If you need to know what we’ll all be debating about this weekend, it’s whether a parent can discipline their kid with a switch, because Vikings’ running back Adrian Peterson has been indicted for disciplining his child:
The former MVP was charged in Montgomery County in Texas for reckless or negligent injury to a child, Fox 26 in Houston reported. Multiple reports says the indictment stems from disciplining his son with a switch.
The site reports Peterson, who has a home in the Houston area, has been cooperating with law enforcement and will have to turn himself in.
The Vikings are currently deciding whether Peterson will play in Sunday’s game against the Patriots, according to Fox Sports.
Last year, Peterson’s 2-year-old son was tragically beaten to death by the boyfriend of the tot’s mom. Peterson had never met the child and only learned he existed a few weeks prior to his death.
Let me predict how the debate will be waged – on one side, people who never think a kid should ever be physically disciplined will assume Peterson beat the hell out of his kid, and on the other side, people who think some physical discipline is ok, will assume Peterson is being railroaded here. No one will be reasonable about it and wait until we actually know some facts about the case.
Enjoy your weekend!!
UPDATE:
Actually, the Houston Police Department released these pictures of the lacerations the kid received, and they seem pretty bad:
This definitely looks like abuse to me.