2014 Arrested NFL People

[SunMo]

i think after seeing his smiley mugshot it's assumed

[PhillyPhreak54]

Peterson is practicing and playing this weekend

Not sure I agree with that one

[MDS]

my guess is the vikings are putting this in the league's hands. they wont suspend him and they cant deactivate him.

its on goodell. this will end well.

[SD]

He should be well rested.

[Beermonkey]

At least he didn't mention the erection he had while he was doing it.

[smeags]

it all cool people, charles barkley explained things for everyone. nothing to see here.

[PhillyPhreak54]

@adbrandt: On 11/25/13 the Vikings' AJ Jefferson was arrested on domestic assault charges. He was released an hour later.  Due process?

[phattymatty]

maybe it was just a child abuse party...let's wait until the details come out.

[MDS]

did sarge throw it?

[phattymatty]

regardless of what you think about it, someone wrote a pretty solid statement for him.

My attorney has asked me not to discuss the facts of my pending case. I hope you can respect that request and help me honor it. I very much want the public to hear from me but I understand that it is not appropriate to talk about the facts in detail at this time. Nevertheless, I want everyone to understand how sorry I feel about the hurt I have brought to my child.

I never wanted to be a distraction to the Vikings organization, the Minnesota community or to my teammates. I never imagined being in a position where the world is judging my parenting skills or calling me a child abuser because of the discipline I administered to my son.

I voluntarily appeared before the grand jury several weeks ago to answer any and all questions they had. Before my grand jury appearance, I was interviewed by two different police agencies without an attorney. In each of these interviews I have said the same thing, and that is that I never ever intended to harm my son. I will say the same thing once I have my day in court.

I have to live with the fact that when I disciplined my son the way I was disciplined as a child, I caused an injury that I never intended or thought would happen. I know that many people disagree with the way I disciplined my child. I also understand after meeting with a psychologist that there are other alternative ways of disciplining a child that may be more appropriate.

I have learned a lot and have had to reevaluate how I discipline my son going forward. But deep in my heart I have always believed I could have been one of those kids that was lost in the streets without the discipline instilled in me by my parents and other relatives. I have always believed that the way my parents disciplined me has a great deal to do with the success I have enjoyed as a man. I love my son and I will continue to become a better parent and learn from any mistakes I ever make.

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. I am someone that disciplined his child and did not intend to cause him any injury. No one can understand the hurt that I feel for my son and for the harm I caused him. My goal is always to teach my son right from wrong and that's what I tried to do that day.

I accept the fact that people feel very strongly about this issue and what they think about my conduct. Regardless of what others think, however, I love my son very much and I will continue to try to become a better father and person.

[Rome]

I wonder how he would feel if someone whipped him with a farging stick?

Or better yet, let's just tie his ass to a tree and take a few cracks at him with a bullwhip?

Goddamn neanderthals.

[MDS]

its really unbelievable how many people are pro-child abuse

a real eye opener for me. not only how often it happens, but how glowingly people talk about it. like this 4 year old is better because his ogre (absentee) father took a branch to his pre pubescent nutsack. this country is disgusting.

thats another thing nobody is talking about. AP has like 6 kids with 5 different women. the 1 time a year he sees this kid he decides to abuse him. great parenting. the therapy bills hes going to have to pay in 6 years...

[phattymatty]

didn't one of his kids already die from getting beat?

[Rome]

The ESPN poll showed 66% of respondents support Petersen's reinstatement.

http://espn.go.com/espn/fp/flashPollResultsState?sportIndex=frontpage&pollId=4498537

2 of 3.   That is literally unbelievable to me.

I've always hated humans but this society is nearing the tipping point in terms of its own destruction.

[Geowhizzer]

50 years ago it would have been 4 out of 5.  Or more.