Defensive linemen Ethan Westbrooks was arrested after a highway patrol officer found a stolen gun in his vehicle. He was speeding in interstate 5 near Bakersfield California when a highway patrol officer stopped him and asked for his license and registration. Westbrook was searching for his registration and the officer spotted an illegal gun in the glove department. He was arrested on Friday on suspicion of possessing a loaded firearm, possessing a stolen firearm and possessing a high-capacity magazine. The gun was reported stolen back in 2009 in Sacramento, California with a clip that holds 13 rounds.
ETHICAL/PROFESSIONAL ISSUES: Ethan Westbrooks an NFL player illegally obtained a weapon in California. He disregarded the safety and welfare
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He is getting paid a ton of money to play football and disregarded that safety of others. By obtaining an illegal weapon he is giving the black market a good reputation and inviting others to purchase their guns on the black market. Law enforcement cannot track the weapon back to the individual who will use it. In this day in age we have many illegal weapons out on the streets killing innocent people and it may be a sign that Westbrooks had an ill intent to commit a crime or was holding it for a friend which is morally wrong. The NFL should give him a year suspension and to join some sort of programs about illegal weapons and victim services. Westbrook is a huge and strong individual who can fend for himself. I am astonished that players like Westbrooks obtain a firearm when they are no danger. Also, he makes a ton of money he could have bought a weapon legally and not have to deal with the consequences of obtaining an illegal weapon. Many kids idolize NFL players and is putting a bad image on the Rams and the NFL organization. Renegotiating Westbrook salary would deter him from committing illegal acts. Many of his teammates must deal with the drama of playing with a criminal who holds onto illegal weapons and may feel unsafe in their work
The accused, Wendell Clayton, was found in possession of a loaded illegal handgun which is banned under Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46. A caller inside the coffee time store called 911 at about 1:22 reporting that there were around 10 black guys in the parking lot of The Million Dollar store, a strip club, across the street from him. The caller reported that certain individuals, 4 of the 10 black guys had guns on them and were openly displaying their handguns in the middle of the parking lot. Police immediately responded and within minutes the officers set up a roadblock in front of the exits to the location. As there were two entrances into the club’s parking lot, the officers positioned their vehicles so everything and anything harmful
Prosecutors have reported charges Thursday in the lethal shooting of Kansas City, Kansas, police Capt. Dave Melton. Jamaal Lewis has been accused of capital homicide for the situation. Police said they trust he is the individual who discharged the shot that killed Melton Tuesday evening. DaQon Sipple has been accused of disturbed strike, irritated ambush on a law authorization officer and criminal release of a weapon regarding gunfire at the Juniper Gardens loft complex.
The Athletes that use performance enhancing drugs PEDs in sports has sparked serious ethical debate. A recent investigation revealed that 6 players on the North Carolina panthers 2004 Super Bowl team were filling prescriptions for steroids. Barry Bonds, the San Francisco Giants’ slugger and Golden Glove Award winner, will likely break Hank Aaron’s career home run record before the end of the 2007 Major League Baseball season.
In the Nation Football League (NFL), Pat Tillman played the position of a Left Back, a position that requires a lot of pushing and tackling. The sport of football is taken for granted by many considering that all the players put their lives at risk each and every game. If Tillman tackled someone, he could become the bottom of a large dog pile which stopped his breathing. For instance, one NFL player sufferred such a big hit that he cracked his ribs (Voperian). Tillman started playing at a young age, and therefore could have sufferred from severe brain damage, or any other injury which could have cost him hise life or a permanent handicap.
Another relevant United States Supreme Court case is Doe v. Bolton. In 1968 the Georgia legislature passed a law outlawing abortion except where an abortion doctor determines that the continuation of the pregnancy would endanger the mother 's life or seriously and permanently injure her health, that the baby would be born with a grave mental or physical defect, or that the pregnancy resulted from rape. “Mary Doe” (Sandra Cano), who was 9 weeks pregnant filed suit claiming she was entitled to an abortion under the Constitution because she would not be able to support another child since she already had three children. Several abortion doctors, nurses, clergy, and social workers joined in her suit. The Supreme Court agreed and ended up creating
A teammate’s action outside of the workplace should not become spoken of inside the work place, due to an unnecessary invasion of privacy. Many players quit and leave the NFL in their past due to the amount of instigating and discipline the NFL provides. A person in the United States has the freedom to do what they want, whenever they want to, until they are found guilty of committing a crime, and when that does occur, it should have no effect or impact on their outside, daily
By the way, did anyone ever tell you that the Constitution is unconstitutional? Yep, the whole thing. Or at least its ratification was illegal. This is not a joke, except to the degree that it is.
According to Dylan Bennett, most NFL players that know that most player that have medicine The National Football League (NFL) needs to change their policy on drug for players that have reason for them. One reason why they need to change it is so players that use prescription drugs can still play in the NFL instead of just being suspended and fine for taking their medication perceived by their doctor. This case will be shown because players have lost a large amount of time form their careers or have lost their careers due to the drug policy of the NFL. What is the NFL drug policy and when it came into effect? What are other sports drug policies?
Sports fans still believes that NFL is still hiding many facts about concussion amongst players. With fans’ urges to find the truth, many media sources interview ex-football players, doctors, and concussion victims to spread the truth about the NFL and actual effects. With testimonies from the concussion victims, awareness of concussion through the media helps facilitate the change in the NFL with regards to concussion protocols. According to John Shockey from DePaul University, he writes, “The increase in media framing of the NFL concussion crisis has made the issue important to the public and made them sympathize with the athletes and their families” (“Media Framing of the NFL Concussion Crisis Is Changing the Culture of the NFL”). Shockey
In today’s society, we have former National Football League(NFL) quarterback Collin Kapernick who’s no longer in the NFL because of his protest against racial inequality. However, many people believe he is no longer in the NFL because of his talent. Kapernick led the 49ers to Super Bowl 47. Although they didn’t win, he threw for 302 yards with a touchdown and rushed for 62 yards. Therefore, he didn’t get kicked out of the league because he wasn’t good enough, but for sitting down during the national anthem.
The articles I chose to compare and contrast were, “Scrutinizing the Second Amendment” by Adam Winkler and “Nothing to debate: Second Amendment, legal gun in my purse saved our lives” by Lynne Russell. While there was not much to compare, aside from the articles both relating to the Second Amendment, it was quite obvious that one article was strictly opinionated, while the other was a solid analysis. In Russell’s article, she describes an event that occurred when she and her husband were traveling across the United States. They stopped at a motel for the evening and were ambushed by a deranged, armed man inside their motel room.
The conservation of his spot in the hall of fame is a message to kids that character does not matter in sports, and only athletic ability does. Roger Goodell, the Commissioner of the NFL always talks about the “integrity of the game”, but he is not upholding this statement by having a man in the Hall of Fame that is a felon who has shown he has poor
If American Football is an art, then its athletes paint with blood. This should surprise no one; the gridiron plays host to modernity’s most violent sport. In this unforgiving environment, it is all to common for former stars to flare out with career-ending injuries. As I kicked off my research on the National Football League (NFL), I intended to report on these injuries. With a premise on my mind and a paper in my sights, I headed to JumboSearch to begin my investigation.
Constructive Criticism Ready An ear that listens to life-giving rebukes will be at home among the wise. Anyone who ignores instruction despises himself, but whoever listens to correction acquires good sense. PROVERBS 15:31-32
Playing sports of any kind comes with associated risks, which is why pro athletes are some of the highest paid individuals in the industry. During his 3.5-year career, an average pro football player makes over $6 million, while an average professional basketball player makes over $24 million during his 4.8-year career. So why aren't student-athletes afforded the same compensation? They are still at risk every time they step inside the court or in the field, after all.