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dballance

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30. "What the hell kind of wood did he use" is irrelevant

Tue Sep 16, 2014, 10:27 PM

Sep 2014

Your take on the matter focusing on the instrument with which Peterson inflicted injuries on a child is really dumb. Would you ask the same question of a murderer? Did the murderer use a knife, a rope, or a gun to kill their victim? Was one of those methods more appropriate than the others?

Was it more appropriate for Peterson to use a "switch" in beating his child rather than beating his child with some other weapon?

The question is, is it ever appropriate for an adult to reek violence on a child? To physically hit a child of 4 years multiple times and leave wounds that compel a doctor to report it to CPS. To send a text to the child's mother about how the child's butt needed "tearing up."

That is just wrong.

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Adrian Peterson and Parenting [View all] dballance Sep 2014 OP

whooping with a "tree branch?" angel123 Sep 2014 #1

Have you seen the pictures? cwydro Sep 2014 #2

he beat the crap out of the kid. It was a tree branch. He went out, snapped a branch off a tree cali Sep 2014 #4

You should educate yourself before you start opining. The photos show numerous long streaks pnwmom Sep 2014 #7

"What the hell kind of wood did he use" is irrelevant dballance Sep 2014 #30

Memories of fear to keep their black child alive. Fear not to misbehave toward authority. And the Pisces Sep 2014 #3

ugh. disgusting post. this. was. a. four. year. old. cali Sep 2014 #5

I second this 100%. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #6

I third it. Laffy Kat Sep 2014 #10

Education is the answer, not jail. 2 wrongs don't make a right. This family will not be better off Pisces Sep 2014 #12

family? this guy has 7 children with 7 different children. None of the children live with him cali Sep 2014 #13

I think many in the African American community may be defending Peterson or looking for some Pisces Sep 2014 #17

As I said, I don't know that jail is the answer cali Sep 2014 #20

Family? Father? Are you kidding? dballance Sep 2014 #31

I do not excuse or condone what was done to that poor boy. Throwing Peterson in jail is not going Pisces Sep 2014 #9

I don't know that jail is the answer cali Sep 2014 #11

Peterson grew up poor, in Palestine Tx. He is not from loads of money. There is a socio economic Pisces Sep 2014 #15

He doesn't have a "family". cwydro Sep 2014 #16

His father went to jail for money laundering. cali Sep 2014 #23

I don't think the situation is black and white. Peterson grew up poor, so there is a socio economic Pisces Sep 2014 #28

I can tell you about Palestine, and East Texas in general. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #32

"Male Figure in Their Life?" Seriously? dballance Sep 2014 #35

Peterson is NOT a Family man. He is NOT a "father" to his kids. He's a sperm donor. dballance Sep 2014 #34

Sorry, no matter how archaic your views on corporal punishment and discipline of children are, what FSogol Sep 2014 #8

These are not my views. I do think we need to educate, prison does not reform and it will not help Pisces Sep 2014 #18

Where did I advocate prison? FSogol Sep 2014 #19

Wow. nt cwydro Sep 2014 #14

"I would ask that those on this board understand the position black fathers or black parents find Brickbat Sep 2014 #25

How on earth can a person be hit with a switch or a belt and not have it leave marks? Coventina Sep 2014 #21

I learned something new today, some DUers think their children are their property. Rex Sep 2014 #22

Very sad. FSogol Sep 2014 #24

what really is distressing is seeing people call what Peterson did "discipline" cali Sep 2014 #26

Yeah that has me a little freaked out. Rex Sep 2014 #27

I hope he serves prison time for what he did to that poor toddler. Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #29

The needed memories are the ones he got from his own childhood kcr Sep 2014 #33