Essay On Dallas Cowboys By Greg Hardy

12 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 1 interception (Greg Hardy Stats,1). These may seem like random words and numbers to some people, but in actuality they are the stats for Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy through week 12 of the NFL season. It might seem odd to consider his stat line unless you know the whole story; Hardy is convicted for a major crime. He should not be allowed to be playing, yet he is on the field making a significant impact for the Cowboys. Professional athletes tend to be lightly punished for crimes both major and minor as compared to the general public. What makes a difference if an operations manager at Citi Financial hits his wife versus a professional football player hitting his wife? Both are people

In other words there is nothing special about athletes except for the fact that they can throw and catch better than most people. The skills that are needed to be an athlete do not make it okay to treat them as they are above anyone in any way shape or form, but that is the usual treatment that the legal system gives them. Normal sanctions for crimes could be warnings, fines, community service, probation, and jail depending on the severity of the crime. Community service can be described as cleaning up the side of highways, building houses, etc. But athletes never seem to have those types of service. Athletes tend to get sentences on the lighter side of the spectrum. Athletes are usually punished but not to the extent as a general person. In some situations the athletes get more severe punishments, but these situations are so few and far between that they can hardly affect the current trend that is apparent. There are several cases that show that these athletes are getting off

Next on your to do list is to make a motivational speech, and lastly pose for pictures and sign autographs. Sounds like a normal day in the life of a professional basketball player, but in fact “it is the probation record for NBA player DeShawn Stevenson, showing how he served his criminal sentence of court-ordered community service for the statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl in 2001.”(McCarthy, 1) This is a man who many people looked up to and he defiled their trust in him after having sexual relations with a fourteen year old girl. The first issue with this case is that Stevenson only received 100 hours of community service instead of jail time. A professional basketball player in the NBA sleeps with an eighth grade girl and just has to serve community service? Something doesn’t seem right in that situation. The other significant issue with this situation is the manner by which he served his court-ordered community service. Stevenson served 103 hours as a celebrity guest/counselor at six youth basketball camps according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY, none of those hours sound like typical community service. “For non-celebrities, court-ordered community service typically involves collecting roadside trash, digging ditches on road crews or cleaning public parks. But Stevenson and other professional athletes have been allowed to fulfill their criminal