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09-13-2014 , 12:13 AM

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/13/sp...arge.html?_r=0

"CBS Houston, citing law enforcement sources and police reports, said Peterson beat his 4-year-old son with a tree branch in Spring, Tex., in May, causing cuts and bruises in several areas of the boy’s body, including his back, ankles and legs. Peterson told the police that the punishment was a “whooping” administered after the boy pushed another of Peterson’s children."

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"The news of Peterson’s indictment comes barely two weeks into the N.F.L. season and at a time when the league is reeling from controversy. The N.F.L.’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, has been under siege over his handling of a domestic abuse case involving another star running back — Ray Rice, who on Monday was released by the Baltimore Ravens. The release of footage of Rice punching his fiancée, who is now his wife, prompted the N.F.L. to suspend Rice indefinitely, after initially giving him a two-game ban. It also led the N.F.L. to order an outside investigation into how league officials investigated the case."

Will be interesting to see how this unfolds, given AP's elite status and the scrutiny the league is under given the Ray Rice abuse fiasco.

09-13-2014 , 03:07 AM

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I would be surprised if he plays again this season.

09-13-2014 , 03:32 AM

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He hasn't been suspended, just deactivated by the Vikes.

09-13-2014 , 03:40 AM

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[ ] situations are comparable
[x] people will compare them anyway

09-13-2014 , 09:07 AM

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You're right, they just involve NFL running backs physically abusing family members. Nothing to compare really.

09-13-2014 , 10:41 AM

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Yeah, totally different running styles too.

09-13-2014 , 10:41 AM

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And abusing styles.

09-13-2014 , 10:42 AM

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But seriously, maybe this will get child abuse some attention and people will realize that it's bad to beat your kids.

09-13-2014 , 11:13 AM

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Hasn't been a great week for the NFL to say the least. Did anyone get a video of Peterson meeting out his discipline on the child? Too bad if no, could have really incited the media frenzy and had another good week of laughing at that spectacle.

09-13-2014 , 11:16 AM

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No but the pictures taken and text messages are pretty awful.

09-13-2014 , 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by adios

Yeah, whenever I want a good laugh my go-to is media coverage of a father beating the **** out of his 4 year old son. It's just god damn hilarious.

09-13-2014 , 11:52 AM

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This is nuts:

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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!”

Normally, I'd just let you guys see what I did there, but I think some of you need the help.

09-13-2014 , 12:11 PM

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"Peterson, through a lawyer, quickly sought to play down his behavior, saying he had engaged only in stern parenting.

“Adrian is a loving father who used his judgment as a parent to discipline his son,” "

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/09/13..._r=0&referrer=

"Using judgment" isn't really a defense if said judgment leads to beating children with tree branches.

09-18-2014 , 04:56 PM

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http://sports.yahoo.com/news/adrian-...45458-nfl.html (2 hrs ago)

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One of the saddest and most revealing details about the Adrian Peterson child abuse allegations/indictment is this reported text exchange with the mother of one of the children who was whipped.

"… toughest of the bunch," Peterson wrote. "He got about five more pops than normal. He didn't drop one tear! So that was another indicator I'll have to try another system with him. SMH he's tough as nails …"

The mother replied: "Well you can't hit him til he cries! That's just mean. He's trying to be strong for you. He's afraid of you. He's 4, he's not playing mind games with you …"

POS.

09-18-2014 , 11:20 PM

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Some people on FB are supportive of this stuff.

Thought old school child discipline was going the way of the landline. Guess not.

09-19-2014 , 12:43 AM

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Corporal punishment is more and more regarded as an antiquated, detrimental approach to disciplining children. Beating your kid with foreign objects to the point that youre leaving marks on the scrotum? That's been pure child abuse since forever.

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