[DV_listserv] Athletics and Abuse

[Domestic Violence issues]

Recently, a video surfaced which showed Oklahoma star football player, Joe Mixon, punching a woman (non-DV incident) in a bar, breaking several bones in her face. Her injuries required surgery and it was months before she regained feeling on one side of her face. While the incident wasn't DV, it reignited a conversation about how violence against women is tolerated in both college and professional athletics.

Here are a couple of articles about this topic:
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/18300128/we-need-seen-oklahoma-sooners-running-back-joe-mixon-assault-tape

http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sexual-assault-activist-demands-answers-from-oklahoma-in-wake-of-joe-mixon-video/


Here's a link to an article discussing the documentary about former college and NFL star, Lawrence Phillips:

"Like so many high profile abuse cases involving athletics, the star usually is offered a chance at rehabilitating his image. The fate of the victim is often unknown or forgotten."

http://www.si.com/college-football/2016/12/16/lawrence-phillips-showtime-running-his-life



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