When looking at a topic such as this one. You need to ask yourself the following questions: Are athletes given special privileges? Do those with more power than the players affect the outcome of an athlete? Over time, athletes have been helped but there also has been people that were not helped, chosen to take the fall. Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden are two men that seem to be given every chance in the world. They repeatedly have been suspended by MLB. And they repeatedly get let back in to play again. They are two examples of stars being allowed...
fined or suspended also.

My opinion on this topic is that athletes are treated differently with their punishments. Professional athletes money plays a large role in their punishments example O.J. Simpson, he had the money to buy a great team of lawyers. Athletes today are also watched on every major television station. That also helps in the case of a trial. It is likely that the jury will know who the athlete is, possible helping his chances for a not guilty verdict. Athletes are treated differently and will continue to be as long as people allow them to be.