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WillH · 09-15-2014, 08:26 PM

Adrian Peterson is a bad role model, I know some people want to separate football from reality, but you just can't.

IMO the court of public opinion serves a valuable purpose, especially in a case like this. We as a society have inflated the importance of entertainers to a level of sacredness. We pay them, we dress like them, our kids idolize them. The problem is, we have judged these men only by there ability on the football field, they have a ton of money and if the get in trouble with the law, they can post bond, and pay for the best lawyers to pay off the worst judges. Ok, maybe. I'm exaggerating a bit, but my point is, if public opinion can help to improve the moral character of these men we overpay and idolize, I'm all for it. It is good for society. It may not be good for your football team, but I'd rather root for, pay, and idolize a man that doesn't abuse the ones he's supposed to love and protect.

09-15-2014, 08:26 PM	#151
WillH The Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,592	Re: Around the League: Week 2 Adrian Peterson is a bad role model, I know some people want to separate football from reality, but you just can't. IMO the court of public opinion serves a valuable purpose, especially in a case like this. We as a society have inflated the importance of entertainers to a level of sacredness. We pay them, we dress like them, our kids idolize them. The problem is, we have judged these men only by there ability on the football field, they have a ton of money and if the get in trouble with the law, they can post bond, and pay for the best lawyers to pay off the worst judges. Ok, maybe. I'm exaggerating a bit, but my point is, if public opinion can help to improve the moral character of these men we overpay and idolize, I'm all for it. It is good for society. It may not be good for your football team, but I'd rather root for, pay, and idolize a man that doesn't abuse the ones he's supposed to love and protect.