There's a difference in whooping your child and beating your child. There is no justification in doing this to a 4 year old. A FOUR YEAR OLD. I could never imagine myself doing this to my child. I lost a lot of respect for Adrian Peterson today. Just because some of us got beat when we were younger, doesn't make it okay.

The beating allegedly resulted in numerous injuries to the child, including cuts and bruises to the child’s back, buttocks, ankles, legs and scrotum, along with defensive wounds to the child’s hands. Peterson then texted the boy’s mother, saying that one wound in particular would make her “mad at me about his leg. I got kinda good wit the tail end of the switch.”

Peterson also allegedly said via text message to the child’s mother that he “felt bad after the fact when I notice the switch was wrapping around hitting I (sic) thigh” and also acknowledged the injury to the child’s scrotum in a text message, saying, “Got him in nuts once I noticed. But I felt so bad, n I’m all tearing that butt up when needed! I start putting them in timeout. N save the whooping for needed memories!”

There's a difference in whooping your child and beating your child. There is no justification in doing this to a 4 year old. A FOUR YEAR OLD. I could never imagine myself doing this to my child. I lost a lot of respect for Adrian Peterson today. Just because some of us got beat when we were younger, doesn't make it okay.