Violence in sports

using brutal body contact in sports is when Michael Vick played for the Eagles and took a took a hard hit from New England Patriots defensive end Jermaine Cunningham, Vick had injured his ribs, which led to Vick leaving the game and having an MRI and CT Scan (Hanzus, 2012). An example of using borderline violence is when the NHL San Jose Sharks and the St. Louis Blues players fought at the end of their playoff series in 2012 (Murtz, 2012). A recent example of quasi-criminal violence is when Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam Jones reacted to Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper shoving him very hard and Jones shoved Cooper to the ground, pulled Cooper’s helmet off, and slammed Cooper’s head into the helmet (La Canfora,…

As years go past, violence in sports has not decreased, but has now been considered a “social norm” among modern day society. Athletes that participate in sports see their actions and emotion expression as being controlled and managed, but this has also led to spectators viewing their actions as “controlled” violence. Violence in sports goes beyond the consequences for the athlete, as it changes others to believe that it is acceptable behavior outside the game. As fights abruptly break out among…

needs to succumb as soon as possible. Domestic violence can be dated back to around 750 B.C. when Romans were justifiably allowed to beat their wives under the law (Dyess.af). Government enforcement and legislation against domestic violence cultivated around the 1500s in early old English laws to prevent the intolerable acts of abuse. The majority of the population in the United States have either heard of, been a part of, or witnessed some kind of domestic violence issue. The problem of…

George Orwell once said: “[Sport] is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting”. Violence in today’s sports occurs when people do not discuss their issues and resort to the violence to solve their problems1. The violence in sports is not limited to players, it includes coaches, referees, and spectators. For the purpose of this essay violence will be defined as the use of…

associated with off the field violence, there will be some who have never been accused of anything and for every athlete accused of violence there is one who has never been faced with such allegations. Following are two examples of the opposed extremes: For every Ray Lewis there is a Bruce Smith, for every Kobe Bryant there is a Michael Jordan and for every OJ simpson there is a Walter Payton. Even though there is a major number of innocent athletes than guilty athletes the perception is…

Sharii, it is unfortunate that sports celebrities have an attitude of entitlement in regards to expecting immunity from criminal behavior on or even off the field. It also appears that some fans feel that they are an extension of this immunity. The incident you mentioned between Bertuzzi and Moore was absolutely brutal. I agree that Bertuzzi assaulted Moore with malicious intent and he should be culpable! Moore was left brain damaged, his career was over, with his disability hindering him…

Violence in the sports world is best known for intentional acts of violence in which can injure another person such as another player, a coach, a game official, and even another fan. Violence in the sports world is not only known on the field but just as well as in the stands with fans. Although it is more commonly found on the field sports violence mostly begins with the fans. An outstanding result found by Dr. John Cheffers was a strong link between both the fans and athletes. If it is seen…

Will racial violence stop? Will it get worse? Racism is a major issue again in today’s society following the events of the Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and South Carolina Church shootings. In my lifetime, I don’t recall any other racial violence cases before these three. In addition to, they all occurred while president Obama stood in office. Different factors are leading to racial concerns in sports, such as the low percentage rate of blacks that play in the MLB. However, this could lead to…

the beginning of September and the excitement of professional football is in the air. Every fan in the nation is ready to bring out their game-day gear and cheer on their favorite team, whether it is the twelfth man of Seattle or the Terrible Towel-waving Steelers. Recently however, a dark shadow has overcast all the hype of the start of the football season. This shadow is the recent outbreak of multiple cases of domestic violence involving athletes in the National Football League. As a…

Domestic violence is a big problem for professional sports athletes. Athletes are expected to be violent and aggressive in the sport they play, and those traits sometimes transfer into every day interactions. Athletes have been involved in domestic violence cases since the big leagues were created, but it wasn't until the mid 1990's that they were taken seriously. OJ Simpson's murder trial was the case that made people look more closely at athletes and violent crimes (Violence in Professional…