Saw the pics. Skin was broken. Not life threatening. Adrian made his point clear.
I am guessing the ex went ballistic and her act before the cops is what convinced them to file charges.
Hard to criticize Adrian over this. What did the child do to deserve the whipping? Depending on the offense, punishment needs to ensure the child understands that that behavior is not tolerated.
Who knows. Adrian may have saved a young black man from charging an officer with a loaded hand gun...
I agree with word warrior bob that 4 years old is too young for this severe a punishment and should have mitigated Peterson’s behavior. However, and this is repeating what I’ve been saying all along, this is not a prison-level offense. Nor do I think it was premeditated; I think it was spur of the moment.
Everything says to me that this is at a family intervention level and not at the level of imprisonment.
Hard to cricize?!?! What ON EARTH could a 4 yr old child do, that warrants being beaten until he's bloodied and left with welts that last for days?
After all these years, my lesson in what constitutes "conservatism" here at FR continues...