Adrian Peterson idicted for child abuse!

[BatmanVSuperman]

Wow. The NFL is getting truly sad. We have to wait on what happened/evidence of course. This is not good for the NFL. League is looking pretty bad now.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/adrian-peterson-indicted-child-injury-205231856.html

 

[Warhammer]

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[DarthSkywalker]

This is stupid. Personally, I would never use corporal punishment for children. However, Peterson does. And to be indicted for me? It's bulls***.

Corporal Punishment is now the classy way of saying child abuse I see. Did you see the injures when they were a week old? That is crossing the line, but a lot.

 

[Boom]

The kid is four .

 

[Warhammer]

Just saw the pictures. Nevermind. All Day went too far.

 

[The Apocalypse]

I just find it hard to believe he actually understood how hard he was hitting the kid. I mean, he just had his son die last year. A lot and I mean a lot of parents hit their kids and from what I've read, it's the same way he was brought up.

 

[Warhammer]

I just find it hard to believe he actually understood how hard he was hitting the kid. I mean, he just had his son die last year. A lot and I mean a lot of parents hit their kids and from what I've read, it's the same way he was brought up.

If anything, he should have just used his hand. I didn't even know the boy was 4.

 

[Boom]

Meth used to be legal. Would that excuse fly now?

It's irrelevant if that's the sort of "punishment" he faced as a child. Child abuse laws have changed, and it's our responsibility as citizens to be aware of those changes and subsequent punishments for disobeying them. And the boy is four. What the hell could a four-year-old possibly do to deserve being whipped with a branch repeatedly in his private regions? It's despicable.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Just saw the pictures. Nevermind. All Day went too far.

Yeah, I should have realized you hadn't seen them. Once I saw them, I was in complete shock. Those wounds are a week old apparently. He went way, way too far.

And they are already using the, "that is how I was raised" defense.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

Meth used to be legal. Would that excuse fly now?

It's irrelevant if that's the sort of "punishment" he faced as a child. Child abuse laws have changed, and it's our responsibility as citizens to be aware of those changes and subsequent punishments for disobeying them. And the boy is four. What the hell could a four-year-old possibly do to deserve being whipped with a branch repeatedly in his private regions? It's despicable.

Yeah. Most people been hit before but it's usually on one body part.

this kid had defense wounds on his hands, too.

 

[Boom]

"Oh, he was messing with one of my other kid's games, so I whipped him bloody. It's totally okay. My dad used to do it to me."

**** that. Throw the book at him.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I just find it hard to believe he actually understood how hard he was hitting the kid. I mean, he just had his son die last year. A lot and I mean a lot of parents hit their kids and from what I've read, it's the same way he was brought up.

Have you read what has been released?

If anything, he should have just used his hand. I didn't even know the boy was 4.

My father was an abusive piece of crap. He hit me quite a bit, especially when he drank too much. I know the fear associated with, "get the belt". Reading the info released by the police, it looks like Peterson put a lot of fear in his child, who he had hit in the face as well.

 

[The Apocalypse]

He might've went too far but like I said, I don't think he understand how hard he was hitting him. To say he doesn't love his child and that he should be in prison is crazy. The dude was disciplining his kid in a way he seemed fit. He didn't kill him, he didn't throw him against something, he did choke him, he didn't punch him in the face. This is going to get blown out of proportion by people who don't understand that type of discipline and were raised in a passive aggressive household where a "go to your room" was all the punishment they ever got. Not that there's anything wrong with it, but you have to hear both sides.

Have you read what has been released?

Yeah.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

"Oh, he was messing with one of my other kid's games, so I whipped him bloody. It's totally okay. My dad used to do it to me."

**** that. Throw the book at him.

100% with Boom here. Can't believe people still use this as an excuse. It was never ok, just like how abusing your wife was never ok, along with many other horrible things that use to be "ok".

 

[DarthSkywalker]

He might've went too far but like I said, I don't think he understand how hard he was hitting him. To say he doesn't love his child and that he should be in prison is crazy. The dude was disciplining his kid in a way he seemed fit. He didn't kill him, he didn't throw him against something, he did choke him, he didn't punch him in the face. This is going to get blown out of proportion by people who don't understand that type of discipline and were raised in a passive aggressive household where a "go to your room" was all the punishment they ever got. Not that there's anything wrong with it, but you have to hear both sides.



Yeah.

So he didn't realize smacking your kid in the face and threatening him to the point that he tells the police that he is afraid his father is gonna punch him in the face is a simply "misunderstanding"?

Wow, this sounds often similar to the excuses used for Ray Rice.

 

[Boom]

Funny, because I've seen plenty of emotionally stable, well-behaving individuals who received "passive aggressive" discipline growing up. I misbehaved like crazy as a child, and my father never saw fit to whip me with a branch until a bled, or punch me in the face, or instill an overbearing sense of fear in me that if I misbehaved I would face physical pain. Funny enough, I turned out okay.

Sorry, but I'm gonna step out of this debate right now. I have no ****ing tolerance for this sort of thing.

 

[The Apocalypse]

So he didn't realize smacking your kid in the face and threatening him to the point that he tells the police that he is afraid his father is gonna punch him in the face is a simply "misunderstanding"?

Wow, this sounds often similar to the excuses used for Ray Rice.

I'm not saying I agree 100 percent with that he did. It's not how I would raise my kid. I was hit with a belt and stuff as a child. I understand and respect it. I would probably still be a little prick if my mom didn't do that kinda stuff. I'm just saying, maybe he took it too far and didn't realize the amount of force he was using. To go as far as saying he man doesn't love his kid and should be thrown in jail is a little bit of a overreaction, especially after he had his other son beat to death. If that's the type of discipline he wants to use with his kid, that's his business. Maybe he should just tone it down a bit. This is one case where I feel that maybe we all shouldn't rush to judgment, see how it plays out and depending on what happens, give the guy the chance to redeem himself. I never felt that way with Big Ben, Michael Vick and recently Ray Rice and Greg Hardy.

 

[The Apocalypse]

Funny, because I've seen plenty of emotionally stable, well-behaving individuals who received "passive aggressive" discipline growing up. I misbehaved like crazy as a child, and my father never saw fit to whip me with a branch until a bled. Funny enough, I turned out okay.

Sorry, but I'm gonna step out of this debate right now. I have no ****ing tolerance for this sort of thing.

Never once did I say that kind of parenting doesn't work.

 

[Boom]

So if my wife disobeys me by spending the rest of the money in my checking account, am I within my rights to take a branch to her? In my mind, I'm "disciplining" her, am I not?

Why is this unacceptable for anybody else but a child? A four year old nonetheless.

 

[Boom]

Never once did I say that kind of parenting doesn't work.

So the question I would ask is this.

If that sort of parenting does work, what's the justification for using physical violence that results in bodily and emotional distress?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I'm not saying I agree 100 percent with that he did. It's not how I would raise my kid. I was hit with a belt and stuff as a child. I understand and respect it. I would probably still be a little prick if my mom didn't do that kinda stuff. I'm just saying, maybe he took it too far and didn't realize the amount of force he was using. To go as far as saying he man doesn't love his kid and should be thrown in jail is a little bit of a overreaction, especially after he had his other son beat to death. If that's the type of discipline he wants to use with his kid, that's his business. Maybe he should just tone it down a bit. This is one case where I feel that maybe we all shouldn't rush to judgment, see how it plays out and depending on what happens, give the guy the chance to redeem himself. I never felt that way with Big Ben, Michael Vick and recently Ray Rice and Greg Hardy.

Oh, because a 4 year old could possibly be doing something worthy of being beaten to the point of bleeding. Are you being serious?

I was hit as well. I know what it means, and I know how wrong it is. People who hit kids do it because they are incapable of teaching their kids in any other manner. In other words, they have problems, not the kids. One of the leading causes of acting out is such abuse.

I am sure he loves his kids, just like I am sure Ray Rice loves his wife. That doesn't mean it is suddenly okay to hit your kid in their private parts. To make them bleed. To leave such horrible injures that they look fresh a week later. That you threaten your kids to the point of real fear.

Seriously, the kid is frightened. That is all you need to know. How can anyone defend beating a kid to the point that they are afraid of their own father?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

So if my wife disobeys me by spending the rest of the money in my checking account, am I within my rights to take a branch to her? In my mind, I'm "disciplining" her, am I not?

Why is this unacceptable for anybody else but a child? A four year old nonetheless.

Preach Boom. It is okay to hit kids because... there is no correct answer.

So the question I would ask is this.

If that sort of parenting does work, what's the justification for using physical violence that results in bodily and emotional distress?

Because that is how they use to do it. You know, like segregation. Totally understandable, because you know that is how they did it back in the day.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

I'm not saying I agree 100 percent with that he did. It's not how I would raise my kid. I was hit with a belt and stuff as a child. I understand and respect it. I would probably still be a little prick if my mom didn't do that kinda stuff. I'm just saying, maybe he took it too far and didn't realize the amount of force he was using. To go as far as saying he man doesn't love his kid and should be thrown in jail is a little bit of a overreaction, especially after he had his other son beat to death. If that's the type of discipline he wants to use with his kid, that's his business. Maybe he should just tone it down a bit. This is one case where I feel that maybe we all shouldn't rush to judgment, see how it plays out and depending on what happens, give the guy the chance to redeem himself. I never felt that way with Big Ben, Michael Vick and recently Ray Rice and Greg Hardy.

Any type of injury that requires you to cover up is a bit more than tone it down to me. I was hit with a hand or belt but never to the point of being able to see it.

No one is calling for him to be kicked out of the NFL.

Dude needs some court-ordered classes and supervision if he ever gets the rights back to see his kids.

 

[The Apocalypse]

So if my wife disobeys me by spending the rest of the money in my checking account, am I within my rights to take a branch to her? In my mind, I'm "disciplining" her, am I not?

Why is this unacceptable for anybody else but a child? A four year old nonetheless.

Not even going to respond to that ignorance.

Oh, because a 4 year old could possibly be doing something worthy of being beaten to the point of bleeding. Are you being serious?

I was hit as well. I know what it means, and I know how wrong it is. People who hit kids do it because they are incapable of teaching their kids in any other manner. In other words, they have problems, not the kids. One of the leading causes of acting out is such abuse.

I am sure he loves his kids, just like I am sure Ray Rice loves his wife. That doesn't mean it is suddenly okay to hit your kid in their private parts. To make them bleed. To leave such horrible injures that they look fresh a week later. That you threaten your kids to the point of real fear.

Seriously, the kid is frightened. That is all you need to know. How can anyone defend beating a kid to the point that they are afraid of their own father?

One more time, I'm pretty sure he didn't understand how hard he was really hitting the kid. It seems like that's his way of disciplining his kid. A lot of other parents to this too. Clearly, AP went too far this time. To get thrown in jail though? I don't think he deserves that. And stop comparing this to the Ray Rice case. That guy actually deserves to be in jail, and Greg Hardy. There is a big difference between hitting a woman casue you're drunk and arguing and hitting a kid because they might be doing something wrong and you don't want them to do it again. One is being a scumbag and the other is trying to teach a lesson. Even if you don't agree on that type of parenting, he didn't go in there thinking "wow im going to hurt this kid for no reason."

For the record, I don't agree with that sort of parenting. It's not something I'd do when I have kid, but I just understand the logic behind it.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Any type of injury that requires you to cover up is a bit more than tone it down to me. I was hit with a hand or belt but never to the point of being able to see it.

No one is calling for him to be kicked out of the NFL.

Dude needs some court-ordered classes and supervision if he ever gets the rights back to see his kids.

Oh, I am. You'd lose your job at Burger King if you did this. The NFL should be no different. Classes and supervision? He needs to be in jail.

Good Lord, what does it take to get people real jail time these days?