But our society doesn't, therefore people need to change.
Well, society isn't raising my kids. So they can take what they deem "acceptable" and shove it.
Sure, I believe in corporal punishment because I think it works and is a strong deterrent. The point of "whippings" isn't to do harm, but to prevent further bad behavior, and that does depend on the child.
So I agree that going overboard is clearly unacceptable...I don't need society to tell me that.
Society has to deal with your leavings long after you are done.
But what I am saying is that its easy to look from a distance and tell people what they should or shouldn't do with their own kids. Once you personally deal with them, your views are likely to change.Some people need society to tell them that going overboard is unacceptable.
I pay a significant amount of taxes in MN, taxes that went to paying for their shiny new stadium and subsidizing, directly and/or indirectly, AP's salary. The teams don't want to be beholden to society, then get off the public dole.
That ticket to hell? I'm riding shotgun with you.
I saw Budweiser is the latest to mouth off at the NFL for it's handling of these situations.
Budweiser.
A seller of alcohol.
Something that's involved in, I don't know, 90+% of domestic violence situations...
It's real bad when even alcohol sellers have the relative moral high-ground
You, like many others here, are getting overly emotional. Rice, in a drunken stupor, knocked his wife out cold. Peterson tried to discipline his child and went overboard. These two are candidates for "the most despicable persons of the year."? What about this guy?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29136753
Must be a racial thing...
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29266609
Father of 5 outdone by grandfather of 6. He also did his daughter, too. But I guess killing 7 innocent people pales in comparison to a drunk couple fighting. And, oh, AP disciplining his children. I doubt that anyone here will feel impassioned enough to start a thread about it. The difference? They're not celebrities so money, time, and brain cells won't be wasted on how to prevent. But, anyway, let's go back to talking about how much of a "monster" and "animal" these NFL athletes are...
That is because a discussion involving those murders/suicide belong in P&N.
And that just took place (September 19, 2014). This thread was started on September 8, 2014.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29266609
Father of 5 outdone by grandfather of 6. He also did his daughter, too. But I guess killing 7 innocent people pales in comparison to a drunk couple fighting. And, oh, AP disciplining his children. I doubt that anyone here will feel impassioned enough to start a thread about it. The difference? They're not celebrities so money, time, and brain cells won't be wasted on how to prevent. But, anyway, let's go back to talking about how much of a "monster" and "animal" these NFL athletes are...
Oh. Right. That must be it...
so you're mad that this story isn't getting the coverage that you think it deserves, because your heroic wifebeater idols are all over the news?
You're scum.
The news just came out, you dunderhead. You need medication.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29266609
Father of 5 outdone by grandfather of 6. He also did his daughter, too. But I guess killing 7 innocent people pales in comparison to a drunk couple fighting. And, oh, AP disciplining his children. I doubt that anyone here will feel impassioned enough to start a thread about it. The difference? They're not celebrities so money, time, and brain cells won't be wasted on how to prevent. But, anyway, let's go back to talking about how much of a "monster" and "animal" these NFL athletes are...
Last time I checked, that guy didn't demand tax free status on top of the demands for the public to cough up hundreds of millions of tax dollars to fund their property (like new stadiums for the nfl).
Or here's the real kicker - that guy you link to is going to jail. The NFL league gets to actively prevent police from acting on these situations, sweep the incidents under the rug, continue paying the player mega millions every year...
Oh, you're right. I had no idea the players we're talking about in this thread were owners. Learn something new every day...
Yeah, money can help problems go away. But, again, that's not the case here. These guys are being villified in the media and charged by the relevant authorities...
Oh, you're right. I had no idea the players we're talking about in this thread were owners. Learn something new every day...
Yeah, money can help problems go away. But, again, that's not the case here. These guys are being villified in the media and charged by the relevant authorities...