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This scumbag would never see a courtroom !!!!!!!


Adrian Peterson's 2-year-old son beaten, suffers head injuries
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-foot...s-head-injuries

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson missed practice this week to be in South Dakota for what orginally was vaguely described as a "medical issue involving a young family member."
Now, according to the Pioneer Press, Peterson's 2-year-old son is in critical condition in a South Dakota hospital after he was allegedly beaten by the man dating the boy's mother.

Officials told TMZ the suspect is Joseph Patterson, who has been charged with aggravated felony assault and battery of an infant.

Authorities haven't confirmed that the child is Peterson's son but Nelson Peterson, AP's father, told the Pioneer Press that it is indeed one of his grandsons.

"All I can say is, we are asking for prayers and for respect for our family as we deal with this tragic situation," Nelson Peterson said.

As mentioned above, police aren't confirming any details.

“At this point, we're not going to confirm anything," spokesman Sam Clemens said, via the Argus Leader. "Who the father is does not come into play in this investigation, so we're not going to be releasing any information as far as that goes."

More details via the Leader:

The child was alone in Patterson's home at Platinum Valley Apartments, where he'd recently moved with his mother. Patterson called 911 to report a choking on Wednesday evening, but Lt. Blaine Larsen of the Sioux Falls Police Department said it became clear at the hospital that the boy's injuries were not accidental. ...

The child was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he remained in critical condition Thursday night, Larsen said. An examination led doctors to suspect that the boy's injuries were “consistent with abuse” and not accidental, Larsen said.

Patterson has a son with another Sioux Falls, S.D., woman who, according to court records, had asked for protection orders twice, claiming that Patterson had choked and punched her, threatened her with a knife and held her in the bedroom against her will.

According to the Leader, the assault-on-an-infant charge "involves blows, shaking or causing a child's head to sustain impact with an object in a manner that causes bleeding or swelling on the brain. The crime is punishable by up to 25 years in prison."

Peterson returned to Eden Prairie, Minn., where he practiced Friday and told the media that he expects to play Sunday against the Panthers, "without a doubt." He also requested that the media not ask questions about his situation.

thoughts and prayers out to ADP and his family

Man, that makes my blood boil. Poor kid. Prayers to him.

I cannot imagine what makes a person feel so weak that they have to beat up a 2 year old.

I truly do hope that there is a special corner of hell for people like that.

j/c

awful story. Sad to hear. This guy deserves the worst.

Literally feel sick to my stomach every time I think of this.

Wishing the child and family the best.

I saw this... I have no words...

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Man, that makes my blood boil. Poor kid. Prayers to him.

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My sentiments exactly! Hoping for the best (for the infant) and worst (for the offender).

http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3189137.shtml

His son died.

This is so disgusting.

How awful, that poor little baby.

What can a person say? Prayers to ADP and his family! That is just so so sad!

If my son died on Friday...I'm real sure I wouldn't be playing football Sunday....

Something just isn't making sense to me.

He did make that comment before the child died.

I wouldn't judge anyone on that decision. It seems to help some people to plunge back into things that bring even a short period of normalcy back to their lives, or to do something that helps take their mind off things for a short bit. Grief is a very personal thing, everybody does it differently.

So damn sad. I cannot imagine being a parent and having my child killed by someone. I think that I would go absolutely insane.

My prayers go out to him and his family. He has to be going through hell. I pray that he can find some peace, somehow.

I hope that the person who committed this horrible crime suffers the harshest possible penalty for his/her crime.

That makes sense.. well said Jules...

My heart and my prayers go out to this child, and to the rest of the family.

I could understand wanting to bury yourself in work (or something) when something like this is going on.

J/c

Reading this has made me cry, immediately followed by grabbing my little man and giving him hugs and kisses (daughter out of town with her daddy).

Thoughts and prayers to ADP and family....and a burning hell to them "man" who did this.

Sad story,,, makes me want to beat the tar out of the perp.

Where was the mom?

And here's a question, how dumb do you gotta be to beat on the child of one of the baddest dudes in the NFL?

Anyway, very sad story and I wish the young kid well.. Sorry AP,,,

His son passed away, Daman.

Sad story.

This is the saddest thing I've read/heard about in a long time.

Different strokes for different folks. The kids and i were getting ready to go to a Lookouts game when I got word my father had passed....I was down to see him 3 days before...we still went to the game.

It helped me cope. While sitting there with my kids it made me think about the many times dad took me to Indians games. I just figured he would have wanted me to do that.



That said...that was a child to parent relationship. A parent to child is totally different. Thankfully I don't know how I would react if my child had died. My feeling is it would be very poorly(normally). I probably wouldn't function all that well for a good while.

I think we are putting more emphasis on Peterson's reaction rather than the monstrosity of the act itself.

The kid was in South Dakota. How much time did Peterson even spend w/the kid? I wonder if it is about how Peterson is grieving or if it is more about how close he actually was to the child?

I think the emphasis should be more on the millions of children who are abused in our country. What kind of man would do that to a child? What kind of society raises such monsters?

I doubt this man is insane. I bet he is one of the thugs who got through school because people made excuses for him and implemented stupid behavior plans for him while neglecting the children that did what they were supposed to do. It's never their fault. We coddle the idiots and reward them for negative behavior and then we are so outraged when they become adults and commit heinous crimes.

There are no more consequences in most schools. It's all about putting all the blame on the teacher and rewarding the thugs.

I am almost certain that this particular thug acted as he always acted.........he became frustrated and lashed out w/a physically violent act. He did what he was taught to do by an irresponsible society that is more worried about being politically correct than right vs wrong.

Brett Favre played right after his dad passed away.Everyone has their own way of grieving.Sometimes we don't understand it,but that is what is best for them.

So sad.... Just can't fathom how I would handle someone hurting my child lett alone killing him... Prayers for ap and his family

Supposedly AP had never met his son before ... and within just the past few weeks learned that he even had him. Weird story.



Adrian Peterson only recently learned he was the father of a 2-year-old boy in South Dakota ... and met him for the first time Thursday ... while the boy was on life support, TMZ has learned.

Multiple sources connected to the situation tell us ... roughly 2-3 months ago, the mother of the child had a paternity test done with an ex she suspected to be the father, in an effort to collect child support from him.

But the test turned up negative, so the woman went to Adrian ... with whom she had a sexual encounter several years ago.

We're told ... when Adrian was first informed about the matter, he didn't question the possibility he was the dad -- but rather asked how he could help the situation.

Sources tell us ... a few weeks ago, A.P. started to plan a trip to South Dakota to meet the child for the first time and he was supposed to fly out later this month.

But when he heard the news about the attack on the 2-year-old, Peterson dropped everything and jetted over to Sioux Falls as soon as he could.

We're told Adrian met the child for the first time while the boy was on life support.

Multiple sources tell us ... Adrian has been very involved since the tragedy and was the one pushing the have the child's organs donated to other people in need of a transplant.

As for the suspect, Joey Patterson, we're told Adrian has never met the guy.

We reached out to Adrian and the mother of the child for comment -- so far, no word back from either side.

http://www.tmz.com/#ixzz2hVN0dvlZ

I had wondered if he had a relationship with the child at all. Didn't want to mention it, as it seems crass. But, the fact is, that many of these athletes have kids all over the country that they either have no relationship with or haven't even met. That's a sad part of the story also. Of course, who knows if he is really the father. It's apparent he knows he could be, but she obviously was just pointing to each person she slept with, who knows how many there were.

Another sad thing is how women shack up with these violent losers and don't think twice about leaving their kids with them, either knowing their history or not caring about it...I see a lot of these cases where it's the boyfriend of the mother that abuses or kills these kids. I wonder what the statistics are on that fact.

An innocent little boy is dead, and even though the blame lies with one man, there are likely many people who contributed to the outcome. It's all just tragic.

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Another sad thing is how women shack up with these violent losers and don't think twice about leaving their kids with them, either knowing their history or not caring about it...I see a lot of these cases where it's the boyfriend of the mother that abuses or kills these kids. I wonder what the statistics are on that fact.

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It has to be high. We are always hearing stories very similar to this one.

Well, that explains a lot.. thanks for posting it.

Man accused of killing Peterson’s son was previously charged with abusing a 3-year-old


The man accused in the beating death of Adrian Peterson’s 2-year-old son had previously been accused of abusing a 3-year-old.

The Argus Leader reports that Joseph Robert Patterson had previously been given a suspended sentence on two domestic abuse cases, one involving an assault on a woman he was previously involved with, and another involving an assault on that woman’s child.

Patterson was given a one-year jail term for each of those two charges, but the jail time was suspended on the condition he attend domestic violence counseling.

Now Patterson is charged with aggravated assault on an infant in the beating of Peterson’s son. Additional charges are possible now that Peterson’s son has died.



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Literally almost threw up. Child abuse. My prayers for AP and his child.

The mom should be charged and end up right next to this guy (animal), wherever he ends up.