Adrian Peterson Redux: Calif. Attorney General Pronounced that "Spanking Children With An Object Other Than The Hand is Not Unlawful"
Minnesota Vikings running-back Adrian Peterson turned himself in to police in Montgomery County, Texas, on Saturday and was released on $15,000 bond. Peterson reportedly beat his 4-year-old son with a tree branch after the child misbehaved.
. When questioned by police after the boy went back home to his mother in Minnesota, Peterson admitted he gave his son a "whooping" with a "switch." CBS reported "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." After the initial incident, Peterson had texted his son's mother, noting "I got kinda good wit the tail end of the switch," that he "felt bad after the fact when I notice the switch was wrapping around hitting I (sic) thigh," and that he "Got him in nuts once I noticed. But I felt so bad, n I'm all tearing that butt up when needed!"
. Peterson's lawyer stated, in part, "Adrian is a loving father who used his judgment as a parent to discipline his son. He used the same kind of discipline with his child that he experienced as a child growing up in east Texas..."
Common opinion would likely maintain that it's illegal to spank a child with an object. However, that is not always the case. In 1997, California State Senator Ray Haynes filed an official query with the California Attorney General, asking "Is it unlawful for a parent to spank a child for disciplinary purposes with an object other than the hand?" The official response, filed July 21, 1997 by Attorney General Dan Lungren, was not what one might expect.. .
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