On the Adrian Peterson controversy, the thing people are failing to realize is that HE was brought up that way. If he did something wrong, he paid the price for it. I know that this is a type of punishment that has rapidly faded from the United States, but it probably kept him off the streets and doing other things. I don't want to be that guy, but I honestly think the fact that Ray Rice is an African American has something to do with how everyone is treating this. The common stereotype that everyone believes is that African Americans are more violent. I think that's a load of bullshit. If you lived in some of the conditions in some of the places some of these people did you would probably do what you had to do to survive as well. I'm not saying I condone any of the "thug" football players actions on and off the field, especially when it involves street gangs, but after looking at where some of the elite players (Richard Sherman, for example) have come from living as a child, you'd think people wouldn't throw race into the game for players' off-field (and on-field) actions. But, no, they do.
Back on the Ray Rice topic, hitting any woman, period, is unbelievable. I also like to note that he was placed in a program that fewer than 1% of New Jersey residents charged with domestic violence get that skirts around jail-time. What he did was honestly barbarian. The only reason I can think of why she married him was for the money - and to be fair - if you could marry someone like that who has that kind of money, would you forgive him? Most would. I don't think that he should get the "well don't do it again" treatment he is getting, but he deserves a second chance. Micheal Vick for example was extremely hated by MANY people (and still is) after his dogfighting incident. A lot of people think he should be dead or still in prison. If you look at what Mike Vick has done, he has learned his lesson. He has donated a large amount of money to many animal rights group in the world, he has served a prison sentence and he is a better man for it. A lot of people will criticize Mike Vick for actions he did in the past - and while we shouldn't forget them, we should also not look past what he has done in the future to correct his mistakes.