OT - And Now Adrian Peterson in Trouble

I got the wooden spoon or dad's leather belt.

If an adult human being were to strike another adult human being violently with an object it would be an assault under any and all circumstances.  "I'm related to him" or "it's okay, I'm charged with his wellbeing" would not be a valid defense.  Our sensibilities are now "adjusting" or "evolving" ...whatever you prefer... to say "wait a sec, if that's true for an adult under any and all circumstances, how is that not also true for a child?"

 Under this mindset, being a child of someone else's doesn't mean you "belong" to that person in a manner which somehow circumvents the fundamental right of one human being to not be assaulted by another.  It's the idea that age shouldn't be determinant as to when an assault is acceptable in society and when it is not, as there are no"degrees" of acceptance; although there are apparently degrees of outrage, judging by the Ray Rice deal.

me to go get my switch and bring it back to him. Then I would get torn up with the switch that left welps so I know how the kid feels. It is painful. Hard to sit down for a couple of days.

Matt Asiata is about to blow up in Fantasy Football additions.

Fucking Christ..all of our parents gonna get life. Shit my moms gonna get the electric chair.

I was spanked as a kid but this is beyond my comprehension.

Just seen he has been deactivated for the game sunday vs patriots.

peterson seems like one of the 'good guys' in the nfl but this and last year's incident where his kid died... not by his hand but it was rather apparent he was not a real father to his kid.

nfl needs to get out of the morality business.  they want a squeeky clean image but doesnt have the product to back it up. what rice and peterson did was wrong, but the term 'can of worms' comes to mind.

The number of people who don't seem to see the difference between a spanking and flying off the handle and beating the hell out if a four year old with a stick is disturbing.

It's one thing to spank your child, it's another to use a weapon to do so. Had another person done this to AP's kid, that person would've been arrested for assault. If this is what your kid looks like after you "discipline" him, then you're doing it wrong.

That's AP's kid's leg. Note the multiple red marks all over the legs. This is not spanking, this is whipping. AP should join Ray Rice on the indefinitely suspended list.

And to people who say "well, in my parent's/grandparent's day, this was ok" I say you know what else was ok back then? Jim Crow laws. Times change, society evolves. 

This is child abuse, pure and simple. If anyone taking care of my son ever left marks on him like that, they better hope the cops get to them first before I do.

Man. Tough call here. I do agree that it is ok to spank sometimes. I'm sure I will get negg'd to hell and back for saying that. But, child rearing, a lot like coaching, is SO individualized. AP oughtta know tho that if you push that envelope even a little to far in this day and age.....you can put yourself in a very bad place.
The thing is, he was probably trying to teach his son a lesson the way he was taught lessons. We learn from our parents don't we??
I don't think he needed to use a switch. His bare hand would've done the job and probably kept him out of trouble.

Dude seems like a good guy. You don't hear anything bad about him whatsoever. 

He did not once hit his kids. All of his kids turned out to be upstanding citizens. My dad slapped me once and he instantly regretted it. He was and still is not a believer in corporal punishment. 

 

I had an argument this week about whippings with my co-workers. Most believe in parenting-by-fear. I found that to be disturbing.

At first when I just read the charges, I thought to myself oh boy here we go again - a parent getting in trouble for disciplining their kid.  I mean my parents whipped my ass just like most of you have stated.  Go pick out the tree branch yourself and prepare yourself.

HOWEVER, the pictures tell a totally different story.  I was evil little bastard growing up and got (and deserved) some amazing ass whoopings.  BUT, I never had open wounds weeks later from the "beating".  The worst I ever got it was with an extension cord.  I couldn't sit for dinner, but I didn't need to visit an ER either.  And, I didn't have open wounds that day nor a week later.

This will probably not end very well for AP.  The pictures tell a story of waaaay too much force being used against a 4 year old.  I know we need to let the legal system sort things out, but those pictures are bad - really bad for AP's case.  I just hope the kid is ok and doesn't get dragged into the media.  He's obviously suffered enough as is.

What Adrian Peterson laid on his son was no boating accident, that was outright child abuse.  Dude has issues and ought to see some hard time while he gets counseling.

 

My fantasy team is screwed for the year. But in a relevant note, no one needs to hit their kid hard enough to open wounds. The NFL pr company will be earning their money for the next year

Don't hit kids and call it discipline.  Do people not see the very lack of discipline and self restraint that would lead to hitting a child?

I got hit three times, and it left a raised welt...for like a day.To leave a gash for a freaking week after the punnishment is a bit much. And by abit, I mean way over the line.

Here's latest report. This is not discipline, it's domestic violence. If true, he should be out for 6 games according to the nfl's new policy and face significant criminal sanction. "The beating allegedly resulted in numerous injuries to the child, including cuts and bruises to the child's back, buttocks, ankles, legs and scrotum, along with defensive wounds to the child's hands. Peterson then texted the boy's mother, saying that one wound in particular would make her "mad at me about his leg. I got kinda good wit the tail end of the switch." Peterson also allegedly said via text message to the child's mother that he "felt bad after the fact when I notice the switch was wrapping around hitting I (sic) thigh" and also acknowledged the injury to the child's scrotum in a text message, saying, "Got him in nuts once I noticed. But I felt so bad, n I'm all tearing that butt up when needed! I start putting them in timeout. N save the whooping for needed memories!" In further text messages, Peterson allegedly said, "Never do I go overboard! But all my kids will know, hey daddy has the biggie heart but don't play no games when it comes to acting right." According to police reports, the child, however, had a slightly different story, telling authorities that "Daddy Peterson hit me on my face." The child also expressed worry that Peterson would punch him in the face if the child reported the incident to authorities. He also said that he had been hit by a belt and that "there are a lot of belts in Daddy's closet." He added that Peterson put leaves in his mouth when he was being hit with the switch while his pants were down. The child told his mother that Peterson "likes belts and switches" and "has a whooping room."" http://deadspin.com/report-adrian-peterson-indicted-in-child-injury-cas…

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Anyone who condones hitting a child in any way is barbaric. And to do it under the guise of "teaching a lesson" is dishonest. Is there no other way to teach a lesson? I'm pretty disheartened to hear that people still think hitting their children is an appropriate punishment.