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Crabby Appleton

(5,231 posts) Wed Sep 17, 2014, 02:39 AM Sep 2014

Vikings: Adrian Peterson won't play until legal issues are resolved [View all]

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- Running back Adrian Peterson will not play again for the Minnesota Vikings until his legal issues are resolved, the team said early Wednesday.

Peterson has been placed on the NFL's Exempt/Commissioner's Permission list, which will require that Adrian "remain away from all team activities."

Peterson, who was kept out of Sunday's game against the New England Patriots, turned himself in to East Texas authorities Saturday, two days after an indictment alleged the 29-year-old father did "recklessly or by criminal negligence cause bodily injury" to his son, a felony.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/17/us/adrian-peterson-child-abuse-charges/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

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Late night K&R KeepItReal Sep 2014 #1

I agree he shouldn't be allowed to play at this time rpannier Sep 2014 #2

are you a vikings fan or something? santroy79 Sep 2014 #6

No I am not rpannier Sep 2014 #14

so the pictures or the history means nothing to you? santroy79 Sep 2014 #49

I repeat rpannier Sep 2014 #51

Well I hope you never work santroy79 Sep 2014 #57

It isn't only one incident - they've got 2 TBF Sep 2014 #10

First one was investigated. No charges filed rpannier Sep 2014 #15

The thing is the "pattern" - TBF Sep 2014 #18

A Pattern of What rpannier Sep 2014 #19

Your opinion - I think pattern can be shown in the legal sense. TBF Sep 2014 #21

"get the jury to look past the pictures"? What? He said he hit his kid with a stick, pictures uppityperson Sep 2014 #23

good. Adrian Peterson was about to get some special treatment from the Vikings rollin74 Sep 2014 #3

But... But... But Spielman assured us at the Presser those were different rpannier Sep 2014 #4

Good. NealK Sep 2014 #5

Hate to disagree...but.. Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #7

So what 4dsc Sep 2014 #8

I've heard no contrition from Peterson - TBF Sep 2014 #11

Michael Vick's dog-fighting was something he carried from his own childhood LynneSin Sep 2014 #12

You missed post 3#??? The Vikings have historically suspended abusers... Tommymac Sep 2014 #17

You say its a moral issue.... Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #22

This is about sending a message - abuse WILL NOT BE Tolerated. Tommymac Sep 2014 #27

no he gets no forgiveness santroy79 Sep 2014 #50

Like Jimmy Swaggart and all those weeping apologies...not just "sorry" but "sorry I libdem4life Sep 2014 #53

I think people are catching on that in order to play football you must like violence AngryAmish Sep 2014 #9

Steve Young rpannier Sep 2014 #16

Sorry for my dupe Omaha Steve Sep 2014 #13

Once again, money talks CanonRay Sep 2014 #20

I don't need/want any one telling me & my hubby how to raise our two teenage sons skeewee08 Sep 2014 #24

Hitting a 4 year old child with a stick is ABUSE, It is not discipline. Tommymac Sep 2014 #28

And like I said you or anyone else will not tell me how to raise my children skeewee08 Sep 2014 #30

Hit a child, do not pass Go - Go directly to jail. Tommymac Sep 2014 #46

the law places limits on what you can do treestar Sep 2014 #52

actually, child abuse is a legal issue & courts WILL take abused children away wordpix Sep 2014 #54

No one is telling you how to raise them. They're just saying you can't abuse them. SunSeeker Sep 2014 #32

I get that skeewee08 Sep 2014 #35

A further examination of the case hints pretty strongly at Blue_Tires Sep 2014 #47

I'm sorry, but what you just posted is just... wrong. and on so many levels cali Sep 2014 #34

Nope skeewee08 Sep 2014 #36

Hugh???? skeewee08 Sep 2014 #38

as I said, the research conducted on spanking/hitting as a form of discipline is cali Sep 2014 #40

Well we can see how not disciplining kids has worked.. skeewee08 Sep 2014 #43

So much fail in this. CNN, Vikings, Peterson, NFL... my god. apnu Sep 2014 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Sep 2014 #26

Good. This was abuse, not discipline. SunSeeker Sep 2014 #29

Why just the NFL players? skeewee08 Sep 2014 #31

I agree. It should and will set an example for everyone. SunSeeker Sep 2014 #33

You must a read somehting diffrent skeewee08 Sep 2014 #37

He does not say he was sorry for using a switch. He denies that what he did was abuse. SunSeeker Sep 2014 #39

So you want him to apologize for using a switch? skeewee08 Sep 2014 #41

When he stops using weasel words, it will be an apology. SunSeeker Sep 2014 #42

In the state of Texas corporal punishemnt is legal. skeewee08 Sep 2014 #44

Texas indicted Peterson, so apparently this type of corporal punishment is not legal there. SunSeeker Sep 2014 #45

Peterson will receive his full salary ($11.75 Million) former9thward Sep 2014 #48

omg, these players make so much money it's absurd wordpix Sep 2014 #55

Yes, players, actors, entertainers, CEOs former9thward Sep 2014 #56