player that got suspended for child abuse. The author talks about how the commissioner of the NFL, Roger Goodell suspended Peterson for the rest of the season. Originally Peterson was going to have a trial to see if he could return to the NFL for the end of the season but, Roger Goodell decided that Peterson couldn't be reinstated in the NFL until April. What Peterson did was wrong and he should have gotten jail time or at least a longer suspension.
In September, Peterson was arrested for child abuse. Normally, someone would get arrested for committing child abuse, but not Peterson. "…penalized Peterson because he injured a defenseless 4-year-old child with a with, or a small tree branch…" This quote shows what Peterson did. It's horrible how little he was punished for hurting a 4 year old child. In act of violence, such as Peterson's should be punished severely. "…the league took the unusual step of putting him [Peterson] on the commissioner's exempt list, which allowed him to be paid while he sat out." This shows how Peterson was being paid while he was suspended. Peterson was basically being paid to do nothing. With his new suspension he is now not being paid which is more fair.
Peterson committed a major crime and should be punished more severely punished. Child abuse should be one of the crimes in the US that has the most jail time for, because it can seriously scar the child both physically and mentally and it can ruin their childhood and/or life.
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