Adrian Peterson -- Indicted for Child Abuse

[JfizzleBlazer]

Why do you need to see pictures, and for the "media witch hunt" to continue to get mad about it?

I don't, it was simply a question as to why one was aired and the other isn't.

 

[RR7]

I don't, it was simply a question as to why one was aired and the other isn't.

At the time I stated those things I had been listening to espn and felt they portrayed the events as less than they were. After seeing the pictures I agreed that it was far too excessive.

I've seen more than I want to of the pictures, so not sure what to tell you.

 

[oldmangrouch]

If the pictures can be taken at face value, it looks really bad for AP.

My only caveat is to be careful when dealing with a bitter ex.

 

[santeesioux]

Now Reggie Bush says he "disciplines" his one year old daughter. I'm not trying to come off as racist, so i apologize if it comes off like that, but is this a cultural thing?

 

[Further]

Now Reggie Bush says he "disciplines" his one year old daughter. I'm not trying to come off as racist, so i apologize if it comes off like that, but is this a cultural thing?

The good thing about a story like this hitting the mainstream is it hopefully will scare others who discipline like AP into giving up their violent tactics. Same with the spousal abuse cases, some might claim witch hunt but I I love when these stories are highlighted because it's a chance or some actual change to occur. Maybe Bush or dome other athletes will temper themselves in the future after reflecting on whatever punishment befalls AP.

 

[Mediocre Man]

The good thing about a story like this hitting the mainstream is it hopefully will scare others who discipline like AP into giving up their violent tactics. Same with the spousal abuse cases, some might claim witch hunt but I I love when these stories are highlighted because it's a chance or some actual change to occur. Maybe Bush or dome other athletes will temper themselves in the future after reflecting on whatever punishment befalls AP.

So spanking is now a violent tactic?

 

[julius]

I think Cris Carter is correct. Saying that "my parents/mom/dad did it to me, and I turned out right" is stupid. We've learned a lot since our childhoods, and we've learned that it's OK to admit your parents might've been wrong about something, or that they were wrong about how they disciplined us.

 

[Further]

So spanking is now a violent tactic?

Is that what I said? I said "discipline like AP".

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Now Reggie Bush says he "disciplines" his one year old daughter. I'm not trying to come off as racist, so i apologize if it comes off like that, but is this a cultural thing?

That's fine that Bush disciplines his one year old daughter but what Peterson did to his 4 year old son was not discipline, it was not spanking, it was torture and abuse.

This is like someone trying to defend drinking and driving because drinking is legal.

 

[Hobbesarable]

Now Reggie Bush says he "disciplines" his one year old daughter. I'm not trying to come off as racist, so i apologize if it comes off like that, but is this a cultural thing?

No, there are a lot of morons in our nation.

 

[MarAzul]

That's fine that Bush disciplines his one year old daughter but what Peterson did to his 4 year old son was not discipline, it was not spanking, it was torture and abuse.

This is like someone trying to defend drinking and driving because drinking is legal.

Horse hockey! The guy tortured his son and it was abuse.

The thing I don't get is the clamor in the media for the team to suspend the guy! Seems to me you leave punishment to court. Only in pro sports do people call for the employer to pass out punishment for an offense.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Horse hockey! The guy tortured his son and it was abuse.

The thing I don't get is the clamor in the media for the team to suspend the guy! Seems to me you leave punishment to court. Only in pro sports do people call for the employer to pass out punishment for an offense.

What's horse hockey? I said the guy tortured and abused his son.

Playing professional sports is a privilege, not a right. Pete Rose was banned for life for gambling and he wasn't convicted of anything. (He was later convicted of Tax Evasion but that was after he was banned and had nothing to do with betting on baseball.)

 

[Further]

It's not just sports, it's anything very visible to the masses job. Politician, actor, CEO and athlete, they all get a much higher standard of scrutiny in their daily lives and the public may demand actions above or separate from what the courts require.

 

[MarAzul]

It's not just sports, it's anything very visible to the masses job. Politician, actor, CEO and athlete, they all get a much higher standard of scrutiny in their daily lives and the public may demand actions above or separate from what the courts require.

Seems rather like a Roman arena mentality to me. I prefer leaving punishment to the courts
and vengeance to god.

 

[MarAzul]

What's horse hockey? I said the guy tortured and abused his son.

Playing professional sports is a privilege, not a right. Pete Rose was banned for life for gambling and he wasn't convicted of anything. (He was later convicted of Tax Evasion but that was after he was banned and had nothing to do with betting on baseball.)

Down Dog! The exclamation was not intended to offend or disagree. Just sharing my reaction to what I see on TV.

 

[Minstrel]

Seems rather like a Roman arena mentality to me. I prefer leaving punishment to the courts
and vengeance to god.

So you don't believe in impeachment of Presidents if a court of law hasn't convicted the President of anything?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Wow, talk about clown town. The Minnesota Vikings are a joke. Yesterday the Vikings took AP off of suspension and allowed him to rejoin the team. Today they reversed themselves and suspended him again.

 

[julius]

Wow, talk about clown town. The Minnesota Vikings are a joke. Yesterday the Vikings took AP off of suspension and allowed him to rejoin the team. Today they reversed themselves and suspended him again.

The backlash was probably pretty bad.

 

[Sedatedfork]

Wow, talk about clown town. The Minnesota Vikings are a joke. Yesterday the Vikings took AP off of suspension and allowed him to rejoin the team. Today they reversed themselves and suspended him again.

David Kahn must be managing the Vikings now.

 

[Further]

I'm glad nobody here is defending what AP did anymore. Once people realized it wasn't just spanking, all his defenders seem to have rightfully changed their tune. Or at least grown quiet.

 

[MarAzul]

So you don't believe in impeachment of Presidents if a court of law hasn't convicted the President of anything?

Huh? Impeachment proceedings is the proper court for the President.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Wow, talk about clown town. The Minnesota Vikings are a joke. Yesterday the Vikings took AP off of suspension and allowed him to rejoin the team. Today they reversed themselves and suspended him again.

Yesterday, they did the wrong thing. Today, they fixed it. I prefer that to the Bush model of being stubbornly wrong.

 

[BlazerWookee]

That's fine that Bush disciplines his one year old daughter but what Peterson did to his 4 year old son was not discipline, it was not spanking, it was torture and abuse.

This is like someone trying to defend drinking and driving because drinking is legal.

Abuse? Yes. Torture? Seriously?

 

[santeesioux]

I'm glad nobody here is defending what AP did anymore. Once people realized it wasn't just spanking, all his defenders seem to have rightfully changed their tune. Or at least grown quiet.

Look at the comments of an Adam Schefter or other popular NFL person on Twitter when they tweet something about AP, plenty of people are still defending him. Probably Viking fans or people that have him on their fantasy team. Same with Ray Rice, football is more important than real life.

 

[Minstrel]

Huh? Impeachment proceedings is the proper court for the President.

It's not a court of law. Impeachment proceedings are a procedural power that Congress has at its disposal that is separate from the legal system. Similarly, the NFL has procedural powers at its disposal that are separate from courts of law.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Abuse? Yes. Torture? Seriously?

The kid is 4yrs old, putting leafs in his mouth then whipping his bare thighs and testicles seems like torture to me. The kid would have agreed to anything to make it stop. How is it not torture? Never mind, I forget that being whipped by a large man is your idea of a fun Saturday night.

 

[MarAzul]

It's not a court of law. Impeachment proceedings are a procedural power that Congress has at its disposal that is separate from the legal system. Similarly, the NFL has procedural powers at its disposal that are separate from courts of law.

Really! Well one has due process procedures defined, the other does not.
The teams obviously make it up on the fly.

You are reaching.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

the US isnt technically allowed to leave bloody welts in enhanced interrogation are they? isnt it mostly sleep dep, water torture, forced positions etc?

 

[Minstrel]

Really! Well one has due process procedures defined, the other does not.

Not reaching at all. The details of each entity's procedural powers are different, but no one has suggested that teams like the Vikings are acting outside the CBA.

 

[Sedatedfork]

Look at the comments of an Adam Schefter or other popular NFL person on Twitter when they tweet something about AP, plenty of people are still defending him. Probably Viking fans or people that have him on their fantasy team. Same with Ray Rice, football is more important than real life.

I went into the KFAN Viking forums for a peek. It's pretty interesting over there.

http://rubechat.kfan.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=284539

http://rubechat.kfan.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=284596

By the way my fantasy team was almost a trifecta of abusers. I almost drafted AP, but took Jamal Charles instead. Then I drafted Ray Rice. I picked up Jonathan Dwyer as a free agent not too long ago. I recently picked up Brian Quick, so I am sure he will be the next NFL player in the news.