's society, sports
figures are the heroes of our youth. Seeing a sports figure get away
with a slap on the for violence gives our children the impression that
There are many theories to why there is so much violence in sports
today. One of them is because the athletes today are able to get away
with more when they are young. For example, if a high school athlete
who had a scholarship to a high profile school were to get in trouble
before graduation, the faculty of the school might let it slide. Where as
if another non-athletetic student had done the same thing, they would
have a higher price to pay. So from an early age these athletes learn
that they are more important then other students. Many professional
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two game's pay won't really hurt them financially. Some of the best-selling hockey videos
have been a collection of the best fights in the NHL.
Dennis Rodman is another perfect example; he would head-butt
referees and kick cameramen in the groin, but he would still find a team
that wanted him. The other player to be brought
up on murder charges was Ray Lewis. He hasn't got in any fights since then. This is something
that has to be controlled by the league. The most notable example of recent
years is the Latrell Sprewell and P. Some of these fighters or
bodyguards are paid just for that purpose alone to protect the star
player. Is this real justice? Did he
get what he deserved? Maybe it did effect him and maybe he has
changed. One way is to increase the
penalty time in the game when a fight or illegal hit occurs. What kind of message is that
showing the kids that look up to these athletes and want to be just like
these players? At least you see the NFL making some sort of effort to
try to prevent this. That turned into her getting shot
and killed while Carruth was in the car. O'Dwyer and
Walker were both suspended for 2 games and Jumbo Elliott, who just
recently retired, will also serve a two game suspension should he decide
to play in the league again. The NFL has taken that step by
creating the anti-crime policy that punishes players who break the law.
This is considered in part to the fact that a player like Chris Carter took
him under his wing and helped him along the way.
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