The Detroit Lions have had a long history of bad luck when it comes to draft picks. Some of their picks are busts and some of their picks get busted. The Lions 2012 fourth round pick defensive end Ronnell Lewis was Tasered twice by the Norman, Oklahoma police after being a part of a bar fight early Saturday morning. On April 4, in class we learned about the deviance of some athletes. According to the article written by Dave Birkett for USA Today Sports, this isn't the first time a Lions player has been in the news for illegal activity. In fact it is quite a long list. In late March, safety Amari Spievey was charged with a felony after a dispute with his girlfriend. In 2012 the Lions had a player arrested or cited in every month of the off-season. Some of these charges include simple assault and DUI. According to Jay Coakley, "off-the-field violence among athletes may be due to unique situational factors encountered more often by athletes than by other people." This is most likely true when it comes to problems that occur in bars and night clubs because athletes have more time to go to these places. For Lewis, this may have been a situation where he was at the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong people. He will most likely receive some sort of punishment from the NFL. The NFL will suspend players for their behavior off of the field, but is it really making a difference. These 1 and 2 game suspensions are not teaching anyone a lesson. As long as these players are getting off with just a slap on the wrist, they will continue to embarrass their teams. We know it is really bad when players can go to prison for over a year and they are allowed to still play in the NFL. Maybe the NFL needs to change its ways or maybe the individual organizations need to take this into their own hands.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2013/04/23/ronnell-lewis-tasered-twice-by-cops-in-bar-brawl/2108319/
Book Source
Coakley. (2009). Sports In Society. New York: McGraw-Hill
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