Personally I'm perfectly fine with that as a solution. Deactivate (still being paid) if indicted or charged with certain types of felonies/crimes like those involving violence, guns, hard drug use, etc. If convicted determine fines/suspensions and punishments/requirements like treatment, counseling, rehabilitation, etc. If they successfully appeal, they're reinstated. This is no different than many companies and in actuality aren't as harsh as some companies which will simply let you go once you're charged with certain classes of crimes.
Really... See that why we have so many issues with kids today... I have 3 kids and the one thing they knew is if they did something wrong all there mom would do is fuss and just punish them.. They told us they would just laugh and just take the punishment... Me "I don't spare the rod", which is from a 1000 years ago and from the bible... If my kids did something drastic, yes I would spank them and let them know why they got a spanked... Did I have to spank them often.. NO... Call it fear, call it what ever you like, but they never did it twice... I have had a kid tell me "what are you going to do, nothing but call the cops" this is after he threaten my daughter... So me trying it the nice political way tried to call his mom and she didn't care... That's when I had to let her know that if he comes up to my kid again, i will give him what you should have.... So yes I get the fact about not abusing a child... But I guarantee you I have seen more kids on my kids who didn't get discipline get in crap than those who have... Am I saying that a kid that gets spanked will stay out of jail? No.... But I am saying a child has to be discipline and just telling little Johnny to go to a corner is not the answer for something serious.. T_Man
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incarcerate the owner! break up the NFLPA! eh no longer no what my position on any of these issues is. good for the vikings and vikings fans i guess. AP should really get some counseling though.
I'm curious how would you discipline you're own children. My parents used both spanking and timeout or trying to take away my personal items. I will say personally for me the spanking was more effective. When I became a teenager the spanking wasn't necessary because I learned respect when I was younger.
Counseling is all he should get. If he fails to attend and pass any of the requirements then you suspend him. No unsupervised visits with his kids until completion.
Man, Chris Carter went off about this (and all the other issues) on ESPN yesterday. He was awesome. "Take them off the field. That's all they respect. They don't respect women, they don't respect kids, they don't respect coaches...Take them off the field." Note, even though I think AP went over the line into child abuse, I don't think he's a bad guy and I don't think it compares to Ray Rice. AP was doing what he THOUGHT he should do as a parent. He was wrong, but that doesn't make him bad.
AP, wasn't wrong for spanking the child... He was wrong for letting his emotions take over when spanking him... Funny hearing Chris Carter trying to go off on somebody with as much crap as he pulled on and off the field. T_Man
I can imagine if social media had of been prevalent during the time Cris Carter had his drug abuse issues it could have completely changed his career.
The two cases really are a fascinating constrast. In one case, you had someone who did something truly malicious and with intent, but also as a "crime of passion" and is, at least outwardly, apologetic and remorseful about it. On the other, you had someone with no malicious intent at all; but he also still doesn't seem to grasp that it was bad and isn't, at least outwardly, remorseful.
A little more about Petersen being reinstated. http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/adrian-peterson-vikings-rejoin-team-switch-child-abuse-091514 Vikings will let Adrian Peterson rejoin team, play in next game EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings reinstated star running back Adrian Peterson on Monday, three days after benching him because he was facing a child-abuse charge in Texas for using a tree branch to spank his 4-year-old son. Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf said the decision to bring back Peterson for practices and Sunday's game at New Orleans was made "after significant thought, discussion and consideration." Peterson was deactivated for Sunday's 30-7 loss to the New England Patriots after he was charged with striking his 4-year-old son with a tree branch this summer. The Wilfs say they want to let the legal process play out before making any more definitive decisions on Peterson's future with the team. "As evidenced by our decision to deactivate Adrian from yesterday's game, this is clearly a very important issue," the owners said. "On Friday, we felt it was in the best interests of the organization to step back, evaluate the situation, and not rush to judgment given the seriousness of this matter. At that time, we made the decision that we felt was best for the Vikings and all parties involved. "To be clear, we take very seriously any matter that involves the welfare of a child. At this time, however, we believe this is a matter of due process and we should allow the legal system to proceed so we can come to the most effective conclusions and then determine the appropriate course of action. This is a difficult path to navigate, and our focus is on doing the right thing. Currently we believe we are at a juncture where the most appropriate next step is to allow the judicial process to move forward." Peterson's attorney issued a statement on Friday saying his client acknowledged striking his son as a form of discipline similar to what Peterson endured as a young boy growing up in Palestine, Texas. He said Peterson was cooperating with the investigation and did not mean to inflict any harm on his son. Hours later, the Vikings decided not to play Peterson against the Patriots, moving swiftly after a week in which the NFL came under heavy scrutiny for its handling of a domestic violence case involving former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice. But unlike a previous case involving former cornerback Chris Cook, the Vikings have decided to allow Peterson to return to the field while the legal process unfolds. In 2011, the Vikings suspended cornerback Chris Cook with pay after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and barred him from all team activities while his trial played out. Cook wound up missing 10 games and was eventually acquitted. He never faced discipline from the NFL and played two more seasons with the Vikings before signing with the 49ers. The NFL is looking into Peterson's case, and if convicted he could face a minimum six-game suspension under the league's new tougher domestic abuse policy that was implemented after Commissioner Roger Goodell admitted he botched Rice's initial punishment.
New England didn't start 0-2 . . that's what's Important!! #snark Much ado about nothing Rocket River
Well if AP admitted to abusing his child and causing those injuries why is Minnesota waiting for due process? This is like the Ray Rice thing, there was real evidence and Rice admitted to doing it. Rice wasn't found guilty of anything either.
On Minnesota Sports Talk Radio KFAN http://www.iheart.com/live/KFAN-Spo....html&pname=612&campid=play_bar&autoplay=true The host Dan Cole (the Common Man) is ripping into Petersen and so far most of the tweets / emails coming into the show are agreeing that Petersen shouldn't be reactivated. The host also brought up that it's ironic that Petersen is disciplining the kid and teaching him a life lesson when Petersen doesn't have enough discipline to not use protection so he doesn't have kids by several mothers.
Actually Rice admitted guilt for a deal with the prosecution to avoid jail time. Or maybe my sarcasm detector is off..
