“Out of Bounds” readers will surely see connections to some of the nasty things going on in the NFL these days. The news has gotten so bad in recent days, even kickers have gotten into the act. The most recent transgression came when Rob Bironas allegedly tried to run a vehicle filled with college students off the road in what appeared to be a case of road rage. The former Tennessee Titans kicker soon crashed and killed himself—a sad ending to a young life. Coming on the heels of Ray Rice’s violence against his now-wife and allegations of child abuse against superstar running back Adrian Peterson, the NFL is awash in bad behavior. First up is Rice. There’s never any excuse for a man to hit a woman. I don’t even like it when women hit women in the UFC. In some ways pro football players must overcome their profession and its culture of violence on the field. They need to learn to turn violence off. Domestic abuse is a challenge that policemen face too, and the violence and pressure they face each day is far greater than any sport. I pray that Rice and his wife can overcome this incident and go on to have a long, peaceful marriage. Adrian Peterson’s act is just as despicable, although I think that in some misguided way, he thought his was properly disciplining his child. Paddling used to be accepted. I remember myself and my siblings getting paddled as children—even threats of my father taking off his belt (although that never happened). The principal at my middle school in Long Island even had a paddle in his office, and parents were agreeable, in most cases, if he used it. Can you imagine that today? Thankfully, standards have changed for the better. There is no reason to ever strike a child. All it does is cause pain and teach them that violence is the way to solve a problem. And what Peterson allegedly did goes way beyond paddling. It was truly child abuse. There are better ways to discipline a child than physical violence. Every parent should know that by now.
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9/24/2014 10:46:12 am
Cool blog with candid viewpoints and without all the pontificating we get from the USA Todays of the world. Much appreciated.
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Bob Moseley
9/24/2014 11:49:56 am
Thanks, Griff! Going to try to do a blog a week and hopefully get traffic to the site.
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