Why Do Professional Athletes Get Away With Crime?

Often times, professional athletes are role models and revered heavily by the media, franchise, and the organization that the athlete performs for. However, to see a pro athlete fall and suffer due to accusations and evidence brought against them is a very serious issue. There have been so many past court cases where professional athletes have had to pay for their actions against their organization or against society. Athletes are not above the law, but they are generally portrayed to be seen above the law because of their financial success. Based on past court cases, professional athletes are not above the law because they are simply still people that make mistakes. Also, athletes are not the exception to the law. They have to follow the rules of society just like everyone else. Finally, professional athletes are not above the law because they have a reputation to up hold. They are sometimes being watched by millions of people on national television.

Crime is any act that violates the law. Many times professional athletes become involved in crime and it seems that they are above the law. The athlete’s notoriety makes it seem that professional athletes are committing crimes more than average people, whether they are felonies or misdemeanors. Should athletes be allowed back into their respective leagues after they commit such crimes?

Professional athletes who break the law, in addition to jail time, should be banned from their sport because they are role models to athletes everywhere. Professional athletes set examples for every athlete out there, this ranges between elementary and college students. We all look up to these athletes and follow their lead in hopes to accomplish all that they have one day. With that in mind, there is also many negative sides to this. When a professional athlete breaks the law, that negative example is now

For years, people have always thought that celebrities and athletes get special treatment by law enforcement. They could commit the same crime as a regular citizen and get an easier punishment. I do believe that famous people have always had special treatment for many reasons. However, I don’t think it’s fair, nor should be tolerated for them to get away with committing crimes and not being charged.

Athletes argue that they are role models for children and endorse products. This is true, but it is what goes along with the job. I would be prod if I knew that billions and billions of young impressionable children wanted to be just like me. You should not have to be paid to be a role model, there is no reason that one should be negative, commit crimes, and do “bad” things regardless of you being an athlete or not. It should be an honor to be praised and loved by billions, this is why I feel the reasoning of the professional athletes that demand higher wages are illegitimate.

Have you ever heard about or seen O.J. Simpson? If you have you would know that he was suspected of murder and got away with it. He was suspected to have murdered Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. Even when every piece of evidence pointed to O.J. he was let free and never charged with anything. There was also similar cases involving Ray Lewis and Jayson Williams. Although this happens not too often,but if athletes and celebrities continue to break the law then others will follow this action, that is why athletes and celebrities do get special treatment when they break the law.

Athletes should not be role models because of the things they do off the court or field. They do way too many bad things that youth hear about which might make them want to follow the same path. According to Gary Sailes in his essay "Professional Athletes: Cultural Icons or Social Anomalies:" 16 players from the 2001 Super Bowl were involved in a crime one way or another. Those crimes range from drunk driving to assault to murder threats. These are things that everyone hears about. A child may not be a fan of a football but sooner or later he/she is going to turn the TV and notice a player going to jail. If athletes are supposed to be role models, going to jail is not a good thing. Society can't say professional athletes should be role

Athletes should not earn much more than professionals who save lives, educate the population, and professionals who put their lives in risk for others. These athletes become idols and heroes in the society for being seen every week on the TV and be constantly on the news. When the real idols and heroes are the ones

Even if you’re famous, you’re still a human being. People will argue that professional athletes have encouraged us to take a stand. Professional athletes shouldn’t use their status to protest the events taking place today.

Around eight million high school students participate in athletics within the United States, and more than 480,000 will progress to compete as NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) athletes during college. However, a study from ESPN found that male basketball and football players at a major university who were deemed criminal suspects were either not prosecuted, had charges dropped, or never faced charges at all– 56 percent of the time. These players were treated better than others and therefore have an advantage over them, thus is preferential treatment. Many coaches and athletic administrators believe that athletes are treated equally compared to their peers, but that is not true. Athletes receive preferential treatment by receiving higher grades in school along with

Star Athlete’s status begins at a young age. Many athletes get their needs and wants met with the best products throughout their whole life. They are even offered many opportunities only famous athletes can receive. At the collegiate level, student-athletes are now given everything they need and want to go to school and play sports. With the privileges they are offered, they start to feel as if they are above the law and rules as well. Just this year Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett was pulled over for operating a vehicle under the influence. Barrett proceeded to lie and tell the officer he had not drank any alcohol that night. After finally being arrested Barrett tells the officer “I’m the quarterback of Ohio State … officer, there’s nothing

Many people believe that drug use in professional athletics is not a serious problem, however it is more widespread and serious than people think. In professional athletics the use of drugs is looked upon as somewhat of a serious problem, but is also very discrete and low key. Every once in a while one might see a prominent figure in a certain sport being reprimanded for the use of some outlawed drug, however this is just one of the many who happened to get caught. Athletes today seem to find no moral problem with using performance-enhancing drugs, or in other words cheating. Also many of them feel that because they are "stars" there should be no repercussions for their illegal activity.

Furthermore, there are also bad sides to being a pro athlete, so the money is not an easy make. Having all that money, it may be thought that a pro athlete 's life is easy to live with all that money in their pockets. They might say that money can get them out of almost any problem. Even though some athletes get paid large amounts of money, there are a lot of down sides to being a well-known and paid pro. For one, the publicity might be overwhelming, not to mention all the criticism an athlete receives for a poor performance. How would it feel to walk around town having cameras flashing everywhere you go, waiting to catch you at the wrong moments for a photo just to be uploaded for the world to see? Pros have no privacy. Having no privacy means one cannot enjoy life outside of the sport. Having to worry about every move doesn 't seem fair because they also want a life outside of their desired profession. Before criticizing pro athletes and saying they get paid way too much, one should also realize that their lives aren 't so easy. Yes, they have money, but money doesn 't make life easier for these athletes.

It was called “Acceptance,” a story about a father whose alcoholism kills his son, an All-American football star. A second chance is then offered in the form of two new sons, one homosexual and the other intellectually disabled. As far as the outcome, you would have to “…wait for the movie”. The outlandish story Rae Carruth imagined would never reach the big screen, instead his own life would far eclipse the scenario he created when he chose to have his eight-month pregnant girlfriend and unborn baby murdered instead of paying child support. Part of his plan did work, Cherica Adams did die, but not before calling 911, identifying Carruth, and also giving birth to their son, who survived. It was a shocking crime that would make headlines,

Would you want your whole career ruined due to a mistake? Professional athletes more than likely label as the “Golden Children” and are expected to never do anything wrong. These athletes are the one’s little kids and young athletes look up to and aspire to be. One mistake and this can all go away. Everyone makes mistakes, but professional athletes take the fall harder due to their fame and fortune. Although professional athletes are in the public eye, their career should not be ruined due to crimes people commit every day because, underneath all the fame and fortune, they are just regular people.