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Violence in Sport In most of our popular spectator sports, winning depends on the use of violence. To score and win, athletes' bodies are routinely turned into weapons to be used against other bodies, causing pain, serious injury, and even death. How do we interpret the social meaning of this violence? Commentators - both apologists and critics - have made sweeping statements about sports and violence, but their analyses rarely take into account the meanings …

…violence in their respective sport. If fining them does nothing, more drastic measures should be taken such as jail time, or longer suspensions for the players. Someone has to let the athletes know that extreme violence is not acceptable in sports, but often the spectators encourage these acts. Do you think that there should be stricter rules and consequences for violence in sport? Why do you think there is so much violence in sport today?