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

And what about the other 4 kids that act the same way, but have "mild"-mannered parents.

Spanking isn't for everyone, nor is it 100% proven to work. In seeing myself raised and people I know raised, a light spank on the behind can do the trick.

Humans are animals and work in similar fashion when it comes to learning.

When a dog pees somewhere they're not supposed to you spank it, spray him/her with a bottle of water, and/or yell. Most of the time it works. You call it training. Humans work the same way, even though kids can reason, they're kids. They're going to be bad and reckless, but kids learn cause and effect

Now Peterson's report of hitting his kid in the head is total abuse. That's why people say if you're gonna spank a kid, hit his/her behind. Never the head.