The news regarding the Viking's star RB gives the NFL another image hit this week, goes to show running a football doesn't raise life IQ. Peterson will plead not guilty as he thinks using a switch is acceptable punishment although he admits remorse via text message to the child's mother after the incident had happened. So the question is, what happens now? Does the NFL automatically give Peterson a 6 game or even a season long suspension? Do the Vikings release or continue to deactivate him? Do the organizations have to wait until a court decides? You can bet any type of harsh punishment will be met by the NFLPA requesting due process and that could take months. The real tragedy isn't the physical abuse, those wounds will be healed in time. The real problem is the child's psychological well being especially if the boy's accounts of leaves in the mouth, being punched in the face, and being scared of daddy are true.
Is this worse than the Ray Rice situation because it involves a child? There is a difference of opinion, while many are disgusted by the discipline there is an outcry on blogs and message boards supporting Peterson. Many citing whoopings as the norm for discipline, "It's what I got." Weather you agree or disagree this type of discipline should never be placed on a child especially a 4 year old boy. Childhood should be the happiest times of your life filled with great childhood memories, not whoopings.
Is this worse than the Ray Rice situation because it involves a child? There is a difference of opinion, while many are disgusted by the discipline there is an outcry on blogs and message boards supporting Peterson. Many citing whoopings as the norm for discipline, "It's what I got." Weather you agree or disagree this type of discipline should never be placed on a child especially a 4 year old boy. Childhood should be the happiest times of your life filled with great childhood memories, not whoopings.
