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Adrian Peterson's 2-Year-Old Beaten, "Not Expected To Survive" (Update: child died from injuries)
DeadSpin ^ | 10/11/2013 | Barry Petchesky

Posted on 10/11/2013 12:10:28 PM PDT by mojito

Adrian Peterson's 2-year-old son—not Adrian Peterson Jr., but a formerly "secret" child—is "not expected to survive his injuries," and could be taken off life support tonight, City Pages reports. On Wednesday, the Sioux Falls boy was allegedly beaten by his mother's boyfriend, Joseph Robert Patterson, 27, who has been charged with aggravated assault and aggravated assault on an infant.

According to a reporter covering the story, the initial confusion surrounding the boy's identity was due to the fact that not even Adrian Peterson is sure the child is his, though Peterson's father later would later describe the boy as a grandson.

It was initially reported by TMZ this morning that Adrian Peterson Jr., Peterson's oft-photographed son, was hospitalized in critical condition. City Pages disputed that account, citing a source claiming the boy was not Peterson's. TMZ amended its account to say the boy was Peterson's son, just not Adrian Peterson Jr. City Pages followed suit.

A reporter whose own outlet isn't going with the story yet tells us this is a separate child, one not publicly known. The mother is a Sioux Falls woman who moved from the Twin Cities soon after the child was born, and believes the boy might be Peterson's, though no paternity test was done. (City Pages claims one was conducted recently.) The reporter also says Peterson has no contact with the woman or the child.

(Excerpt) Read more at deadspin.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: adrianpeterson; nfl; peterson; vikings
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Some clarification on a terrible story that was reported earlier today.

Prayers for the innocent.

1 posted on 10/11/2013 12:10:28 PM PDT by mojito
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To: mojito

Sounds like she’ll need an appointment with Maury Povich.
Be sure to save something with DNA on it honey...


2 posted on 10/11/2013 12:13:08 PM PDT by nascarnation (Frequently wrong but rarely in doubt....)
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To: mojito

ESPN just said Peterson is expected to play this Sunday...WHAT??????????


3 posted on 10/11/2013 12:14:08 PM PDT by maineman (BC EAGLES FAN)
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To: mojito

Shoulda married momma. The most dangerous place for a child outside the womb is with momma’s new stud. I’m sorry the child has to suffer for the sins of the parents.


4 posted on 10/11/2013 12:14:41 PM PDT by FrdmLvr
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To: mojito

Once again, its the live-in “boyfriend.”

Chalk-up one more victim of a corrupted society and the destruction of the family as the basis of society.


5 posted on 10/11/2013 12:15:09 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: mojito

With some cultures, life is cheap.

RIP, little one...


6 posted on 10/11/2013 12:16:35 PM PDT by Tigerized (So. Are YOU better off than you were 5 years ago?)
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To: maineman

With all these kids, guy’s gotta make money for support payments.

One game missed for him is like 800 grand.


7 posted on 10/11/2013 12:17:16 PM PDT by nascarnation (Frequently wrong but rarely in doubt....)
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To: PGR88
Chalk-up one more victim of a corrupted society and the destruction of the family as the basis of society.

You do realize it's soon going to be a hate crime even to think an idea like this. What happens to little kids is never, ever the fault of adults--except if the adults in question are Catholic priests or something like that.

8 posted on 10/11/2013 12:18:09 PM PDT by madprof98
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To: PGR88

Yep. THE greatest danger to any young child is Mommy’s boyfriend.


9 posted on 10/11/2013 12:19:52 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: mojito

Fathers day confusion in da hood.


10 posted on 10/11/2013 12:21:32 PM PDT by Farnsworth ("The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness...This and no)
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To: PGR88
Once again, its the live-in “boyfriend.”

This is the price of 'progressing' beyond the natural order.

11 posted on 10/11/2013 12:24:43 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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Oh Lord God,
Please heal this precious, innocent child. Knit his broken body back together by Your gracious love and restore him to complete health. We pray for You to avenge this horrific act of violence against this defenseless little one. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.


12 posted on 10/11/2013 12:25:16 PM PDT by Faith
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To: FrdmLvr

tomcats sometimes are said to kill kittens that aren’t theirs. this is just what you get when you proclaim darwin to be king of your nature. selfish narcissistic jealousy floods out godly love and we get tragedy after tragedy after tragedy, and yet nobody turns on the slyentists who gave them the excuse!


13 posted on 10/11/2013 12:26:09 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (The Lion of Judah will roar again if you give him a big hug and a cheer and mean it. See my page.)
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To: Tigerized

Lack of self-respect parlays into lack of respect for your child/children.

It can’t be any other way


14 posted on 10/11/2013 12:27:19 PM PDT by SMARTY ("The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms." H. Amiel)
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To: Faith

God’s vengeance is ultimately upon Satan, and if God can save all human actors in this picture, He will. He knows the soul situation of the baby as well as the assailant and will not be thrown off plan for any of it. It may be time for this baby to go to glory.


15 posted on 10/11/2013 12:27:55 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (The Lion of Judah will roar again if you give him a big hug and a cheer and mean it. See my page.)
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To: SMARTY

And you won’t respect yourself unless you believe God does.


16 posted on 10/11/2013 12:28:20 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (The Lion of Judah will roar again if you give him a big hug and a cheer and mean it. See my page.)
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To: mojito

In the wild, lions will often kill all of the cubs sired by a different male once they take over the pride.

Just sayin’.


17 posted on 10/11/2013 12:29:23 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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Twitchy thread about fantasy football players concerned about how this will affect their teams.....

http://twitchy.com/2013/10/11/sick-young-son-of-adrian-peterson-in-critical-condition-effect-on-fantasy-football-teams-tops-the-minds-of-many/


18 posted on 10/11/2013 12:30:06 PM PDT by socal_parrot (I hate to say I told you so, but...)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

yup like tomcats


19 posted on 10/11/2013 12:30:28 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (The Lion of Judah will roar again if you give him a big hug and a cheer and mean it. See my page.)
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The mother is a Sioux Falls woman who moved from the Twin Cities soon after the child was born, and believes the boy might be Peterson's ...

Um, okay.

20 posted on 10/11/2013 12:30:37 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("The heart of the matter is God's love. It always has been. It always will be."~Abp. Chaput)
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