Adrian Peterson

[java]

Agree with everything you said, expect the part about Peterson not being particularly violent. A person doesn't beat a four year old like that without being very violent. Of course he going to play the just a parent disciplining his child card when the child has cuts and bruises like that.

What makes this even more disgusting is the fact that Peterson had a two year son that was killed by a man that abused him.

Strange as it sounds, I don't disagree with you.  I don't condone what he did, but I don't understand why he did it, either.  For me, Adrian Peterson (or is it Petersen?) is an enigma.  He made a comment shortly after the two year old died that really puzzled me when I read it.  Someone sympathized with him, and he made a statement that was something on the order of, 'you don't understand the whole situation'.  What?  You had a child, and that child was just murdered.  I'm sorry that happened.  What more could there be!

Now this.  I agree that wasn't discipline, but abuse.  Wouldn't mandatory counseling be more effective than cutting him loose?  Mandatory counseling and not allowing him re-entry into the NFL until he shows completion of the program and passes a psychological exam.  The NFL carrot is the only way I see that happening.

I see treatment as a better option than no treatment, and I don't recall him being in the news prior to this, except when his son was killed by someone else.  We can be outraged, but his children will be better served if he is treated.

He has the means to harass the mothers of his children in court for visitation, and/or custody, for years.  Outrage won't stop that.

 

[Duke C #11]

When I first saw this story, my initial reaction was to roll my eyes, but after reading that two doctors testified to the Grand Jury that this was assault and then the Grand Jury voted to indict him, that gave me pause. If you are a grown man and feel the need to spank or swat a child, never do it while you are angry.

 

[HornEsch]

When I first saw this story, my initial reaction was to roll my eyes, but after reading that two doctors testified to the Grand Jury that this was assault and then the Grand Jury voted to indict him, that gave me pause. If you are a grown man and feel the need to spank or swat a child, never do it while you are angry.

Agreed!

I have no problem with spankings as I got plenty of well deserved ones when I was a kid. However a spanking should never be confused with a beating.

 

[Juan]

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[J.B. TexasEx]

The uproar over Peterson's "whupping" have me reevaluating how I discipline my 2 1/2 year old son.  His very brief spankings are usually my open hand on his diapered butt (not really making much of a physical impression), but I have used a wooden spoon, too.  Never more than one short, stinging smack on the back of his leg...a "pop".

One rule of thumb is to never discipline when angry.  Easier said than done, because a toddler is just smart enough to test you.  But, at the end of the day, we're the adults.  "Time Out" appears to affect him more, so I may focus my discipline on that technique.  

 

[UTK66]

I have no problem with a parent spanking their child (I got my fair share growing up from my Dad and Grandmother) as well as several at school growing up. A lot of times, my Dad and Grandma would use one of those plastic 3 prong plant hangers and I can honestly say I never had a mark on me longer than a couple of hours.

What Peterson did, based on the pictures, is child abuse.

Another thing that is pissing me off about all this publicity that its getting is the constant pounding that Goodell is taking. With the Ray Rice deal, Josh Morgan, AP etc, etc, too many are wanting to pile on Goodell and the NFL when shit like this isn't his responsibility to take care of.

 

[primal defense]

I have no problem with a parent spanking their child (I got my fair share growing up from my Dad and Grandmother) as well as several at school growing up. A lot of times, my Dad and Grandma would use one of those plastic 3 prong plant hangers and I can honestly say I never had a mark on me longer than a couple of hours.

What Peterson did, based on the pictures, is child abuse.

Another thing that is pissing me off about all this publicity that its getting is the constant pounding that Goodell is taking. With the Ray Rice deal, Josh Morgan, AP etc, etc, too many are wanting to pile on Goodell and the NFL when shit like this isn't his responsibility to take care of.

Disagree on the bold part, Goodell deserves all the piling on he's is receiving and it his responsibility to care of.

 

[UTK66]

Disagree on the bold part, Goodell deserves all the piling on he's is receiving and it his responsibility to care of.

Wrong. His responsibility is the NFL and the products on the field. Its not his responsibility to look out for and baby sit grown ass men.

If you worked for a company and was accused of something similar to whats going on, is it your bosses responsibility to punish you or is it the legal systems? 

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

Unfortunately, it is Goodell's responsibility to "protect the Shield (NFL)".  He's said so himself many times.  Every NFL contract has stipulations for player conduct.  Physical violence towards anyone is against league policy.

Peterson's punishment can be as simple as suspending him until the child abuse case runs its course.  The Ray Rice situation is harder, because now you have his wife defending her husband's actions.  Two games probably wasn't an effective punishment or deterrent, but what is acceptable? 4, 6, or 8 games?  

Everybody has an opinion.  Who's right?  I believe both should have to go through some kind of psychological counseling before they're allowed back on the field.  

 

[killrjoe]

When this becomes my business, I'll have something to say on the matter.

 

[primal defense]

Wrong. His responsibility is the NFL and the products on the field. Its not his responsibility to look out for and baby sit grown ass men.

If you worked for a company and was accused of something similar to whats going on, is it your bosses responsibility to punish you or is it the legal systems? 

I'm saying the same thing as JB Texasex which you clicked you liked. So we agree you, me and JB Texasex.

 

[UTK66]

I'm saying the same thing as JB Texasex which you clicked you liked. So we agree you, me and JB Texasex.

The part I liked was the last part about them going through psychological testing. I still think Goodell is getting a bad wrap from the main stream media and the panty wastes who want to blame someone but don't have a damned clue who to blame.

 

[primal defense]

The part I liked was the last part about them going through psychological testing. I still think Goodell is getting a bad wrap from the main stream media and the panty wastes who want to blame someone but don't have a damned clue who to blame.

If anyone is a panty waste, it's Roger Goodell. Two games for punching your wife.

 

[UTK66]

If anyone is a panty waste, it's Roger Goodell. Two games for punching your wife.

Bullshit. Granted, the NFL blew the Rice deal but they also realized it and corrected it not long after.

You are another one of the problems with society today. Goodell didn't punch Rice's wife. Ray Rice did. You appear to be the type that would call for the head of the CEO of Exxon if one of their transport trucks runs a red light and t bones someone. Get real dude.

 

[primal defense]

Bullshit. Granted, the NFL blew the Rice deal but they also realized it and corrected it not long after.

You are another one of the problems with society today. Goodell didn't punch Rice's wife. Ray Rice did. You appear to be the type that would call for the head of the CEO of Exxon if one of their transport trucks runs a red light and t bones someone. Get real dude.

You mean Goodell blew the Rice deal and oh wow he corrected it. What a leader!

Hate to tell you this, but if an Exxon truck runs a red light and kills or harms someone it is Exxon's responsibility.  That doesn't mean that the CEO of Exxon is going to jail, but the cost are going to be Exxon's responsibility.

I understand that Goodell didn't punch anyone, but it's his responsibility to enforce the correct punishment. You remember Goodell the enforcer. Goodell has failed at that part of his job, his record on the domestic violence issue is awful. Just like he screwed up bounty gate and the concussion issue. The sooner the owners fire his ass, the better off they will be.

If I'm one of the problems of society, then I'm not alone. The only people defending Goodell are NFL suckups like yourself.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

Frankly, I've never been all that impressed with Roger Goodell.

Anybody can be the caretaker of this mega cash cow.  It's the most popular sport in the USA and its cash flow continues to be obscene.  Goodell would have to be a major screw-up to dent the NFL's value and that of its franchises.

Not for lack of trying. It'd be interesting if they hired somebody like Condi Rice as commissioner.  I doubt she'd have much sympathy for thugs or players convicted of domestic violence.

Hell, she can't do any worse.