This is really interesting, Joni. I've seen plenty of competition-related violence (or the threat of it) from players but also from fans. In Alabama, where I live, the annual football game between the archrival SEC schools (University of Alabama and Auburn University) has sometimes resulted in violence, including homicide. And the violence isn't necessarily between players or coaches (who have a vested interest in the outcome of the game) but between fans, who are a little too invested in a competition that, really, is inconsequential to their personal lives. That is bizarre to me.
This is really interesting, Joni. I've seen plenty of competition-related violence (or the threat of it) from players but also from fans. In Alabama, where I live, the annual football game between the archrival SEC schools (University of Alabama and Auburn University) has sometimes resulted in violence, including homicide. And the violence isn't necessarily between players or coaches (who have a vested interest in the outcome of the game) but between fans, who are a little too invested in a competition that, really, is inconsequential to their personal lives. That is bizarre to me.