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26. Dancing around the topic, I see
Wed Dec 18, 2013, 12:28 PM
Dec 2013

Actually, arrest rates are the issue. You wrote about how athletes are in the news "all the time" for breaking the law, implying that athletes engage in illegal behavior more than others. Arrest rates would be the first indicator of a higher prevalence of illegal behavior, bit the data does not support that. Low convictions would be the indicator of entitlement, on which research seems to support.
"Arrest and conviction rates, for male collegiate and professional athletes accused of felony sexual assault against women are compared with national crime data to determine whether elite athletes receive preferential treatment by the criminal justice system. The research is based on 217 criminal complaints against athletes filed with police between 1986 and 1995. The findings indicate that allegations of sexual assault involving collegiate or professional athletes are far more likely to result in an arrest and in an indictment. Nonetheless, athletes are significantly less likely to be convicted." from here...
http://journals.humankinetics.com/ssj-back-issues/ssjvolume14issue1march/researchnotesarrestandconvictionratesforathletesaccusedofsexualassault
It looks to me that athletes behave themselves better than the rest of the population, but that the entitlement issue shows up in the courts.
As far as athletes leading crowds in racist/fascist chants, it "happens all the time" seems inaccurate.

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This guy is a real piece of shit sharp_stick Dec 2013 #1
Im surprised he hasn't been kicked out and that his coaches minimize it...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #3
I see it in American sports all the time. Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #16
Suuuuure you do. Android3.14 Dec 2013 #20
Yes, I do Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #22
Suuure you change the topic Android3.14 Dec 2013 #23
The text of the article Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #24
Dancing around the topic, I see Android3.14 Dec 2013 #26
The Journal of Human Kinetics? Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #27
If you have something better than peer review, please add to the discussion Android3.14 Dec 2013 #28
Peer reviewed by other phys-ed teachers Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #29
Looked like he was trying to take his head off sakabatou Dec 2013 #5
Only 10 games? After what the Nazis did to Yugoslavians during WWII? WOW. catbyte Dec 2013 #2
Agreed iandhr Dec 2013 #10
"Death to fascism, freedom to the people!" Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #12
I cannot undertand the logic MynameisBlarney Dec 2013 #4
Croatia was allied with the Nazi's... Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #7
Yes, but treaties and non-aggression pacts MynameisBlarney Dec 2013 #14
No but the Croats sharp_stick Dec 2013 #21
This should be well known, Croatia allied with NATO in the Yugoslav civil war. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #25
" I'm sure he did not want to offend anyone." iandhr Dec 2013 #6
Don't call him billh58 Dec 2013 #11
Bob Dylan was sued for pointing out the neo-nazi movement in Croatia. rdharma Dec 2013 #8
Great catch!~..nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #9
"You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows" rdharma Dec 2013 #13
A stronger message than 10 days is needed to fight this insanity seveneyes Dec 2013 #15
They should just drop Croatia from the World Cup completely fbc Dec 2013 #17
Fans participated in the chant, MsPithy Dec 2013 #18
They should be... Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #19
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