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LittleBlue

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7. Corporal punishment is widely accepted by America

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Sep 16, 2014, 04:27 PM

Sep 2014

The NFL and the Vikings have hardly legitimized anything that wasn't already widely accepted

Four in Five Americans Believe Parents Spanking Their Children is Sometimes Appropriate

Almost nine in ten U.S. adults were spanked as a child; two-thirds of parents have spanked their child

http://www.harrisinteractive.com/newsroom/harrispolls/tabid/447/ctl/readcustom%20default/mid/1508/articleid/1283/default.aspx

I find it utterly bizarre that any common bad behavior, once committed by an NFL player, is suddenly the NFL's fault.

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What the Vikings and the NFL have done is legitimize child abuse [View all] cali Sep 2014 OP

I was spanked as a child, it was common back then, but still I was never beaten... joeybee12 Sep 2014 #1

The Vikes have lost a large sponsor, Radisson Hotels, and the MN governor has called for Brickbat Sep 2014 #2

Parents and caregivers need to push back Skidmore Sep 2014 #3

Adrian will be punished after the legal procedures and will be suspended. dilby Sep 2014 #4

NFL has full discretion in situations like this .... trumad Sep 2014 #5

They do and they certainly can be sued. dilby Sep 2014 #6

A team can deactivate a player with Pay anytime they want. trumad Sep 2014 #8

So Ray Rice Lurker Deluxe Sep 2014 #9

Uhh actually he was charged. trumad Sep 2014 #11

Corporal punishment is widely accepted by America LittleBlue Sep 2014 #7

Widely accepted... trumad Sep 2014 #10

Go ahead LittleBlue Sep 2014 #12

It is an opportunity to bash the NFL, a favorite past time of some here. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2014 #13

right. this is about bashing the NFL. Uh, no. It's about child abuse cali Sep 2014 #14

The point of football teams is to win football games Johonny Sep 2014 #15