NFL's star running back Adrian Peterson isn't just dodging defensive lines anymore, now he's facing felony criminal charges of child abuse. All I can say is wow! When I heard the news yesterday evening I was very surprised it was him. Not just that alone, but for child abuse which law enforcement authorities said he beat his 4-year old son. That's pretty disturbing to hear.
Peterson has been on record to say and not deny these allegations but he did say that he gave him a "whooping" with a switch. The reason for this was because the young son pushed his other child. This is one very touchy subject for many Americans out there because at one point in time in our lives we were disciplined by our parents.
I'm not against disciplining your children because I have one myself. It's really about how it's done. We live in a different time in America where beating your children is a crime and pretty much frowned upon. There are other ways that you can raise a child without always giving them the belt or switch. This isn't a great way of parenting in my opinion and this can cause some lasting affects on a child growing up.
Adrian Peterson went a bit overboard because he's only 4-years old. This is a topic that I really didn't want to write about because many people are looking at this story in the media and are saying that, who are we to judge on how a parent raises their children.
I can totally agree with many out there on this because sometimes a child needs more than a timeout in the corner or to his/her room. If you would've said that the boy was older who knows how this story would've turned out. But only being a 4-year old child, there will be a lot of outcry for Peterson to be punished by the justice system and the league.
Right now the NFL has a big stain that isn't going away anytime soon. You have the Ray Rice situation and the alleged Roger Goodell cover up. This doesn't look good for anyone involved. I just hope that the league can get back to what it was by fixing some things up. Then we can have back the sport that we all fell in love with.
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