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Sports, Crime, And Money : Athletes Gone Wrong

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Athletes and Domestic Violence
Emily Blaylock
Speech 106 06881
Mrs. Hale
April 7, 2015 Introduction:
I. According to the article, “Sports, Crime, and Money: Athletes Gone Wrong”, written by Michael McCarthy with CNBC. Babe Ruth once said, “If it weren’t for baseball, I’d be in either a penitentiary or the cemetery.” Accessed on April 1, 2015 and Updated on August 19, 2013

Good Morning, My name is Emily Blaylock and today I want to discuss with you all professional athletes and domestic.
I will go over the meaning and definition of domestic violence, views from sports leaders, and how domestic violence affects its victim.
Credibility: My whole life I have been a daughter and granddaughter of police officers. I am also a member of the Marion County Domestic Violence Task Force. So I have seen firsthand of how domestic violence affects a person and their family.
II. According to Justice.gov, sponsored by The United States Department of Justice Accessed on April 6, 2015 and updated on July 23, 2014, domestic violence is defined as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain and/or maintain power.
A. It is also the controlling of another intimate partner in any way, shape or form.
III. Many think of domestic violence as a physical act made by man towards a woman. BUT Domestic Violence can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological of MEN and WOMEN.
A. These include threats also.
If a partner’s behavior intimidates,

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