Adrian Peterson Indicted In Child Injury Case

[Tailback U]

NFL to announce new Child Abuse Policy in 3....2....

Sidenote - I can't help but think about the 20 page thread we had a couple years ago regarding the saints bounty program. A huge portion of that thread was about how nfl players are animals and enjoy knocking the piss out of each other.

Some here argued that these guys aren't violent by nature and don't enjoy inflicting pain on one another... These motherfuckers are hitting children and women for no reason at all, if you don't think they'll gladly knock another man out for some cash then you aren't spending time in nfl locker rooms like Maynard was.

[buckeye]

As a parent I don't agree with using switches. I had belts (big leather belts) across my ass quite often.

If those pictures are really his child then that seems excessive to me. But then again... Every family does things differently. I wonder if that was how he was raised?!?

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[Tailback U]

As a parent I don't agree with using switches. I had belts (big leather belts) across my ass quite often.

If those pictures are really his child then that seems excessive to me. But then again... Every family does things differently. I wonder if that was how he was raised?!?

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It's an interesting discussion and a touchy subject. To you, switches are completely out of line. To me, belts are completely out of line. To some, spanking is completely out of line. This has resulted in categorized any kind of physical pain on a child as abuse.

I don't have any kids so it's easy for me to say I will never hit them but I know those little fuckers can be stubborn, then again I don't know if physical harm is a proven deterrence but do know that it can have a lasting effect on a child and ultimately teach them to resort to violence.

[Realist]

Pssh, this was normal when I was growing up. Hell my mom made me go get the switch she used on me. And whooped my ass even harder if I came with some small twig. Since he's an nfl player I'm sure his hits hurt a lot more though. I don't mind the method, but the severity looks to be too much based off the pictures.

[buckeye]

It's an interesting discussion and a touchy subject. To you, switches are completely out of line. To me, belts are completely out of line. To some, spanking is completely out of line. This has resulted in categorized any kind of physical pain on a child as abuse.

I don't have any kids so it's easy for me to say I will never hit them but I know those little fuckers can be stubborn, then again I don't know if physical harm is a proven deterrence but do know that it can have a lasting effect on a child and ultimately teach them to resort to violence.

Yes its a very touchy subject. I won't use anything more than a hand on my childrens back sides but others are different.

*Off topic and personal opinion*

We didn't fuck up as much as kids because we KNEW there were consequences... Kids today don't have that. That is a major reason for the stupid behavior we see today. That and lack of parenting.

*end opinion stuff*

There is such thing as excessive... And this case might be that. Then again he may be raising his son how he was raised. Being from a strict family it is very possible. (Still doesn't make it right tho)

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[Shayn•Da•Pain]

Is someone like AP actually laying his hands on a child going to be less threatening? If he's going that hard with a switch I don't know if that's the better option. Smacking someone is more violent to me.

That's my point, he's already a large imposing man, any 4 year old would be terrified to be spanked by him. I've been abused in my time, officially on the books, CPS, counselors, taken from my home for 4 days, investigation, all that for being hit with a broom stick. I've been spanked by switches, belts, slippers, sticks, a fucking belt buckle once cut my leg...the point is you never now how hard you're truly hitting a child with a weapon, and yes a switch is a weapon. A belt is a weapon. If you use your hand I guarantee it will be far less painful to the child every time, and in most cases spanking a child with your hand will not leave a lasting mark.

[1ke]

I thought I heard that when AP testified, he 100% acknowledged that this is how he was raised. Probably by his mom right? Since pops was in jail, or is my time frame off?

[Tailback U]

Pssh, this was normal when I was growing up. Hell my mom made me go get the switch she used on me. And whooped my ass even harder if I came with some small twig. Since he's an nfl player I'm sure his hits hurt a lot more though. I don't mind the method, but the severity looks to be too much based off the pictures.

Aye I feel you bruh it was normal to smack your bitch when she stepped outta line when I was growin up too now a days these niggaz is soft ya feel me??

[Guest]

It's a parents responsibility to make sure there ARE consequences. Even with "timeouts" or later ages, when you ground them, there needs to be consequences instead of empty threats.

I tell this story not to criticize my friend, who I think is an idiot for leaving his internet open, but they are his own reasons. He has people over quite a bit to watch WWE and MMA shows, parties, cookouts, etc and leaves his internet open so people don't have to worry about a log-in. On one side is a couple with two kids, and the wife came over one day and asked him if he could put his wireless on a password, as her daughter was grounded.

He politely asked why she had access to computers, etc while grounded, and the response was "school work." As politely as he could, he told her that it was her responsibility to make sure her daughter couldn't access internet, not his and that he was not putting a password on his network.

It's an extreme situation, but the daughter had no consequences. She had her laptop and likely a phone in her room, and could do as she pleased. In this situation, the parents should have confiscated all of it and hid it, only to bring it out in a family room when she needed it for school.

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

Cant bitch about todays kids and bitch about discipline.
Cultures are different obviously but every Korean and Hispanic kid I knew was petrified of the belt or sandles. Two of the nicest warmest people Ive known were also subject to the most abstract punishments. (Maybe other cultures do this) but many hispanic parents including the parents of the two above would have their kids kneel on rice grains while holding textbooks in their hands.
Personally my father never once struck me but holy crap he would start the unbuckling and Id snap out of the wild mode I'd be in. My mother hit me with a belt numerous times the only time shit got serious was when I instinctively grabbed it and pulled it out of her hands my...ooo nelly..never do that.
Ive said this before discipline isnt just a spanking. It must come with proper communication. I knew why and what was happening every time something physical was threatened. When you smack and hit just out of anger and frustration you create a disconnect and it will lead to violent behavior by the child.
I have no issue with the switch or belt etc...but a 4 yr old would likely just be sitting their crying after one swat. Thats enough. Those pics make it look like a full blown man tantrum.

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

Being from a strict family it is very possible. (Still doesn't make it right tho)

Here's my thing. There's no way to differentiate whether a person was a result of strict parenting , or grew up well in spite of it. If someone got whooped regularly when they were doing wrong growing up but becomes a highly successful and overall good person how can you argue against him doing the same with his child ? There's no one right way to parent. Like you said theres a line of actual long term physical harm he probably crossed but in general people are too quick to judge one way or the other. Alot of variables with discipline.

[ryne candy]

If your point is to teach him a lesson, as a parent, I would think he could have done it by spanking him on his butt (open hand) 1-2x. Seems he was trying to get his kid to fear him or let his anger get the best of him. I don't think a 4yr old would lie that he would get it worse had he told on his dad (those saying kids lie). That is something a person that is being abused says out of fear of the abuser coming back to get them.

[jeffx]

I'm all for you handling your kids the way you feel you need to handle him.

However I do disagree with the excessiveness and find that to be over the top and unnecessary.

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Yeah, I'm all for old school discipline, but sounds like this was excessive.

My maternal grandmother down south had one of those long-ass green hickory switches. She would tear your legs UP, and that switch would be cutting wind too. Back in the day, old folks didn't play. At home, Dad handled most of the discipline. We weren't spanked that often - the threat of getting hit with the belt kept us from doing too much dumb shit.

[the Brain]

My bro & I were the only kids I knew growing up who didn't have to pick their own switch. My fear w/this whole incident is people going against spanking. The mob form of justice being spouted out over the air waves is what is taking trend. What Adrian did was beyond extreme. I'm all for whippin's. I once told my parents if whippin's were a religion, my dad would be the ayatollah & my mom the pope. And I'm thankful for each one. But I never got hit more that 6-7 times in a "session". And they never, never, never, ever, ever, ever never left a mark.

[the Brain]

Yeah, I'm all for old school discipline, but sounds like this was excessive.

My maternal grandmother down south had one of those long-ass green hickory switches. She would tear your legs UP, and that switch would be cutting wind too. Back in the day, old folks didn't play. At home, Dad handled most of the discipline. We weren't spanked that often - the threat of getting hit with the belt kept us from doing too much dumb shit.

Same here. When you get it when you're young, all you need is for your dad to look at you & you know the deal. The older you get, the less you got.