Adrian Peterson indicted in child injury case

[upper lip]

The vast majority of good people in this world aren't that way because they got the shit kicked out of them with a stick.

Just because it's part of a culture doesn't mean it has a place in a first world country outside of the 1930s.

We are advanced far enough as a society that parents are equipped to teach their children to be good people without physically beating toddlers.

So for that reason, black social media can go fuck itself.

There are kids who need beatings to set shit straight with them. But obviously in a much more mild manner than Peterson. Dudes just an animal. And he also has kids all over the country that he doesn't even know

 

[The Oi]

If your kid needs a beating to set shit straight, then you've failed as a parent.

I'm not against a spanking, but if we're talking about actually beating a child then the parent's clearly set a shitty example for his kids to begin with.

And yeah, Peterson and likely a ton of other athletes impregnate women at unbelievable rates. I wouldn't put it past him to be a deadbeat dad just because he's rich and generally projects a positive image. We'll probably find out more negatives about him over the next few weeks. I get the sense that he's a POS.

 

[Cashius X]

But at the same time who are you to tell someone how to raise their kids? You may see it as "archaic" to beat your children in today's day and age but many African Americans simply see it as a useful form of discipline which their parents employed.

Adrian's son pushed another boy off of a video game. I think most would agree that this is an instance where some sort of discipline is warranted. In Black culture, getting hit by a switch is commonplace (although my dad used a belt or sometimes his backhand) and this is the form of punishment that Adrian chose for his son. You argue that it's excessive or primitive but it works and many black people rationalize this form of punishment by thinking that if they went through the same thing with their parents then it's acceptable to do to their children.

And also if you see the pictures and then listen to the account given by the child, the boy exaggerated. I'm not holding it against him because he's young, but I'm just saying. Unless more pictures or information comes out that indicates that AP really did excessively beat his child I'm siding with him on this one. I don't see this as a problem.

And FWIW, when I have kids I doubt I'll beat them. I'm just not that type of person. But if someone else sees that as a valid type of punishment then to each their own...I'm not going to tell people how to raise their kids,...especially if the tactic (using switches and belts) is actually effective.

 

[gourimoko]

Jigo, nothing wrong with physical discipline and corporal punishment. I am a father of 3, and I've had to resort to spankings. Frankly Jigo, I think it's a bit presumptuous to tell a forum full of people how to be a parent before you've become one yourself. I do applaud your stance though, and I'm not for beating 4 year old's. But a swat or a spanking is harmless and teaches a valuable lesson.

Cashius, the boy is 4 years old and the father drew blood and made a ritual of beating this kid. It is abuse. I also disagree with the sentiment that this is a Black/White issue. Whites beat their kids just as much as Blacks; it isn't a cultural thing. Blacks are just more vocal about it. Read Richard Nixon's memoir's about his father, whom he loved but who also ritualized their punishments, and would beat all of his siblings if they were out of line by taking them "to the Woodshed."

 

[Powerslave]

If you don't beat your kids they'll turn out like Toby Flenderson...and he's just awful.

 

[Lee]

I wonder where the Jacksons would be right now if they had TMZ back then.

Well, Michael would probably still be alive.

 

[The Oi]

Cashius and gouri,

I'm trying to make a point NOT to tell people how to raise their kids, with the exception of not beating them. I said above that I'm not against spanking as I think it can be useful, especially if nothing else is working or if you need something to make a quick point. I'm not telling anyone they should teach the golden rule or raise their kid Catholic or let their kid decide what they like to eat.

I'm just saying that beating the shit outta your kids ain't right.

 

[Jack Brickman]

Spanking is not the same thing as beating a kid with a stick to the point where you draw blood and leave scars, especially on a damned four year old.

 

[MRMsix6]

First women are off the table. Now Children?

If we can't even beat our kids, who can we beat these days?!

 

[Soda]

First women are off the table. Now Children?

If we can't even beat our kids, who can we beat these days?!

A white guy.

 

[Soar]

Doesn't like gays and beats his kids.

Would have been cool in the 1950s.

Not so much in today's world.

 

[Cashius X]

Meant to post this a couple days ago...

You're right, beating the shit out of your children isn't right and I don't condone that. However, the pictures taken a week after the incident are pictures I'd expect to see from a child who had been beaten by a switch and I don't necessarily see a problem with parents disciplining their children in that way. Again, I wouldn't use this form of punishment but at the same time I can acknowledge that beatings are an effective form of discipline and I'm not going to crucify AP for employing a disciplinary strategy that's still common among Black People.

Did AP go too far? Ok...I'll give you that he may have gone a tad overboard (and he even admitted so by saying he hit his scrotum and inner thighs on accident) but I won't back down from my stance that parents should be able to whip their children for disciplinary reasons. And also, for people saying "but he drew blood!"...okay. That's what happens when you get hit by a switch...

And Gour, I don't think I can believe that white parents beat their children as much as black parents. I really think that it's a disciplinary measure more employed by Black Americans rather than White Americans which is why, imo, there is such a divide between Blacks and Whites on this issue. I also disagree that AP made a ritual out of beating his son. Whenever his son did something bad both AP and his son knew what came next (whipping) and that's how many kids were/are raised. It teaches that there are consequences to every action and it serves the purpose of acting as a deterrent to prevent children from continually doing the wrong thing.

 

[Jack Brickman]

And also, for people saying "but he drew blood!"...okay. That's what happens when you get hit by a switch...

Then perhaps you shouldn't be using a switch to beat a kid?

 

[Cashius X]

Then perhaps you shouldn't be using a switch to beat a kid?

To you it's "child abuse" but to AP, and many others, it's "discipline". Perception is everything. To crucify him for discipling his son is wrong though.

 

[Jack Brickman]

To you it's "child abuse" but to AP, and many others, it's "discipline". Perception is everything. To crucify him for discipling his son is wrong though.

But at what point does it go beyond discipline and into abuse? Given that he was indicted, he pretty obviously went past that point.