Good thing the thread went off the rails into a more interesting debate because the original premise is asinine. It's a strange place we're in where the NFL becomes the arena for social debate. The AP situation is going to continuously explode into topics ranging from cultural differences to individual freedoms. Disciplining a child is an inherently revolting though arguably necessary act. However how you defend the images and descriptions we've seen of what happened is impossible. You can't smack your child in the groin with a switch until his legs are covered in lacerations. That's not ****ing debatable.
What's so unusual is that Peterson already lost a child to excessive abuse. In retrospect, I don't know what to think of that situation. This is an insane storyline that comes right on the heels of a huge scandal. Pro Bowl RB knocks out his drunk wife? HOF RB beats the **** out of his child. That's scandal checkmate right there. This is going to peel back the veil over the private way people approach child rearing and ignite potentially a larger firestorm then the one we're already smoldering in. Already seeing a lot of bizarre responses in this thread. Disciplining a child is one thing. Flying into a rage and hitting him repeatedly in the groin with a stick is something else and entirely indefensible.
What's so unusual is that Peterson already lost a child to excessive abuse. In retrospect, I don't know what to think of that situation. This is an insane storyline that comes right on the heels of a huge scandal. Pro Bowl RB knocks out his drunk wife? HOF RB beats the **** out of his child. That's scandal checkmate right there. This is going to peel back the veil over the private way people approach child rearing and ignite potentially a larger firestorm then the one we're already smoldering in. Already seeing a lot of bizarre responses in this thread. Disciplining a child is one thing. Flying into a rage and hitting him repeatedly in the groin with a stick is something else and entirely indefensible.
