Adrian Peterson's Son In Critical Condition

Assumptions? He brought this child into the world and it was his job to protect him from people with a history of child abuse. Not to mention that he didn't stick around the hospital when he was told his son was likely going to die, instead he rushed off to practice.

Those aren't assumptions, those are facts. AP doesn't get a pass from me, he had a job as a parent and he failed at it miserably. Then on top of that he wasn't even at his sons side when he died, he was at practice.

That's inexcusable.

Far too many of these athletes bring children into the world but don't act like parents.

 

Yes he does. He has a ton of money, he could have taken the mother to court and fought for full custody based on the fact that a guy with a history of child abuse was around AP's son. AP had the power to do something, yet he allowed this to happen, as did the mother. The POS that actually beat the child will get his in prison, but AP and the mother are not without blame. They are the only ones who could have prevented this and they did nothing.

You say he doesn't have an option, but I bet if your kids (assuming you have kids) were around a guy with a history of child abuse, you would do whatever you had to do to protect your children. That's what real parents do!

 

I was in the middle of feeding my 7 month old son when i heard the news. Words cannot describe how bad i feel for AP and his family. It doesnt matter what kind of father AP was or not! The fact is a low life SOB beat a small child to death. I would go of my rocker if this happened to my lil one! I hope he gets whats coming to him and fast. This SOB doesnt deserve to take another breath as far as i'm concerned!

 

Just because you don't know something yet doesn't mean it's not a fact. AP being at practice when his son was dying and did die is a fact. The guy who murdered the child has a history of child abuse, that's also a fact. Just because you aren't aware of it doesn't mean it's not a fact.

 

God MAY work wonders, but the reality is that the odds are against it. The absence of fathers is a major reason for child poverty and delinquency. Not in every case, but in very many.

 

Look guys, I agree wholeheartedly that this pathetic excuse of DNA deserves everything that he gets! The real victim is this precious 2 year old that is TOTALLY innocent here. And you're right, I don't know what kind of father AP is but he apparently has children by more than one woman. And the FACT is that there are a countless number of athletes that have multiple children by multiple women. They're out having sex with everyone that moves and unfortunately, the children that are born as a result of this in many cases have to grow up without a father. The women look at it, in some cases, as a meal ticket and are more than happy to accommodate these guys who use their sex organs more than they use their brains. I'm talking about people like ACS, Ahmad Bradshaw, Ray Lewis, Derrick Thomas, etc. the list goes on and on and on! When you have all of these children by all of these women, some of them who you barely knew, you're going to lose your fatherly influence and protective ability over some of them. There is rampant promiscuity occurring in the national sports arena today resulting in HUNDREDS of kids being raised by mothers, grandmothers, and yes, pieces of trash like the one that killed APs son! Don't tell me THAT'S not a TRAGEDY!!!

 

BF, do you have kids? If you do, would you allow them to be in a home with a guy that has a history of child abuse, or would you do everything in your power to protect them from such a situation? You don't even have to answer that, I have no doubt that you would do whatever was needed to protect them from a bad situation.

There's reports this was a secret child. There's lots of public pictures of AP with his other kids but not this child. I obviously don't know the full story, but I do know that it is a parents job to protect their kids.

As far as I'm concerned the mother should go to jail too for allowing that guy in her home. It's unacceptable for a child to be in that situation and both parents are responsible for preventing this very thing.

Sorry, I don't believe in god. I believe in justice. Send that murdering POS straight to death row, send the mother to jail as well, and find out how much AP knew of the situation and what he did or didn't do to prevent it. If he knew his child was in an abusive home, send his ass to jail too.

I'm sick and tired of these absentee parents who don't look after their kids and take no responsibility when bad things happen. Start sending these people to jail and maybe they'll smarten up.

 

Maybe, and I'm willing to do that. Unfortunately, when you hear of something like this happening it seems that too often it's a situation where the player is an absentee father and the babymama is living with the new boyfriend that she met in the club last week after she dumped the old boyfriend for screwing around with her best friend. I'm sorry, but that's reality. No wonder some of these kids are so screwed up.

Hey, Shaner, I'm a believer. And this believer agrees wholeheartedly with the atheist in this situation!

 

This is the reason celebrities try to keep things secret.

 

Why isn't your ire directed at the mother as well? She had custody of the kid which ultimately puts the onus on her. Peterson can't possibly control who she dates or chooses to leave the child with.