[MinuteGal]

Thanks very much for the information. I've read just about everything on this case from the gitgo on a multitude of sources and this is the first time I've seen a word about the mother's actions, and indeed, about a mother at all.

Good work in providing this "rest of the story". Would the media be so comprehensive in its reportage as you.

Leni

[Scoutmaster]

You're welcome. I need to make a correction; they were text messages and not tweets. I've seen several articles with photos of text messages, and an article or two with more alleged text messages than these articles, but you can read the purported contents of a few at:

Disturbing text messages between Adrian Peterson and child's mother

Details on Adrian Peterson Indictment Charges

The text messages, which are quoted in the indictment, can be found throughout the reporting on this story. If you search, you'll find one in which Peterson says he hit the boy about five times more than he should have.

Texas law allows a parent to administer 'reasonable' corporal punishment to a charge. However, Texas law also makes it a felony to intentionally or negligently cause bodily harm or severe bodily harm to a child, elderly person, or disabled individual. The issue here is whether the punishment was 'reasonable' or not. That decision is not left to the parent administering the punishment, but to the DA, the grand jury, and the jury. Also, the first grand jury no-billed this charge.