09-13-2014, 09:43 AM
I haven't seen it suggested here that leaving a mark is what qualifies discipline as "abuse".
Some people believe that swatting, spanking and slapping is sometimes appropriate discipline for children -- whether it leaves a mark or not. Others don't believe that adults should ever raise a hand to a child -- whether it leaves a mark or not.
I don't tell others how to discipline their children.
Child abuse laws exist to protect children from adults who inflict serious physical and emotional damage upon children, whether it's outta anger or because they feel that they are seriously disciplining the child for his/her own good. I'm glad those laws exist -- I hate reading the stories of children severely beaten (sometimes to death), especially by their own parents.
It's my opinion that "whooping" the crap out of a 4 year old's bare-skinned little body with a switch (marks will always be left in such a case) exceeds discipline and qualifies as abusive by most rational people's criteria, and under the law. So, I think Adrian Peterson is in deep shit. And, I think MS is right about such actions tarnishing his image.
Some people believe that swatting, spanking and slapping is sometimes appropriate discipline for children -- whether it leaves a mark or not. Others don't believe that adults should ever raise a hand to a child -- whether it leaves a mark or not.
I don't tell others how to discipline their children.
Child abuse laws exist to protect children from adults who inflict serious physical and emotional damage upon children, whether it's outta anger or because they feel that they are seriously disciplining the child for his/her own good. I'm glad those laws exist -- I hate reading the stories of children severely beaten (sometimes to death), especially by their own parents.
It's my opinion that "whooping" the crap out of a 4 year old's bare-skinned little body with a switch (marks will always be left in such a case) exceeds discipline and qualifies as abusive by most rational people's criteria, and under the law. So, I think Adrian Peterson is in deep shit. And, I think MS is right about such actions tarnishing his image.