Argumentative Essay: Should Children Let Children Play Football?

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Why I chose not let children play football. “A sharpening focus on the risk of head injuries in football is leading parents to wonder whether the game is worth it for their children” (Fujita 1). I agree that children shouldn’t play football because over the past two decades, it has become clear that repetitive hits to the head in high impact like football, ice hockey, and boxing place athletes at risk of permanent brain damage. The worst part of playing football is that the damage is irreparable, the brain unlike most other organs, does not have the capacity to cure itself following all types of injuries. Children are minors who have not reached the age of consent as a parent is their responsibility to protect their children, the human