Adrian Peterson's son has passed away

I'm not finding anything about it online, but they're breaking this now on ESPN radio. He was apparently beaten to death by the boyfriend of Peterson's ex-girlfriend, and mother of the two year old child.

This is sickening.

The story has conflicting facts and results. I will wait a little longer to figure out what has happened. However, a two year old is being discussed, and it does not sound good.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/11/us/adrian-peterson-son-alleged-assault/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

I'm praying that he rests in peace and the family can recover..

A 2-year-old boy who was the son of Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson, his grandfather told a Minnesota newspaper, died Friday of injuries he suffered
after allegedly being abused, police said.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, police said Joseph Robert Patterson, 27, has been charged with aggravated battery of an infant and aggravated assault. If convicted on the charges, both felonies, Patterson could face up to 40 years in prison and an $80,000 fine.

Unimaginable... I feel terrible for the family.

Heart breaking.

March 2013 daily

2 mothers die in childbirth.
4 children are killed by abuse or neglect.
5 children or teens commit suicide.
7 children or teens are killed by firearms.
24 children or teens die from accidents.
67 babies die before their first birthdays.
208 children are arrested for violent crimes.
467 children are arrested for drug crimes.
838 public school students are corporally punished.*
892 babies are born at low birthweight.
914 babies are born to teen mothers.
1,208 babies are born without health insurance.
1,825 children are confirmed as abused or neglected.
2,712 babies are born into poverty.
2,857 high school students drop out.*
4,475 babies are born to unmarried mothers.
4,500 children are arrested.
16,244 public school students are suspended.*

boards of FL wrote:I'm not finding anything about it online, but they're breaking this now on ESPN radio.  He was apparently beaten to death by the boyfriend of Peterson's ex-girlfriend, and mother of the two year old child.

TMZ and FoxNews were carrying the story yesterday afternoon before the boy was taken off life support. They said yesterday that Petersen left practice and went to the hospital to be with his son.

Another tragedy because there were not a husband and wife in the life of the child. The child is the loser.

Markle wrote:

boards of FL wrote:I'm not finding anything about it online, but they're breaking this now on ESPN radio.  He was apparently beaten to death by the boyfriend of Peterson's ex-girlfriend, and mother of the two year old child.

TMZ and FoxNews were carrying the story yesterday afternoon before the boy was taken off life support.  They said yesterday that Petersen left practice and went to the hospital to be with his son.

Another tragedy because there were not a husband and wife in the life of the child. The child is the loser.

The American societies of young people are becoming more violent. Much blame can be attributed to the desensitization caused by the violent nature of the computer games played on X-Box, Play Station etc. and on Television.

The American societies of young people are becoming more violent. Much blame can be attributed to the desensitization caused by the violent nature of the computer games played on X-Box, Play Station etc. and on Television.

So the Japanese must not play video games.

2seaoat wrote:The American societies of young people are becoming more violent. Much blame can be attributed to the desensitization caused by the violent nature of the computer games played on X-Box, Play Station etc. and on Television.

So the Japanese must not play video games.

Slice didn't say the Japanese are becoming more violent.....he said American.

Did you know..In Japan the percentage of children born out of wedlock has hardly changed in the past fifty years. It remains around 2%. Parents make a difference in the lives of children.



Perhaps being propped in front of video games is taking a toll on our children.

The violent nature of video games had nothing to do with this incident. The violent nature of video games exist in societies where murder and violent crime are only a fraction of the same as the United States.

Poverty has the largest link with violent crime. However, in the end each crime has its unique causation and roots which cannot be explained away by generalizations which comport with somebody's personal theories. I personally think people are not dressing appropriate.

Oh, Japan...one of my favorite places.

Japan is complicated.  LOTS of factors going on there.  They do have violent video games.   But....their school year is longer.  Even on school breaks they play sports and are involved in school activities nearly every day.  Summer vacation--they aren't lazing around the house or running the streets.  They are involved in school activities and are doing summer home work.  By the time they're in high school,  Japanese kids leave home at 8:00 in the morning for school and do not get home until 5:00 pm or later.  ALL middle and high school kids in Japan are involved in after-school activities.  And then when they get home in the evening, they have homework.  Weekends...even Sundays, often...are also filled with school activities.   A Japanese high school student's entire life revolves around their school and their high school friends who they form life long bonds with.    And Japanese mothers are very involved in PTA and in planning for sporting events and school festivals and such. 

Also, Japanese culture makes it very shameful for a person to disgrace their family, their school, their neighborhood and their place of work.  In Japan, if a student smokes (especially in their school uniform) or misbehaves off campus, they are taught that it's a bad reflection on their school and their school mates.  Japanese kids are raised from childhood to feel shame if they bring on a bad name or reputation for their family or their school. 

In Japan, it's all about the group, not the individual.   That is the main difference between Japanese kids and American kids.

good analysis.

There are many good things about the Japanese culture..but for a Japanese child who for some reason doesn't fit in....it's a tragic situation.  The suicide rate for young people in Japan is higher than in the US.   Also, kids are put on a track in Japan, from middle school--according to their school test scores.  There are actually different levels of public high schools that kids attend, depending on their test score.   It's not like the US where everyone in the area attends the same high school.  Japanese kids are divided up according to their test scores and are sent to different schools.  There are good things and bad things about this.  High achieving kids aren't held back by mediocre or slower kids.   But, one thing I find troubling about the system/culture  is that there is not the idea of having a "2nd chance" in Japan, like there is in the US.  I love in the US that a 40 year old can go back to school and take a new career direction.  This is pretty much unheard of in Japan.  In Japan, you are stuck on the same track from around high school throughout the rest of your life...and all because of school performance and testing.

Slicef18 wrote:

Markle wrote:

boards of FL wrote:I'm not finding anything about it online, but they're breaking this now on ESPN radio.  He was apparently beaten to death by the boyfriend of Peterson's ex-girlfriend, and mother of the two year old child.

TMZ and FoxNews were carrying the story yesterday afternoon before the boy was taken off life support.  They said yesterday that Petersen left practice and went to the hospital to be with his son.

Another tragedy because there were not a husband and wife in the life of the child. The child is the loser.

The American societies of young people are becoming more violent. Much blame can be attributed to the desensitization caused by the violent nature of the computer games played on X-Box, Play Station etc. and on Television.

While this may be a popular narrative, the exact opposite is the case.  Crime has been on the decline for the last two decades.

Nekochan wrote:There are many good things about the Japanese culture..but for a Japanese child who for some reason doesn't fit in....it's a tragic situation.  The suicide rate for young people in Japan is higher than in the US.   Also, kids are put on a track in Japan, from middle school--according to their school test scores.  There are actually different levels of public high schools that kids attend, depending on their test score.   It's not like the US where everyone in the area attends the same high school.  Japanese kids are divided up according to their test scores and are sent to different schools.  There are good things and bad things about this.  High achieving kids aren't held back by mediocre or slower kids.   But, one thing I find troubling about the system/culture  is that there is not the idea of having a "2nd chance" in Japan, like there is in the US.  I love in the US that a 40 year old can go back to school and take a new career direction.  This is pretty much unheard of in Japan.  In Japan, you are stuck on the same track from around high school throughout the rest of your life...and all because of school performance and testing.

Damned interesting post.

High school is not compulsory in Japan.  In fact, if a kid doesn't test well enough to get into a Japanese public high school,  he has the choice of either not going to high school or going to a private high school.  However, I think some 95%+ of Japanese kids do go to some sort of high school.  Parents pay for books and uniforms in Japanese schools...and they pay a monthly fee, even for public schools.  In Japan, high ranking public high schools are more prestigious than private high schools.   But to have your entire career path/life choices determined by how you perform on a test you take at age 15 is a lot of pressure for a kid. In the lower ranking public high schools, students are put on a vocational education track.  If a kid tests well enough to get into a high ranking high school, that's the ticket to get into a really good college.  And then you have all those kids in between who end up in careers as "salarymen", working long hours for large Japanese companies.   As for women, Japan is probably 40 years behind the US in terms of women in the workplace.   Women are making strides, but in Japan, the workplace is still largely a man's domain.   Anyway, if a kid passes the test to get into a good college...they're set.  In Japan, it's said that kids study more in high school then they do in college.   There is no SAT/ACT in Japan.  Each college has its own admission test, which can cost several hundred dollars.  If you want to apply to 3 colleges--you take three different entrance exams.   English is always a part of a college entrance exam.   

Because of culture and hegemony in Japan, the system works pretty well for probably 95% of people.   The Japanese system would probably never work in the USA, where individuality is a focus.

2seaoat wrote:The American societies of young people are becoming more violent. Much blame can be attributed to the desensitization caused by the violent nature of the computer games played on X-Box, Play Station etc. and on Television.

So the Japanese must not play video games.

They have a different culture.

Nekochan wrote:Oh, Japan...one of my favorite places.

Japan is complicated.  LOTS of factors going on there.  They do have violent video games.   But....their school year is longer.  Even on school breaks they play sports and are involved in school activities nearly every day.  Summer vacation--they aren't lazing around the house or running the streets.  They are involved in school activities and are doing summer home work.  By the time they're in high school,  Japanese kids leave home at 8:00 in the morning for school and do not get home until 5:00 pm or later.  ALL middle and high school kids in Japan are involved in after-school activities.  And then when they get home in the evening, they have homework.  Weekends...even Sundays, often...are also filled with school activities.   A Japanese high school student's entire life revolves around their school and their high school friends who they form life long bonds with.    And Japanese mothers are very involved in PTA and in planning for sporting events and school festivals and such. 

Also, Japanese culture makes it very shameful for a person to disgrace their family, their school, their neighborhood and their place of work.  In Japan, if a student smokes (especially in their school uniform) or misbehaves off campus, they are taught that it's a bad reflection on their school and their school mates.  Japanese kids are raised from childhood to feel shame if they bring on a bad name or reputation for their family or their school. 

In Japan, it's all about the group, not the individual.   That is the main difference between Japanese kids and American kids.

Progressives have worked hard starting primarily with President Lyndon Baines Johnson and his "Great Society" and "War on Poverty". Effectively it rendered the man, the husband as a dispensable part of the family. That had the effect of killing the male ego and being the head of the family. Single parents are rewarded while marriage is not only discouraged but punished. Leaving kids without the guidance and leadership they require to grow into productive citizens.

Parents don't have to get up to go to work, look for a job, fix breakfast for their children or be responsible for their lunch. They have turned over responsibility for their children to the government.

Since the children have no families to guide them, they form their own families within gangs.

ANY sympathy for Adrian Peterson seems to be grossly misplaced.

Peterson met son for first time after beating

By Natalie O'Neill
October 12, 2013 | 1:27pm

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson met his 2-year-old son for the first time while he was on life support, TMZ reports.

The football star — whose son died on Friday after his mother’s boyfriend allegedly badly beat him — learned three months ago that he had a child with a woman living in South Dakota, the site reports.

The woman called him with the news after her ex took a paternity test revealing the boy didn’t belong to him — and the NFL star quickly made arrangements to meet the tot, the site reports.

http://nypost.com/2013/10/12/adrian-peterson-saw-son-for-first-time-while-he-was-on-life-support/