Son of Vikings' Adrian Peterson dies
The 2-year-old son of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson died Friday afternoon in Sioux Falls, S.D., from injuries sustained during an aggravated assault on Wednesday, police said.
Police are not releasing the boy's name out of respect for the family, but Peterson's father, Nelson Peterson, told the St. Paul Pioneer Press the child is Adrian Peterson's son. The child had been in critical condition in a South Dakota hospital.
Joseph Robert Patterson was arrested on aggravated assault charges on Thursday and made his first court appearance Friday. He is being held on $750,000 bail, and in light of the boy's death, the Lincoln County State Attorney's office will review the case for additional charges, according to a statement from the Sioux Falls police department.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9809579/adrian-peterson-son-dies-injuries-suffered-alleged-assault
October 11th, 2013 at 8:46 PM ^
God have mercy on your soul. I pray you never have kids with how sick/selfish your mind must be to not only think that thought, but then to take the time to actually process the thought and type it. I hope you are drunk out of your mind and that's why you felt that an appropriate statement.
Seriously, go fuck yourself.
October 11th, 2013 at 8:47 PM ^
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October 12th, 2013 at 3:29 AM ^
You're praying wrong.
October 11th, 2013 at 7:41 PM ^
Super fucked up. That guy is lucky he's in jail right now, because if anyone else found him...let's just say jail isn't where he'd end up.
October 12th, 2013 at 11:21 AM ^
With how popular Peterson is in MN and the nature of the crime, I expect they might isolate him in prison as I dont think the guy will last long among the general population.
October 11th, 2013 at 7:43 PM ^
Peterson's teammates should be granted a private visit.
October 11th, 2013 at 7:46 PM ^
I suggested on twitter that he be locked in the Vikings locker room just before practice. Let them work it out.
October 11th, 2013 at 7:43 PM ^
I just can't imagine the mindset of someone who would do this. Truly sick.
October 11th, 2013 at 10:47 PM ^
October 11th, 2013 at 7:47 PM ^
So messed up. Peterson should get some time alone with this trash. RIP lil guy.
October 11th, 2013 at 7:47 PM ^
That is beyond tragic, and condolences the sympathies to Peterson and his family.
I cannot even begin to comprehend (nor would I care to) what goes through the mind of someone who would beat a two-year old to death, but I am sure it is very disgusting.
October 11th, 2013 at 7:48 PM ^
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October 11th, 2013 at 7:52 PM ^
of two year olds who has a hard time fathoming a) ever doing this and b) ever having to deal with this. Thoughts and prayers to those affected.
October 11th, 2013 at 7:55 PM ^
I don't even want to say what I would do if anything like this happened to one of my children. All I know is it wouldn't be pretty....
October 11th, 2013 at 8:05 PM ^
October 11th, 2013 at 8:07 PM ^
all the suggestions of rage and revenge that first popped into my mind were soon swallowed by the fact that even if the man was beaten to death Peterson will never hold his son's hand again. As a father, I just crawled into my son's bed to lsten to him breath... while I cried thinking of just how horrible this world can be I said a prayer and thought of the many times I have been short with my son or asked him to stop bothering me while I am on the phone with a friend, all the weak parent moments I have ever had...
life is fragile friends. In mourning we must remember to love...
October 11th, 2013 at 8:49 PM ^
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October 11th, 2013 at 8:16 PM ^
It might be nice to lose himself in a game for three hours sunday...
October 11th, 2013 at 8:16 PM ^
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October 11th, 2013 at 8:49 PM ^
Thoughts and prayers to the entire Peterson family during this time.
October 11th, 2013 at 8:53 PM ^
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October 11th, 2013 at 9:10 PM ^
I saw this come across twitter several hours ago and decided against posting it, but I'm glad the OP did. I called my oldest boy, 12, and told him about it so he heard it from me and not somewhere else - he follows sports pretty closely and is a big AP fan. AP's son could not have been much more along cognitively or physically than my 15 month old. Its hard to fathom what would make someone strike a child that small. A child that age should only know love from adults. Its a cruel world we live in.
October 11th, 2013 at 9:10 PM ^
October 11th, 2013 at 9:14 PM ^
Too soon for this discussion. Its none of our business and to even speculate is inappropriate.
October 12th, 2013 at 5:30 AM ^
I've seen a few pictures of them together on FB so the answer is yes, at least to some extent.
October 11th, 2013 at 9:23 PM ^
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October 11th, 2013 at 9:30 PM ^
No one would blame him if he did, but AP's shouldn't do anything. He's has too much to lose.
As far as the perp is concerned, the courts and the prisons will mete out his fate. If that fails there's always vigilante Vikings fans.
October 12th, 2013 at 12:06 AM ^
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October 11th, 2013 at 10:00 PM ^
Peterson should post this guy's bail and then beat him to a bloody pulp with his teammates. This is such a sad story and this guy should be put to death, but that would be letting him off easy
October 11th, 2013 at 10:18 PM ^
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October 11th, 2013 at 11:32 PM ^
I am lost for comment on this tragedy. I can't imagine the pain that AP and the related family are feeling at the moment. I will be praying for them.
October 12th, 2013 at 12:13 AM ^
Prayers go out to him and his family.
October 12th, 2013 at 2:14 AM ^
October 12th, 2013 at 5:22 AM ^
the youngest just having turned 19 a couple days ago, but I share the feelings many have expressed above as parents of young kids. When I heard yesterday of AP's 2-yr old being near death, it absolutely sickened me that someone could do that to a young child, or any child of any age, for that matter. Especially fresh emotions for me, as I have a granddaughter who turns 5 today; she adores me as much as I adore her as my only grandchild so far. Not to mention, that as fast as time flies, I remember oh so well when my own 3 kids were that young.
My prayers are with the family and friends of this little guy and Adrian Peterson this football weekend. Sad.
October 12th, 2013 at 7:13 AM ^