Vikings RB Adrian Peterson indicted on Child Injury charge
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from reading his quotes, it doesn't seem like he was being malicious or thought he was in the wrong. It really does sound like that's the way he was raised and assumed it would be fine. Honestly, if they hadn't already had a dr. appointment scheduled, I don't think we ever hear about this. But that doesn't change the fact that you should have the common sense to recognize that you shouldn't be wailing on a 4 year old (or any kid) with a tree branch.
I wouldn't say "zero" sense.
It's kind of like an animal trainer or herder who uses a whip. While the trainer may sometimes actually whip the animal, they usually only use the whip to create that Pop/Crack sound. The animal responds to that crack/pop because of how loud it is and the fear of pain from knowing what it does so they move away from it. They fear the whip, not the trainer.
I realize I am comparing a little boy to an animal and the situation isn't the same, but I can see the point he was trying to make.
I understand the purported logic behind it, but it doesn't account for the fact that kids are smart. They know if it is Dad vs Mom doing the whipping, etc. They know the whip isn't acting on its own, and I doubt they avoid the item if it is just leaning against a wall with the parent gone.
Correct. I was only ever afraid of my babysitter when she got out the wooden spoon that she'd beat my *** with when I misbehaved, just like my dog is afraid of his shock collar, not me.
Well.... Let's not group all kids in the smart category just yet. I know quite a few who I'm fairly certain are missing half of their brain (usually the half that accounts for common sense). :twitcy:
It's not so much that side, Angie, it's the other side...that if mom or dad hit with their hands, they always have the hands with them, well unless they're an amputee or something, so the child may develop an always fear of them. If an implement is used, they are fine with the parent unless they have the implement.
I'm not a fan of using implements, and I think physical punishment should be very rare, but that's the logic.
I got spanked a bunch as a kid (yes, I usually deserved it) and I was "afraid" of my dad until I realized what he was doing, and how I can avoid it.
AP's lawyer response:
The apparent logic here is that he was just doing as his felon dad to him as a boy. Gotta the lawyer talk.
Your parents drew blood from you during punishment? Don't care where you're from - that isn't right.
Please don't ever treat your children like that.
People these days...When I was younger, the parents were all about using a yard stick. Looking back, those suckers could lay down the smack in a short swing motion.
Yeah...I do agree with this, as most do (at least I hope). I got some pretty good floggings as a kid, but my parents never drew blood. Now, we kids? To one another? That was a different story. That **** was Thunder Dome.
My mom actually made it a point a few years ago to apologize to me for the few times she slapped me across the face (all of which I beyond deserved for the way I would talk to her). She got mad at me when I told her she had no reason to apologize and actually thanked her for not making me a softie.
Pretty much? He completely did it on his own, unless you credit ISU's defense for letting him score the TD in which he decided to do a flip.
