In my opinion, Adrian Peterson should get the same treatment [View all]
Rice got. Indefinite suspension from the NFL and release by the Vikings. He has apparently admitted "disciplining" his child. In this case, he whipped the boy with a supple switch. The results can be seen in the photos of the child. Open wounds from this "discipline." What kind of father whips his child to the point of bleeding? If someone did that to an adult, it would be a serious crime. Whippings are illegal as punishment for adults. They should be equally unacceptable for a child. Even more unacceptable, in my opinion.
Why should he be fired and lose his football career? Because he behaved in a way that should be condemned by all civilized people. The punishment should reflect that condemnation.
Open cuts from being whipped. On a 4-year-old child. What could a child of that age have done that would warrant a whipping that severe? I cannot think of a single example of anything a child that age might have done to deserve that kind of mistreatment. I don't think a child that age is capable of such behavior.
If we think back about whippings and who was whipped as punishment, we end up thinking about slavery and cruel slave-owners, who frequently turned to the use of whips. It was wrong then, too. It's still wrong today, and even more wrong when applied to the arms, legs, and genital area of a 4-year-old boy.
Fire this cruel man. Ban him from professional football for life. Punish him in the only way he will understand. Do the same to the wife-beaters, dog-abusers, and anyone else who commits unconscionable violence. A few such firings and bannings would quickly put an end to the belief on the parts of some NFL players that they can do anything they wish, no matter how cruel, and suffer only minor inconvenience.
I'm tired of this stuff. Completely tired. I want to see action that is commensurate with the noxiousness of such behavior. Fire them.
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