Referee Abuse

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Referee abuse is a major issue for all levels of sports. Referees play a huge part of the game and certain calls can anger fans, players and even sometimes coaches. This abuse can have physical and even emotional tolls on these referees. There are numerous instances where the refs have been hit and things have been thrown at them. This abuse needs to halt now.
The cause of referee abuse can be many things. It is truly in the eyes of the beholder. Referees make calls all the time, but they aren’t necessarily the appropriate calls. We are just human and so are the referees. When a bad call is made this can lead to physical violence from the players, fans, and even coaches. Referees are sent to therapy because of this abuse, and even the hospital in some cases.
This problem is pretty bad and is becoming worse in some areas. The problem can take both physical and emotional tolls on these refs. This problem can be observed in about all of the sports out there. Referees are abused in many ways, things are thrown at them, they are called terrible names, and are even sometimes punched and kicked. Many referees are quitting because of this abuse.
This abuse is continuing to happen with not enough meaningful consequences. More people are abusing more frequently thanks to this. Some referees quit due to this abuse. If this continues to happen we will have no one to ref our games at all. Games are called worse because the refs are scared of making a bad call and being abused. This makes home-field advantage a real thing because the refs are going to call it for the home team so the home fans don't retaliate.
In some states, they have made it a crime to assault officials. Twenty states have made it a crime. In Illinois, it is a minimum of $...

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