re: Why are people acting like Adrian Peterson was punching his son in the face?

Dude....why justify this shite? This is clearly abuse, look at the pictures! It's more than just a few whelps! The guy went way overboard in his punishment and it's both physical and emotional abuse. My grandmother used to make me pick a switch to whip me with when I acted out..she hit me maybe once or twice, not 20-30 times! My son is 5 and if he acts out, it takes no less than the threat of me spanking him to get him in line, rarely have to pop him and even then no more than once. AP lost control of the situation. He now has to pay the consequences of that decision.