Superstar NFL running back Adrian Peterson emphatically denied being a child abuser in a statement Monday after he was charged last week with reckless or negligent injury to a child.
“I am not a perfect son, I am not a perfect husband, I am not a perfect parent, but I am, without a doubt, not a child abuser,” Peterson said.
He did not outright apologize for the incident, which had allegedly involved Peterson whipping his 4-year-old son with a switch, leaving bruises and bleeding wounds. However, he said that the injuries were ones that “he never intended or thought would happen” and he regretted them.
Peterson also said that he had “learned a lot and have had to reevaluate how I discipline my son moving forward.” That included meeting with a psychologist to learn “alternative ways of disciplining a child that may be more appropriate,” he said.
“My goal is always to teach my son right from wrong,” Peterson said, “and that’s what I tried to do that day.”
Adrian Peterson has issued the following statement, says he’s, “without a doubt, not a child abuser” pic.twitter.com/03TilllVtN
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There were even welt marks on the boy’s testicles. AP admitted in a text message “can’t believe I got him in the nuts”
Welts = Child Abuse
two things come to mind…violence begets violence and aggression is the tool of the weak…
So, he tried teaching a life lesson by whipping the crap out of him and causing lacerations on multiple parts of his body, including his private area. Yeah, you’re not an abuse. /sarcasm
I’m thinking Adrian Peterson is not the person to determine whether or not it’s child abuse
Well you are a child abuser, you openly, proudly, admitted to whipping your son with a tree branch. The facts are pretty clear. The only issue the legal system is now resolving is your punishment.