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The NFL and Adrian Peterson: Stop the Smug Media Sermons on Corporal Punishment
National Review ^ | 09/18/2014 | Ian Tuttle

Posted on 09/18/2014 6:42:59 AM PDT by SeekAndFind


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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: adrianpeterson; corporalpunishment; discipline; nfl
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To: kabar

I would agree the NFL can fire people for bringing disrepute on the game.

But if they care about the child or wife, they would attempt other solutions first. Both AP and RR could have been given the choice to turn their salary for the year into a trust for their victim, and IF they get help and behave properly they will be considered for reinstatement next year.

This is a liberal feeding frenzy and please, giving Biden’s aide a job as a “domestic abuse adviser” is nothing more than a political payoff. This is being used by the politicians to tap further into the NFL’s billions.

They just want protection money, and liberal orthodoxy, and they will destroy football.


21 posted on 09/18/2014 12:52:29 PM PDT by Williams
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To: Williams
Unless they have a CDL for work-then they likely lose their license and job.
22 posted on 09/18/2014 2:28:19 PM PDT by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: SeekAndFind

Ian needs to look at the pictures. There’s no question Peterson crossed the line, the only question are how far on the wrong side did he go and was it deliberate.


23 posted on 09/18/2014 2:30:31 PM PDT by discostu (We don't leave the ladies crying cause the story's sad.)
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To: dfwgator

When somebody giving your company $200 million a year speaks they’re gonna listen too. It’s the nature of employment that so long as your “non-office” behavior doesn’t cost the company money they don’t care, but the minute it does you’re out.


24 posted on 09/18/2014 2:34:20 PM PDT by discostu (We don't leave the ladies crying cause the story's sad.)
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To: Resolute Conservative

When A-B employees start making international headlines for being accused of domestic violence they’ll get fired. There’s nothing hypocritical about understanding the nature of publicity. A-B didn’t complain the NFL has abusers on payroll, they complained the situation wasn’t being handled well and was generating negative publicity that potential of both the NFL and A-B brands. It’s a business, their job is to make money, they see a situation that could impact the flow of cash, they’re reacting.


25 posted on 09/18/2014 2:36:46 PM PDT by discostu (We don't leave the ladies crying cause the story's sad.)
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To: Williams
AP is suspended with salary. RR will keep his $25 million salary. These are multi-millionaires, not some guy who lost his job at McDonalds.

The NFL has protecting these thugs who more often than not escape the punishment that you or I would receive if we did the same thing.

There is no doubt the liberals want to destroy football, which they are doing bit by bit. Many of the owners are Dems who provide money to the DNC. Rooney is one of the prime examples as is the so-called Rooney Rule.

I predict that the NFL will decline in popularity as the demography of this country changes. We have 45 million foreign born in this country compared to 9.7 million in 1970. In a decade there will be 60 million. Soccer will eventually replace football. As Obama said, if he had a son, he wouldn't allow him to play football.

26 posted on 09/18/2014 9:35:06 PM PDT by kabar
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