Report: AP has been indicted on negligent injury to a child

Umm - WTH is going on in the NFL??

AP has had a crazy family history since his entrance into this league. Is this going to be another test for Roger Goodell?

Would AP be subject to the domestic violence policy?

Source: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/26520 ... njury-case
Source: http://vikingsterritory.com/2014/uncate ... ild-injury
Source: http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/09/12/adrian ... indictment
Source: http://deadspin.com/report-adrian-peter ... 1634160368

Reports are now saying it's related to punishing his kid with a switch.

Basis4day":3gbzbxl0 said:

Reports are now saying it's related to punishing his kid with a switch.

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If that is the case, then this sounds bad for AP. I'm pretty sure he will get that mandatory 6 game suspension minimum.

Basis4day":1xgrwgex said:

Reports are now saying it's related to punishing his kid with a switch.

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The question, if that report is true, is what the "punishment" was. Swats on the butt or upside the head or elsewhere?

This is not a good year for the NFL

Basis4day":1gy3pubq said:

Reports are now saying it's related to punishing his kid with a switch.

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My dad would have gotten a lot of NFL suspensions back in the day.

kidhawk":3uswg5r0 said:

Basis4day":3uswg5r0 said:

Reports are now saying it's related to punishing his kid with a switch.

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The question, if that report is true, is what the "punishment" was. Swats on the butt or upside the head or elsewhere?

This is not a good year for the NFL

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Very common in my parents' generation. I think i was a child right before spanking went out of fashion.

Basis4day":2n2au7q1 said:

kidhawk":2n2au7q1 said:

Basis4day":2n2au7q1 said:

Reports are now saying it's related to punishing his kid with a switch.

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The question, if that report is true, is what the "punishment" was. Swats on the butt or upside the head or elsewhere?

This is not a good year for the NFL

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Very common in my parents' generation. I think i was a child right before spanking went out of fashion.

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I don't have an issue with a parent spanking a child whatsoever, but if he took a switch upside his head, that would be different. Also, hearing now that it was a visiting child and that there were injuries involved. This makes it much more complex than just simply disciplining y our own child

kidhawk":123zvs6a said:

Basis4day":123zvs6a said:

kidhawk":123zvs6a said:

Basis4day":123zvs6a said:

Reports are now saying it's related to punishing his kid with a switch.

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The question, if that report is true, is what the "punishment" was. Swats on the butt or upside the head or elsewhere?

This is not a good year for the NFL

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Very common in my parents' generation. I think i was a child right before spanking went out of fashion.

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I don't have an issue with a parent spanking a child whatsoever, but if he took a switch upside his head, that would be different. Also, hearing now that it was a visiting child and that there were injuries involved. This makes it much more complex than just simply disciplining y our own child

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I agree. Better let this story play out a bit.

bmorepunk":3dle2ctq said:

Basis4day":3dle2ctq said:

Reports are now saying it's related to punishing his kid with a switch.

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My dad would have gotten a lot of NFL suspensions back in the day.

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Actually, I would have myself. <---- old guy

WOW.

NFL having a rough week.

In my day as a kid, the neighbor down the road would woop that "A". When you got home and the folks found out, you'd get another.

"A's" were meant for 4 things, pooping, sitting, whooping, and twerking.

kidhawk":3nj72hss said:

Basis4day":3nj72hss said:

kidhawk":3nj72hss said:

Basis4day":3nj72hss said:

Reports are now saying it's related to punishing his kid with a switch.

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The question, if that report is true, is what the "punishment" was. Swats on the butt or upside the head or elsewhere?

This is not a good year for the NFL

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Very common in my parents' generation. I think i was a child right before spanking went out of fashion.

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I don't have an issue with a parent spanking a child whatsoever, but if he took a switch upside his head, that would be different. Also, hearing now that it was a visiting child and that there were injuries involved. This makes it much more complex than just simply disciplining y our own child

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Agreed.

I'm not a fan of hitting your kids at all (I have 2), but circumstances do matter. Won't pass judgment tho till I hear a lot more.

I got far worse from a loving father, and I'm young enough to be a millennial. Physical punishment typically is not child abuse.

If he physically disciplined someone else's child, to me that is between him and that kid's parents. It's not something the authorities or NFL should be concerned over, unless it produced significant injury of course.

I fear for the next generation if parents aren't allowed to discipline their kids. I suspect the massive uptick in 21st century narcissism is equal parts internet and a culture that frowns upon physical discipline. There was a great article in Time magazine lately about how most infants display sociopath traits (for explainable biological reasons), but grow out of it due to life experience and discipline. If society curbs discipline you'll have more Joffrey Baratheon personality types running around in the world.

I will say that I find it extremely odd that it is labeled an indictment - this indicates some pretty serious accusations. I'm definitely not an expert in any way - but I think if it's ordinary parental discipline that may result in the need for an investigation it would first be done by Social Services - where a full assessment might take place. This "indictment" is just disturbing, making it sound a lot more serious than a parent with a lost temper.

kearly":nsi10crh said:

I got far worse from a loving father, and I'm young enough to be a millennial. Physical punishment typically is not child abuse.

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Grey area. My sister-in-law works for CPS and she says you can hit a child with an open hand and but not a clenched fist. I'd never hit my children, but that's my personal choice and not an indictment on those who do.

Hitting them with a switch. Grey area. Dunno where to go with that. I'd suspect it would depend on the specific instance.

nsport":2jjx50sr said:

I will say that I find it extremely odd that it is labeled an indictment - this indicates some pretty serious accusations. I'm definitely not an expert in any way - but I think if it's ordinary parental discipline that may result in the need for an investigation it would first be done by Social Services - where a full assessment might take place. This "indictment" is just disturbing, making it sound a lot more serious than a parent with a lost temper.

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Apparently this is the result of an investigation that's been going on for awhile. Dunno what to make of that.

If you can't beat your children then who are you supposed to beat? An adult? No way, too risky. They might know karate.

kearly":33rkrutw said:

If he physically disciplined someone else's child, to me that is between him and that kid's parents. It's not something the authorities or NFL should be concerned over, unless it produced significant injury of course.

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Still waiting on verifiable facts, but I'm hearing that it was a visiting child and the boy went back to his mother who saw the "injury" and took him to the doctor. The doctor (I'm assuming under legal obligation) notified Texas authorities and an investigation began. Now we have an indictment.

I'm sure more facts will be forthcoming, but that is what I've heard thus far.

We're talking Texas, so if there's an indictment then I'm guessing it's serious. And I've no idea why so many of you are bragging about being beaten severely as children, but that's for another thread in a different forum, I suppose.

endzorn":1h9x26eo said:

If you can't beat your children then who are you supposed to beat? An adult? No way, too risky. They might know karate.

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Your wife/fiance, of course. Ask any Raven or Ninner...