Sports Violence Flashcards
Violence in America
Guns, Wars, Sports
We permit things in sports which are illegal in Society
Hitting, Fighting, Tackling
Does Sports Violence Contribute to Violence in Society?
Desensitization?
Desensitization - lack of emotion, worried that we’re at this point with school shootings (becomes the new normal sadly)
Sports Violence as Pro-Social?
Catharsis?
Catharsis - the release of emotion
example: cursing at the referee, yelling at players, etc.
Three Levels of Sports Violence
In Sports -
In sports -
Peripheral Violence -
In sports - The use of force that causes or potentially causes harm within rules
- (boxing, tackling, certain fights in hockey)
In sports - The use of force that causes or potentially causes harm outside of the rules and is unrelated to the competitive objective - (ex - face mask in football, no below the belt in boxing, two-foot challenge in soccer, intentional hit in baseball)
Peripheral Violence - Outside of sport but a direct result of sport
- (fans fighting, players going into the stands to fight, violence in the parking lot, throwing water bottles, rioting after winning, KC shooting after game, breaking into cars)
Is In Sports Violence Ethical?
- People make money with violence and fans want to see that
- Stakeholders - coaches, owners, fans, athletes, the sport itself, staff and trainers - medical, television and their audiences, family
Consequentialist?
- Strongest argument towards violence in sports because there are more fans and they contribute the most economically to the success of the team and ORGANIZATION
(looking for the best outcome for both parties but fans bring in so much revenue they might not be able to overlook that)
Teleologist?
- Strongest argument against violence because the value of health is more important for the athlete
(if you value players’ safety above all else then you can make an argument to make it illegal)
Deontologist?
- Should there be a universal principle
