spjunkies Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Is anyone still mad at TMZ for reporting the story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 they can be though - studies are bs for the most part. They aren't widespread enough typically. Most studies are done in larger metropolitan areas or in the 'slums' which results in skewed results. It doesn't matter the study, if people grow up in a rough area, the discipline they receive has no effect because of the culture around them (as such in inner cities, lower poverty areas). If you do the same study in a more rural area that doesn't have the background of the previous then you will find a more successful outcome. Studies in this area of study are far from BS. Some have used as many as 10,000 or more families in their study that are selected to give a statistically accurate representation (geography, socio-economic, race, etc.) of the country. The way parents behave toward their kid(s) has a tremendous impact on how they will turn out. Poverty is not limited to the inner cities, it's out in the sticks too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mocountyskins Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Idk why anyone would be mad at TMZ. I find the idea of "journalists" or "media" holding stories or facts to protect the interest of a person or group incredibly offensive Its not the medias job to make judgment calls on what to report or not to report. Their job is to report the information they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qdeathstar Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 My dad is Italian and from personal experience Italian kids got it much worse than anyone else lol. A switch would've been a cakewalk for me but still I don't hold anything against my father for disciplining me. He did what he had to do and I feel like I turned out a better person because of it. Unless it's something outrageous than people should really mind their own business. Ahh the wooden spoon across the back of your legs lol...I can still feel it now just thinking about it. beat your kids, not your wife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Jump to the 14:55 mark...and it's Richard Pryor, so you know it's probably nsfw lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 In case it hasn't been said, there are 350 million Americans and your anecdote about having been hit or not been hit as a child is not proof of anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autoidiodyssey Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 If you are inclined to discipline your child in this manner a swift swat on the butt is about all you need to get a 4 yr olds attention. Beating until bloody with a stick is abuse. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. The photos and report are pretty ugly. Uglier than the Rice video? Jason La Confora is calling for a lifetime ban on Twitter already. Rice in some ways, I think, was deemed not worth the heat of trying to keep him on the team. The juice wasn't worth the squeeze. The same can't be said for arguably the best RB in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Fantasy owners gotta be sweating bullets right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autoidiodyssey Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Fantasy owners gotta be sweating bullets right now I'm going up against a team that has him this week so I am feeling pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I'm going up against a team that has him this week so I am feeling pretty good. Same, his point estimate dropped about 15 points lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autoidiodyssey Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Same, his point estimate dropped about 15 points lol. Yahoo hasn't updated it yet. He is still projected to get 16.4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 he should be suspended for life for hitting a child with a stick there Ain't no way you hit a child in the "jewels" No way And yes I'm obviously being hyperbolic but the point stands, no parent should hit their child in the jewels I'm not saying don't discipline nobody Spank them on the butt But there are some places you don't hit and that's one of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 toddy white with the dumb comment on twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftech Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I got beat a few times. I don't ever think anything was overboard. Looking back on it, it was needed a few times. Every once in a while some kids need a ass whooping. Man, I had to go out in the yard and get a switch that was to be used to whup my ass! HTTR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeWolf990 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I was beat as a kid by my very Nigerian parents. But I never got beat to the point that I had welts and scares and marks on me. WHat im saying is my parents beat me but never to an extreme point. I need more facts for this but going by the pictures, this looks bad for Adrian Peterson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I couldn't care less about your fantasy teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 A whooping room? Is that like a dungeon for kids? From a link posted in the other thread in the Around the NFL section. He also said that he had been hit by a belt and that “there are a lot of belts in Daddy’s closet.” He added that Peterson put leaves in his mouth when he was being hit with the switch while his pants were down. The child told his mother that Peterson “likes belts and switches” and “has a whooping room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 No justification whatsoever for the lashing he dealt. He went way too damn far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeroViper Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 As a father of two this just makes me sick. Forget about the NFL punishment. This man deserves some serious prison time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 60 years ago, men regularly "disciplined" their wives. Read these responses from a newspaper back then. They make you cringe. It is possible that 60 years from now, people living then will feel the same way when they read how people in 2014 thought it was appropriate to give a whooping to their children. Or maybe not. No way to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autoidiodyssey Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 As a father of two this just makes me sick. Forget about the NFL punishment. This man deserves some serious prison time. I googled around a little. It looks like his charge, Injury to a child (a felony), brings a 6 month to 2 year sentence. EDIT: Or maybe it is 2-10 years. There are a couple of different felony levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiggosMohawk Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I thought this was a good encompassing wrapup of the story so far (excluding the additional comments from the 4 yr old): http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/09/12/adrian-peterson-indicted-for-child-abuse/ Apparently this investigation has been going on for quite some time (this is the second appearance before a grand jury). My early prediction: he pleads to a misdemeanor over the next few weeks and his "suspension" is commuted for time already spent deactivated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I do not talk to babies like most people. I talk to them like small people. EDIT: (I hate when this happens, I meant to add on baby talk type of stuff to an absurd point. Yes, I do realize I messed that up. ) This is a teaching process. My niece can have a full conversation with a typical adult. When she was 3 she was an amazing child, table manners and all. When I say something she does not understand at this age (9) ...I take the opportunity to teach. Language, verbage, slang, history, etc. Don't get me wrong, we don't talk politics. I feel pretty confident that she could talk sports with many people we come across daily. I have no problem with a little spanking or even a yelling (yet, I am not one to yell, raising my voice or softening my voice typically gets the point across). I simply do not see a reason to beat a child. That is crazy...then comes in the variable. Kids will test you...that is a certainty, but you are the adult. Act like one. This is not a situation of protecting a child and I can not imagine for an instance what this child could have done to get that. Then again I have no idea of the situation (I admit I have not read the entire thread) Small children grow and learn so quickly. As an adult it is your responsibility to teach them as they go through this process. Sometimes we have to do that with adults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I was beat as a kid by my very Nigerian parents. But I never got beat to the point that I had welts and scares and marks on me. WHat im saying is my parents beat me but never to an extreme point. I need more facts for this but going by the pictures, this looks bad for Adrian Peterson. Exactly how I feel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkthepresident Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 An elite, powerful, strong athlete hitting a 4 year old with a stick and some belts. Yeah, nah, can't defend that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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