05-07-2018, 10:53 AM
(05-06-2018, 08:34 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Lol, alright, sure.
How about we just decide that athletes that choose to participate in violent sports do so knowing full well the possible dangers involved? Playing a professional sport is much more financially rewarding than average jobs, in part because of the inherent danger involved. It's much different than being a miner or a tower climber, or even say a Surveyor working in a high traffic area. Those are all career choices where the applicant fully expects to be able to work their entire working life, unlike an athlete who works as an entertainer until their physical skills no longer afford them the ability to keep their job.
But why should a person with the skills to make money playing professional sports have to risk his life more than necessary.
I don't go to a football game for the injuries. I go to see great players make great plays. The game is still ultraviolent. There are hundreds of serious injuries every year. So what is wrong with making it safer so that the great players we want to watch have a better chance of staying on the field to entertain us?
Players are getting bigger and faster. The collisions are much more powerful than they were 30 years ago. I have no problem with making it a little safer. I want to see the best players on the field performing instead of in a hospital.
