I have to admit when i first heard about this i thought this was the politically correct people going to far. sometimes kids need disapline.

After i saw the pictures i can't back what he did. he went way to far.


so now the question is, other than the law, what should happen. I kind of think it is a legal matter and should not effect his job. If the sponsor want to pull their money then the nfl should figure out how to handle it but if they fire him, that is judgement with out due process

If i suspected an employee beat his kids and i fired him, i would be subject to a wrongful termination lawsuite and you can bet your rear that i am paying for the unemployeement. ACtually i would try to get the guy some help as a now unemployeed guy is more probable to abuse his family.

The nfl should offer counciling and demand that he donate portion of his salary to an abused kids foundation. basically back room deal you give X million to this foundation, enter rehab for anger management and plead guilty to the charges, make this go away ASAP,......call Ray Donovan

to me it is a matter between him and the law, anyhting with the nfl is a PR situation

 

All I can say is that AP just cost himself MILLIONS in endorsement money and has likely killed what would have otherwise been portrayed as a "storybook" career and retirement.

As a native Minnesotan and die-hard Viking fan, the "rub" on AP in his personal life has always been that he has about a dozen kids scattered around the globe with numerous different mothers -- only half of which he has any kind of relationship with. So he never was the most upstanding guy in that regard, which was never really talked about by the media too much -- I think in many cases because it is such a "Black Culture" thing and they don't want to touch it with a 10-foot pole.

As far as the child abuse charge goes, it's such an emotional issue because it gets down to what you feel you must do to discipline your child. My wife is a public school teacher here in Texas and corporal punishment is a formal part of her school's Discipline Policy -- a condition that has broad and strong support amongst the parent base. I have also noticed that spanking or other forms of corporal punishment are really much more ingrained in Southern culture compared to where I grew up, so in many ways this whole episode is more a clash of what societal norms in here in Texas versus what societal norms are in other (more Liberal) parts of the country.

In many ways, AP is a "victim" of these cultural differences that is now being played out on a very public stage.....

 

That's very well stated. I was spanked as a child and I spanked my children if I felt they needed it. There were times I felt my Dad over did it. That happens when a parent lets anger take control. I do think that AP may have been a bit aggressive (from looking at the pictures), however, we were not there to witness what happened. I fully back a parent that disciplines his child but it must be done under control. A delicate balance. I believe a lot of what is wrong with kids today is that lack of discipline.

I also think that in AP's case, it should be played out in the legal system and not in his work place.

 

Ah yes, Hollywood and sports......The entitled groups. I never go to the movies, don't watch or get involved in any pro sports. Never do I support, in any way these two groups. Over paid, under worked, spoiled, entitled at the least. There are way more important things and people to celebrate in this country. We need to start paying attention to the things that matter. Every time someone asks me "how about that game?" I look at them like they are Mentally Ill, what a waste of time............