Violence In Sports Research Paper
Violence In Sports
CLN 4UI
John Diefenbaker
Secondary School
From: Daniel Bennett
To: Ms. Beattie
Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 As long as there have been sports, there has been violence in them. This violence affects our culture on multiple levels; it affects the development of youths, the general acceptance of violence and even has, on occasion, affected our systems of government. Violence is an escalating problem in sports and disciplinary changes need to be made to reach a solution. There needs to be rules in place inside of the league's governing body and laws for serious offences. Problems with violence in sports are also reaching areas off the playing field. Fan and parent violence are escalating problems as well. …show more content…
Over the past decade there have been several incidents in many different professional sports involving unnecessary violence. In 2004, Todd Bertuzzi was playing for the Vancouver Canucks in a game against the Colorado Avalanche. Bertuzzi skated up behind a Colorado player, Steve Moore, and punched him in the side of the head from behind and then slammed Moore's face in to the ice. Steve Moore suffered a broken neck, concussion and other minor injuries from this incident. Bertuzzi was suspended for the remainder of the season and his team was fined $250 000. Moore attempted to charge Bertuzzi with assault and pursue reparations, however the case was fought over where it should take place, in Canada or the United States and the case was eventually thrown out of both courts (Suspension Amounts 2002). The fact that Bertuzzi was not convicted came as a surprise to many people. This was because there was a precedent case from 2000 where Marty McSorley was convicted of assault with a weapon. McSorley hit Donald Brashear of the Vancouver Canucks in the head with a vicious two handed slash. McSorley was also suspended for the remainder of the 1999-2000 season and never played in the NHL again. The judge of the McSorley case explained that he was convicted because the attack was obviously so pre-meditated. This judgment brought about an argument across all of the sporting world and also the political houses of North America. The debate raised was who should decide when cases of violence in sports should be put in the hands of the legal system (Farber, 2000). If sports were subject to legal prosecution the unnecessary violence in games like hockey or baseball would most certainly
CLN 4UI
John Diefenbaker
Secondary School
From: Daniel Bennett
To: Ms. Beattie
Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 As long as there have been sports, there has been violence in them. This violence affects our culture on multiple levels; it affects the development of youths, the general acceptance of violence and even has, on occasion, affected our systems of government. Violence is an escalating problem in sports and disciplinary changes need to be made to reach a solution. There needs to be rules in place inside of the league's governing body and laws for serious offences. Problems with violence in sports are also reaching areas off the playing field. Fan and parent violence are escalating problems as well. …show more content…
Over the past decade there have been several incidents in many different professional sports involving unnecessary violence. In 2004, Todd Bertuzzi was playing for the Vancouver Canucks in a game against the Colorado Avalanche. Bertuzzi skated up behind a Colorado player, Steve Moore, and punched him in the side of the head from behind and then slammed Moore's face in to the ice. Steve Moore suffered a broken neck, concussion and other minor injuries from this incident. Bertuzzi was suspended for the remainder of the season and his team was fined $250 000. Moore attempted to charge Bertuzzi with assault and pursue reparations, however the case was fought over where it should take place, in Canada or the United States and the case was eventually thrown out of both courts (Suspension Amounts 2002). The fact that Bertuzzi was not convicted came as a surprise to many people. This was because there was a precedent case from 2000 where Marty McSorley was convicted of assault with a weapon. McSorley hit Donald Brashear of the Vancouver Canucks in the head with a vicious two handed slash. McSorley was also suspended for the remainder of the 1999-2000 season and never played in the NHL again. The judge of the McSorley case explained that he was convicted because the attack was obviously so pre-meditated. This judgment brought about an argument across all of the sporting world and also the political houses of North America. The debate raised was who should decide when cases of violence in sports should be put in the hands of the legal system (Farber, 2000). If sports were subject to legal prosecution the unnecessary violence in games like hockey or baseball would most certainly