To: Rick Spielman, Viking's General Manager and Roger Goodell
NFL Viking's Management: At the least, deactivate Adrian Peterson.
In light of the Vikings losing 30-7 after deactivating Adrian Peterson, management decided to reinstate Adrian Peterson, even though another victim of his abuse has come forward. Such actions suggest that Viking's management puts the game ahead of social child safety. We, the NFL viewers, do not condone child abuse.
Why is this important?
Hitting your child in the testicles, putting leaves in your child's mouth, leaving lasting bloody marks on your child, and beating him with a switch is considered abuse. The excuse that this is how Adrian Peterson was beaten as a child is not a valid excuse. If Ray Rice had said that he had seen his mother abused when he was a child, would that have made the video any less gruesome?
Given Adrian Peterson's publicity, his actions and NFL/Vikings management's reactions leave an impression on society. Viking's management must at least do the bare minimum and deactivate Adrian Peterson, for the sake of the NFL's punishment process, and to send a signal to every parent, that abuse of an innocent child is an abomination.