I guess I will weigh in with a few random thoughts.
FWIW, I enjoy sports at all levels and think there are an abundance of life lessons that can be learned as they relate to discipline, hard work, team building, leadership, ... The same can be said for band, orchestra, ROTC, FFA, ....
Professional sports is one of the great examples of free market economics in action.
My daughters are now in college, but their high school athletes were held to a much higher standard than the students in general. Other extra-curricular activities (band, etc.) were also held to the higher standard. Might have had a few bad apples, but probably less than the population in general. I am sure abuse takes place, but seems to me it probably has as much to do with the "culture" of the school which is usually developed by generations of leaders (administration, teachers, boards, parents, students, ...) good and/or bad and is difficult to change.
Could keep going on Penn St. and the Colorado shooter, but need to get back to work.
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