Domestic Violence Is A Major Issue Throughout Today s...

Domestic violence is a major issue throughout today’s society, and the domestic violence spotlight usually shines in the direction of professional sports. The less than glamorous limelight usually shines upon major sports leagues including the NBA, NHL, (DeGette). NFL, and NASCAR. (Taylor). From all of the recent controversy, one thing is clear; domestic violence cases should be left to U.S. Congress due to the sports leagues’ rule violations against the offenses. The Commissioners of all of the sports teams, a.k.a. the â€Å"police† of the leagues, often do not take a stance against domestic violence issues or charges, unless these felons are put into the public eye, causing the league to lose appeal. Domestic violence happens for various†¦show more content†¦(DeGette). Ray Rice is currently in the spotlight for the NFL after beating his then wife, and now fiancà ©, although he definitely is not the only one. (Taylor). NASCAR star Kurt Bush has also b een accused of abusing his girlfriend during the peak of his career. (Taylor). People blame domestic violence occurring through sports for various reasons, but there is truly no reason for domestic violence. In contact sports, players are trained to use violence and intimidation, and after they have been trained to enforce that for so long, there is no on/off switch to stop said aggression. (â€Å"Out†). Athletes are supposed to be a symbol of manliness, and domestic violence can create such forms of masculine unity. (â€Å"Out†). This sense of unity can spawn from the common locker-room talks about physical and sexual aggression towards women as an attempt to â€Å"fit-in† with the peers on their team. (Cord). Wins and losses also play a huge role in the occurrence of domestic violence. If a team experiences an at-home upset, then the chance of domestic violence occurring increases by ten percent. (Cord). Sadly, this outrageous statistic doesn’t affect the athletes alone, but their dedicated fans. (Cord). Athletes are more prone to domestic violence than the â€Å"Average Joe† due to some of the factors previously stated. (â€Å"Out†). Some people believe that the media portrays this felony to be worse in sports leagues than it genuinely is, but let the