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Sports And Society

The disrespectful and unruly behavior of fans at sporting events has become a great problem over the past few years. There are several factors attributing to this behavior including drugs and alcohol, testosterone levels, and other psychological factors.
The behavior of fans in a problem at many events, from youth little league games, to champion World Cup soccer. At a recent football game in Philadelphia several fans were dejected from the stadium for unruly behavior (Adamson, Philadelphia Inquirer). Also, in Philadelphia, a man was brutally beaten with a police barricade by a group of so called fans after a pre season Eagle's game this August. After the 1998 Super Bowl in Denver, ...

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from both sides were extremely rude and obnoxious towards each other. "Schools should support one another... and fans should support their team and represent their school with class (Cudd, Campus' Voice). The behavior at these events is unacceptable and needs to stop.
In England rowdy fans were arrested after a soccer game. These English hooligans attacked a British journalist and two photographers (Balmer, Reuters). The reason why this behavior occurred was because the English did not like the outcome of the soccer match- they lost to Romania. During another match, France actually had to enforce an emergency legislation that expelled some English supporters to prevent insubordinate and unlawful behavior (Balmer, Reuters).
Improper behavior is also a problem at youth events. "On the high school level and in the youth recreation leagues, many spectators... are prime examples of unbecoming behavior" (Quesenberry, Blare County Messenger). Parents and other relatives go to the ...

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