it's getting worse

[thumpferee]

This is a topic I have had on my mind regarding behavior during sporting events. As a father of two boys (12,14), who are athletes, we watch sports and sports programming religiously.

There are alot of things going on in professional sports these days, good and bad, which young athletes, parents and spectators respond to and associate with.

Dating back to Charles Barkeley and his comments (I am not a role model), with the situation involving the Pistons and Pacers, to the Randy Moss situation now, the media jumps on the the chance to boost their ratings and ride the negative news story until something more negative happens to write about.

As much as I love ESPN, they are one of the main conspirators. They put out the best AND WORST of sports, and air it continuously.

Ex: The Randy Moss situation. They had a segment on which detailed his rediculous behavior throughout his short career. After the segment, they condoned his behavior.

When fans run out on the field during games, the media doesn't air it because it would entice others to repeat the behavior just to get on TV or on the Front Page. Why do they do this with professional athletes who are SUPPOSED to be Role Models?

Things Are worse!

JMO



[Edited by thumpferee on Jan 11th, 2005 at 11:07 AM]