Sports_And_Violence

Sports And Violence Sports and Violence: Dirty Play or Criminal Acts' Imagine you are watching a high school basketball game. The competition is fierce, the clock is running down, and the coaches are red faced and screaming at the players. Suddenly, your attention is directed to center court. A player is down. You think you saw an opposing player intentionally elbow the injured boy’s face. The boy is severely injured, but the referees have not called a foul on the offending youth. It’s your call. Do you think there is sufficient evidence to bring criminal charges against the young man who caused injuries to the other player' Where does bad sportsmanship end and criminal conduct begin' “It begins here,” says Mark Luitjen, District Court Judge of Bexar County in San Antonio, Texas. He sentenced the offending player in this particular incident, Tony Limon, a senior at South San Antonio High School, to five years in prison for his actions. What’s even more disturbing is that Limon told reporters that coach Gary Durbon approved of his hitting the other player. “He told me it’s about time someone shed blood,”Limon said . Not surprisingly, the coach denied making that statement. Limon’s case has fueled debate over whether athletes should be held accountable in criminal court for what they violence, athletes, sports, player, violent, one, criminal, play, hockey, acts, rules, force, another, against, about, school, people, opponent, league, intent, high, fines, fans, court, case, behavior, bad, year, threat, team, sprewell, simon, says, professional, players