What I want to know, is what is being done NOW to protect Peterson's children?

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9. I would not question protective services involvement in a child beating case

regardless of the offender's profession. I hope that my post didn't lead you to believe otherwise.

My point was that the issue of how Peterson was disciplining his child was capturing National headlines while the inhumanity of the public policies being driven by Republican sleaze balls, on the dole from big businesses is harming children, adults, wildlife and the environment far worse.

If Peterson and other parents are unable to control their abusive behavior, then public actions are appropriate and necessary.
In that regard, it might be a matter of educating such parent to the fact that their actions are not only cruel but are counter productive as a child control tactic. However, if their are cases of raw sadism taking place, much more complex mechanism would be required.

Star athletes live in "glass houses". They've got to realize that their notoriety puts them in the public spotlight. Nobody hears about the shoe salesman who whipped his kids. Further, preachers have been raving for years the old "spare the rod and spoil the child" admonition. They are also advocating killing all gay people and Muslims. That, of course, should be illegal speech in any culture.

Athletic leagues might be wise to turn cases like Peterson and Price over to the governmental agencies who have legal jurisdiction over such issues. Why should they be put in a position to carry out punishment against offenders who have obviously broken current civil, state or Federal laws?