Impact of Violent Sports and Aggressive Behavior on Youth
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Abstract
In today's world, society has incorporated violence in the lives of our youth. Sports and games are just a few corrupt responses posed by society. Games such as, hockey, wrestling, football, drag racing, boxing, ultimate fighting, and video games have tremendously impacted the aggressive behavior in youth. For example, in Madison Square Garden, a Boston Bruins player left the rink and attacked numerous hockey fans in a fit of rage. Another example of this behavior would be the unfortunate death of Tiffany Eunick at the hands of 13 yr. old Lionel Tate as he acted out a wrestling move on her. As well as on "April 20th, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold launched an assault on Columbine High School. There were 13 murdered and 23 wounded before they turned the guns on themselves. This incident was suspected to be caused due to the video game "Doom". A game licensed by the U...