Indiana Pacers Case Study

Violent Athletes When Indiana Pacer, Ron Artest, charged into the stands with forty-five seconds remaining in a NBA game, last November, between the Pacers and the Detroit Pistons, the shock waves reverberated immediately. Video clips showed Artest pummeling Pistons fans with his fists. Replays also revealed that it was fans, throwing a cup of beer at Artest, which sent the NBA superstar on his rampage. It was one of the ugliest incidents ever seen in American professional sports. Sports fans

Unfortunately, violence has become a part of everyday life in our world. It can be witnessed in many forms and of different proportions in numerous situations. Never, under any circumstances is violence good. When one thinks of violence, thoughts may arise of war, people committing violent acts against others, domestic violence within families, and not to mention the abundance of television shows and movies that are packed with sadistic, yet entertaining violence of all sorts. Over the past couple

According to bell hooks in Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom. “Patriarchy has no gender.” Patriarchy is a system of male dominance, rooted in the ethos of war which legitimates violence, sanctified by religious symbols, in which men dominate women through the control of female sexuality, with the intent of passing property to male heirs, and in which men who are heroes of war are told to kill men, and are permitted to rape women, to seize land and treasures, to exploit resources, and

However, the other seven games were all within ten points, which is considered a close game. The bottom line is, when a team is tanking the more close games occur, resulting in the link between the brain and the heart reaction stronger, which in a rare case, can kill a loyal fan. Who the hell wants to root for a team that has no chance of winning? Even though sports teams have loyal fan bases, if they aren’t winning games, fans will stop showing up to games. For example the Utah Jazz were a playoff