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[Kobi]

Reuters) - Police were seeking on Friday to arrest Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson on a charge of child abuse, a Texas sheriff's office said, while Peterson's attorney said the incident resulted from him "using a switch to spank his son."

The National Football League's Vikings also said in a statement they will drop Peterson from the team's roster for Sunday's game against the New England Patriots as the team looks into the matter.

Peterson, a Texas native, was indicted by a grand jury in Montgomery County, north of Houston, on a charge of injury to a child, and an arrest warrant was issued on Friday afternoon, the sheriff's office said in a statement.

As of Friday evening, Peterson was not in custody, said Montgomery County Sheriff's Office spokesman Brady Fitzgerald. Also, a $15,000 bond was attached to the arrest warrant, he added.

The report comes on the heels of the NFL indefinitely suspending Baltimore Ravens three-time Pro Bowl running back Ray Rice for domestic violence.

"The charged conduct involves using a switch to spank his son," Peterson's attorney, Rusty Hardin, said in a statement, adding the running back testified before a grand jury for "several hours" and was fully cooperating with authorities.

"Adrian is a loving father who used his judgment as a parent to discipline his son," Hardin said. "Adrian never intended to harm his son and deeply regrets the unintentional injury."

Hardin added that the discipline mirrored the treatment Peterson experienced growing up in east Texas.

A local CBS broadcaster in Houston cited law enforcement sources in reporting that Peterson told police he used a tree branch in a "whooping" on his 4-year-old son in Spring, Texas, in May as punishment for pushing another one of the athlete's children.

The boy suffered cuts and bruises to areas including his back, buttocks, ankles and legs, the station reported.

Afterward, when the boy returned home to Minnesota, his mother took him to a doctor who determined the injuries were consistent with child abuse and that it appeared the child had injuries from one incident involving a “switch” and another incident, possibly involving a cord, the station reported.

"The Vikings are in the process of gathering information regarding the legal situation involving Adrian Peterson," the team said in a statement.

Peterson, 29, a six-time Pro Bowl running back and a former NFL Most Valuable Player, is in his eighth season in the league, all with the Vikings. He has rushed for 10,190 yards and scored 91 touchdowns, 86 on the ground, in his career.

In 2012, Peterson rushed for 2,097 yards, the second-most in a single season in NFL history, trailing only Eric Dickerson's 2,105 in 1984 with the Los Angeles Rams.

Peterson's 2-year-old son died in October 2013 after being allegedly assaulted by his mother's boyfriend in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The man, Joseph R. Patterson, was indicted on second-degree murder charges.

Peterson told reporters at that time that he had learned about the child only two months before and had been preparing to provide financial assistance to his son and the child's mother.

http://news.yahoo.com/nfls-adrian-pe...9477--nfl.html

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Let's just call it what it is....another example of male violence.....this time toward a child.

[MsTinkerbelly]

Originally Posted by Kobi

Reuters) - Police were seeking on Friday to arrest Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson on a charge of child abuse, a Texas sheriff's office said, while Peterson's attorney said the incident resulted from him "using a switch to spank his son."

The National Football League's Vikings also said in a statement they will drop Peterson from the team's roster for Sunday's game against the New England Patriots as the team looks into the matter.

Peterson, a Texas native, was indicted by a grand jury in Montgomery County, north of Houston, on a charge of injury to a child, and an arrest warrant was issued on Friday afternoon, the sheriff's office said in a statement.

As of Friday evening, Peterson was not in custody, said Montgomery County Sheriff's Office spokesman Brady Fitzgerald. Also, a $15,000 bond was


attached to the arrest warrant, he added.

The report comes on the heels of the NFL indefinitely suspending Baltimore Ravens three-time Pro Bowl running back Ray Rice for domestic violence.

"The charged conduct involves using a switch to spank his son," Peterson's attorney, Rusty Hardin, said in a statement, adding the running back testified before a grand jury for "several hours" and was fully cooperating with authorities.

"Adrian is a loving father who used his judgment as a parent to discipline his son," Hardin said. "Adrian never intended to harm his son and deeply regrets the unintentional injury."

Hardin added that the discipline mirrored the treatment Peterson experienced growing up in east Texas.

A local CBS broadcaster in Houston cited law enforcement sources in reporting that Peterson told police he used a tree branch in a "whooping" on his 4-year-old son in Spring, Texas, in May as punishment for pushing another one of the athlete's children.

The boy suffered cuts and bruises to areas including his back, buttocks, ankles and legs, the station reported.

Afterward, when the boy returned home to Minnesota, his mother took him to
a doctor who determined the injuries were consistent with child abuse and that it appeared the child had injuries from one incident involving a “switch” and another incident, possibly involving a cord, the station reported.

"The Vikings are in the process of gathering information regarding the legal situation involving Adrian Peterson," the team said in a statement.

Peterson, 29, a six-time Pro Bowl running back and a former NFL Most Valuable Player, is in his eighth season in the league, all with the Vikings. He has rushed for 10,190 yards and scored 91 touchdowns, 86 on the ground, in his career.

In 2012, Peterson rushed for 2,097 yards, the second-most in a single season in NFL history, trailing only Eric Dickerson's 2,105 in 1984 with the Los Angeles
Rams.

Peterson's 2-year-old son died in October 2013 after being allegedly assaulted by his mother's boyfriend in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The man, Joseph R. Patterson, was indicted on second-degree murder charges.

Peterson told reporters at that time that he had learned about the child only two months before and had been preparing to provide financial assistance to his son and the child's mother.

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Let's just call it what it is....another example of male violence.....this time toward a child.

I was switched as a child because my Mom and her brothers were switched by their father. Switched, is a great deal different then winding up with cuts and bruises, and i have to say that there is not much a baby of 4 could even be switched for!

And before they give the excuse of "it was done to him", i never switched my child or even hit her for that matter.

These men need to be held accountable for the violence happening in their families, no excuses, treatment and/or jail and termination from a position that children and adults look up to. Although why sports figures are held in such esteem is beyond all reason! But, that's a discussion for another day.

[Kobi]

During a week filled with a hideous hodgepodge of racism, domestic violence and homicide, sports offered little escape and even less accountability.

Danny Ferry was still hanging onto his job, despite disparaging comments about an African player.

Ray Rice was out of a job, but only after we all saw the video of him actually delivering a knockout blow to the woman who is now his wife.

Oscar Pistorius was back home and buoyed by the prospect of not spending a lick of time behind bars, even after shooting his girlfriend to death.

No one has any real desire to clean up our games.

And we — the gullible masses — are willing to look the other way if someone pays a small price here and there.

Turns out, they're absolutely right.

"As long as we give athletes hero status and throw money their way to the point that they feel invincible, we will continue to shake our heads about their behavior when they get into trouble," said Eric A. Zillmer, the athletic director at Drexel University.

So far, a little head-shaking is about as far as anyone is willing to go — unless they have a video or audio tape.

The corporate sponsors might be in the best position to demand change, considering all the billions they stuff into the pockets of the owners and their employees. But the only time they get riled up is when it affects their bottom line. Even then, it's rarely very long before they're pulling out their checkbooks again.

Congress pipes up from time to time, threatening to take on the herculean task of cleaning up our games but never doing much more than grandstanding.

Finally, we come to the fans, who'll tell you over the water cooler that they're fed up with all the corruption and the cover-ups. Then, they'll paint their faces, put on their team jerseys, and plunk down hundreds of dollars to cheer on those guys they just griped about.

There was certainly plenty to complain about in the week that was:

— Ferry, the Atlanta Hawks' general manager, with his racially disparaging assessment that potential free-agent signee Luol Deng has "a little African in him," then going on the explain that meant the player was like a store owner whose business looks legit from the front window, but is selling counterfeit goods out back. Laughingly, Ferry claimed he was merely repeating what others had said about Deng, as if racism is OK as long as you didn't say it first.

— Rice, the Baltimore Ravens' star running back, hastily being released by the same team that had called him a good guy after he was shown on a video a few months ago dragging his unconscious then-fiancee out of an elevator. Most of us didn't need to see evidence of Rice having knocked her out, but that turned up, too, uncovered by the sleuths at TMZ, not the mighty NFL. And Rob Maaddi of The Associated Press delivered a further bombshell with his report that a law enforcement source had actually sent the really incriminating video to the league, but never heard anything more.

— Pistorius, the celebrated "Blade Runner," beating the most serious charges in the fatal shooting of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp after an O.J.-like trial in South Africa. The Olympic sprinter said he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder hiding behind a bathroom door, a rather far-fetched scenario at best. He was found guilty of negligent homicide, which makes him eligible for a suspended sentence.

"People think he got away with murder," said Veronica Nyathi, a Johannesburg resident reminding us that this sort of coddled behavior extends far beyond American shores. "Most people want to see him go to jail. If he was poor, he would definitely be in jail. But if you are rich, your life can go on as normal."

If there was any justice, Ferry would be fired immediately, Rice would never touch another football in the NFL, and Pistorius would receive the maximum sentence.

But that's not the reality.

Ferry took a leave of absence Friday, but made it clear he somehow hopes to hold on to his job. He'll go to diversity training and try to sort out why those vile words rolled off his lips with such ease. His enablers — Hawks CEO Steve Koonin and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver — have said Ferry deserves to keep his job. That's a particularly indefensible stance in Silver's case, given he just ran Donald Sterling out of the league for racist blather.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who initially just out an embarrassing two-game suspension to Rice, left the door open for the player's return from a now-indefinite suspension as long as, "We are fully confident that he is addressing this issue." What the commish left unsaid, of course, was, "Hey, this guy is really good at running the football, so we'd be foolish to banish him forever. And everyone will forget what he did soon enough."

Pistorius may never again compete at the Olympics, but he'll at least be able to go on with some semblance of his life. That's more than we can say for his girlfriend.

As if that wasn't enough, we got word late Friday that Adrian Peterson, the Minnesota Vikings' star running back, was indicted on a charge of child abuse for using a branch to spank his son. The team benched him for this weekend's game, though we know he'll be back on the field soon enough.

The games go on.

Nothing really changes.

http://news.yahoo.com/column-hideous...8324--spt.html

[JDeere]

I have a feeling the Adrian Peterson case will take no time in finding the truth, but we may never really know. He has no clue what the boys down in Texas, will do to him, if he is found guilty and put in general population.

[JDeere]

https://www.yahoo.com/?err=404&err_u...084808146.html

[homoe]

Thankfully Radisson Hotels have had the good sense to pull their ads/support from the Minnesota Viking, now if only others would follow their lead!!!!

[Kobi]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- After a day of public pressure from angry fans and concerned sponsors, the Minnesota Vikings have reversed course and placed star running back Adrian Peterson on the exempt-commissioner's permission list, a move that will require him to stay away from the team while he addresses child abuse charges in Texas.

The Vikings made the announcement early Wednesday morning, about a day and a half after initially deciding that Peterson could play with the team while the legal process played out. Peterson is charged with a felony for using a wooden switch to spank his 4-year-old son.

The Vikings came under heavy criticism for their initial stance. Several sponsors responded by either suspending their deals with the Vikings or severing ties with Peterson.

''While we were trying to make a balanced decision yesterday, after further reflection we have concluded that this resolution is best for the Vikings and for Adrian,'' owners Zygi and Mark Wilf said in a statement. ''We want to be clear: we have a strong stance regarding the protection and welfare of children, and we want to be sure we get this right. At the same time we want to express our support for Adrian and acknowledge his seven-plus years of outstanding commitment to this organization and this community.''

The stunning reversal comes after a harrowing day on Tuesday that included the Radisson hotel chains suspending its sponsorship with the Vikings.

Castrol Motor Oil, Special Olympics Minnesota and Mylan Inc. all severed ties with Peterson, and Twin Cities Nike stores pulled Peterson's jerseys from its shelves.

In addition, Anheuser-Busch issued a strongly worded statement that said it was disappointed in the way the NFL was handling all of the negative attention surrounding former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice's assault of his then-fiancee, and Peterson's arrest for child abuse.

Peterson has said he was disciplining his son and didn't intend to hurt him.

''This is the best possible outcome given the circumstances,'' Peterson's agent, Ben Dogra, told The Associated Press. ''Adrian understands the gravity of the situation and this enables him to take care of his personal situation. We fully support Adrian and he looks forward to watching his teammates and coaches being successful during his absence.''

The Vikings said they had deliberations with the NFL over the previous two days and informed the league they were revisiting the situation.

''After giving the situation additional thought, we have decided this is the appropriate course of action for the organization and for Adrian,'' the Wilfs said. ''We are always focused on trying to make the right decision as an organization.

''We embrace our role - and the responsibilities that go with it - as a leader in the community, as a business partner and as an organization that can build bridges with our fans and positively impact this great region. We appreciate and value the input we have received from our fans, our partners and the community.''

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/vikings...1877--nfl.html

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I look forward to the day when the NFL and team owners do the right thing for the right reasons at the right time.

I also look forward to other male athletes not feeling the need to support their troubled brothers cuz they are "good guys". Good guys dont knock out their girlfriends or beat their child or rape. Those behaviors are not the behaviors of "good guys".

Adrian Peterson needs some big time help in learning about the cycle of violence. He already had 1 child killed at the hands of another "good guy" when he was 2 years old. I'm sure that "good guy" didnt mean any harm either, even tho that child paid for that with his life. Now 2 more of his kids have been subjected to violent behavior, at his hands, simply for being kids who have a "good guy" for a father.

I look forward to the day when men understand, recognize, and take responsibility for their propensity of using violence against women and children.

[*Anya*]

17 September 2014 Last updated at 10:32 ET

By Leo Kelion
Technology desk editor

A listing for an iPhone 5S contained code that resulted in users being sent to a scam site

eBay faces investigation over breach

EBay has been compromised so that people who clicked on some of its links were automatically diverted to a site designed to steal their credentials.

The spoof site had been set up to look like the online marketplace's welcome page.

The US firm was alerted to the hack on Wednesday night but removed the listings only after a follow-up call from the BBC more than 12 hours later.

One security expert said he was surprised by the length of time taken.

"EBay is a large company and it should have a 24/7 response team to deal with this - and this case is unambiguously bad," said Dr Steven Murdoch from University College London's Information Security Research Group.

The security researcher was able to analyse the listing involved before eBay removed it.

He said that the technique used was known as a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.

It involved the attackers placing malicious Javascript code within product listing pages. This code in turn automatically redirected affected users through a series of other websites, so that they ended up at the page asking for their eBay log-in and password.

Users only had to click the original listing to have their browser hijacked.

"The websites the user is being redirected to are almost certainly compromised by the attacker to hide his or her traces," Dr Murdoch explained.

Users who clicked on the affected listings were sent to a fake eBay welcome screen
He added that the fake page the users were ultimately delivered to contained code that had the potential to carry out further malicious actions.

"EBay is pretty competent, but obviously it has been caught out here," he said.

"Cross-site scripting is well within the top 10 vulnerabilities that website owners should be concerned about."

A spokesman for eBay played down the scope of the attack.

"This report relates only to a 'single item listing' on eBay.co.uk whereby the user has included a link which redirects users away from the listing page," he said.

"We take the safety of our marketplace very seriously and are removing the listing as it is in violation of our policy on third-party links."

However, the BBC identified that a total of three listings had been posted by the same account involved.

At least two of them produced the same redirect behaviour. The third was removed by eBay, along with the other two, before it could be checked.

Delayed reaction

The issue was originally identified by Paul Kerr, an IT worker from Alloa in Clackmannanshire who is also an "eBay PowerSeller".

He called the firm shortly after he had clicked on a listing for an iPhone and been redirected.

The eBay site has experienced several glitches over recent weeks
"The advert had been up for 35 minutes," he told the BBC.

"When I spoke to the lassie on the phone, she said: 'I'm going to report that to the highest level of security to get it looked into.' And she did emphasise that.

"They should have nailed that straight away, and they didn't."

Mr Kerr identified the problem because the web address of the page he was sent to was unusual. He screen-grabbed a video of the attack, which he uploaded to YouTube as evidence.

He added that other less tech-aware users might not have realised the danger they were in.

"It's guaranteed - you can bet your bottom dollar that somebody's going to click on that and be redirected to a third-party site and they're going to enter their details and be compromised," he said.

"You don't know how many of the hundreds of thousands of people who use eBay will have done that."

This is not the first technical setback eBay has suffered in recent months.

The site has experienced several periods when members have been unable to sign into their accounts and have received incorrect password alerts.

In May, the firm made users change their passwords after revealing that a database containing encrypted passwords and other non-financial data had been compromised.

In addition, it announced in July that 1,600 accounts on its StubHub ticket resale site had been broken into resulting in a scam that defrauded the service of about $1m (£600,000).

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29241563

[Kobi]

Aside from Ray Rice punching his wife, and Adrian Peterson swatching his kid, the list of domestic violence incidents by NFL players continues to find their way to the light of day.

Ray McDonald and Chris Cook of the San Francsico 49ers,

Tony McDaniel and Kevin Williams of the Seattle Seahawks,

Brandon Marshall and Santonio Holmes of the Chicago Bears,

Greg Hardy of the Carolina Panthers,

Dez Bryant of the Dallas Cowboys,

Erik Walden of the Indianapolis Colts,

Donte Whitner of the Cleveland Browns,

Randy Starks of the Miami Dolphins,

Frostee Rucker of the Arizona Cardinals;

have all been arrested for domestic violence or related charges since 2005, according to a USA Today database that tracks players' arrests since 2000.

Domestic violence and related incidents rank among the NFL’s biggest off-the-field problems, with 87 arrests involving 80 players over the last 14 years. The only other crime category with a larger number of arrests involving NFL players is DUI.

The team with the most arrests of players for domestic violence and related charges is the Denver Broncos, with 12. But it hasn't had one since 2010, when linebacker Kevin Alexander was cut a day after he was accused of hitting his girlfriend (the charges were later dropped).

Of the 12 active players with domestic violence-related arrests, the one with the most is Brandon Marshall, who has three. He’s never been convicted, but he served a three-game suspension in 2008 for personal conduct violations. But from there his story changes. He’s sought treatment, become an outspoken voice against domestic violence and is now considered a success, on and off the field.

Another player who has turned his career around is Bryant, a wide receiver for the Cowboys. In 2012, he was accused of hitting his mother, and agreed to anger counseling in exchange for having the charge dismissed.

Then there’s Walden, a linebacker who was suspended by the Green Bay Packers for one game in 2011 after being jailed for an alleged assault against his live-in girlfriend. In court, he submitted to a deferred judgment agreement that allowed him to avoid pleading guilty while receiving counseling. He’s since landed with the Colts.

Cook, a cornerback, was charged with assaulting his girlfriend in October 2011. He sat out most of the season for the Minnesota Vikings, but was later acquitted of all charges. The Vikings reinstated him, and he now is a teammate of McDonald’s in San Francisco.

McDaniel, a defensive tackle, was on the Miami Dolphins in 2010 when he was arrested for shoving his girlfriend, whose head hit the pavement. He pleaded no contest, was put on probation, and the league suspended him one game. He is now playing in Seattle.

Whitner, a safety then with the Buffalo Bills, was accused of harassment in a domestic dispute with his girlfriend in 2006. The charges were later dropped, and the NFL imposed no punishment. He’s now playing in his native Cleveland.

Cook, a cornerback, was charged with assaulting his girlfriend in October 2011. He sat out most of the season for the Minnesota Vikings, but was later acquitted of all charges. The Vikings reinstated him, and he now is a teammate of McDonald’s in San Francisco.

McDaniel, a defensive tackle, was on the Miami Dolphins in 2010 when he was arrested for shoving his girlfriend, whose head hit the pavement. He pleaded no contest, was put on probation, and the league suspended him one game. He is now playing in Seattle.

Whitner, a safety then with the Buffalo Bills, was accused of harassment in a domestic dispute with his girlfriend in 2006. The charges were later dropped, and the NFL imposed no punishment. He’s now playing in his native Cleveland.

Holmes, a wide receiver, has a long list of run-ins with the law. His domestic violence arrest came in 2006, when he was with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the mother of his children accused him of choking her and slamming her into a door. But she later was reluctant to testify, and the charges were dropped. Holmes’ lawyers promised he’d participate in counseling through the NFL. He now plays with Marshall in Chicago.

Williams, a defensive tackle with a lengthy history of legal troubles, was on the Vikings in 2005 when he was accused of domestic assault for a fight with his wife at home. He pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was put on probation, but the NFL didn’t suspended him. In 2011, however, Williams was suspended for using performance enhancing drugs. He now plays in Seattle.

Greg Hardy of the Panthers, today, asked for and was granted a leave of absence to deal with his domestic violence conviction and appeal.

Ray McDonald, the 49er defensive end who was arrested Aug. 31 for allegedly assaulting his pregnant fiancée at his 30th birthday party in San Jose. Free on bail, McDonald has not missed a game. Advocates for domestic abuse victims, along with public officials, including California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, have urged the 49ers to bench McDonald.

And just when you thought it might be settling down........

The Arizona Cardinals can apparently be added to the list of teams with problems with domestic violence. It is being reported by 3TV reporter Tyler Baldwin (in Phoenix) that Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer was arrested by Phoenix Police for domestic violence in connection with two domestic violence incidents that occurred over the summer. The Cardinals have deactivated Dwyer from all team activities.

Of course, if the Cardinals do cut Dwyer, the next man up on the roster would likely be practice squad running back Chris Rainey — who has had two separate domestic violence incidents, one in college that got him kicked off the team at Florida, and one in the NFL that got him cut by the Steelers.

Arizona has already had to deal with linebacker Daryl Washington. He is currently suspended, but under the league's substance abuse policy, but gave a guilty plea to aggravated assault on the mother of his child. He has yet to be punished by the league for the assault.

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/nfl...rrests-n204831

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/jonatha...214855457.html

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...artner=ya5nbcs

[JDeere]

Dez Bryant had his day in court, I think there needs to be a separation between the law and football politics. I do not condone DV, as I was a victim of such, but as an avid football watching fan, I want to see more games played and less politics thrown into said game.

But it is hard to find a happy medium.

[JDeere]

Originally Posted by Kobi

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- After a day of public pressure from angry fans and concerned sponsors, the Minnesota Vikings have reversed course and placed star running back Adrian Peterson on the exempt-commissioner's permission list, a move that will require him to stay away from the team while he addresses child abuse charges in Texas.

The Vikings made the announcement early Wednesday morning, about a day and a half after initially deciding that Peterson could play with the team while the legal process played out. Peterson is charged with a felony for using a wooden switch to spank his 4-year-old son.

The Vikings came under heavy criticism for their initial stance. Several sponsors responded by either suspending their deals with the Vikings or severing ties with Peterson.

''While we were trying to make a balanced decision yesterday, after further reflection we have concluded that this resolution is best for the Vikings and for Adrian,'' owners Zygi and Mark Wilf said in a statement. ''We want to be clear: we have a strong stance regarding the protection and welfare of children, and we want to be sure we get this right. At the same time we want to express our support for Adrian and acknowledge his seven-plus years of outstanding commitment to this organization and this community.''

The stunning reversal comes after a harrowing day on Tuesday that included the Radisson hotel chains suspending its sponsorship with the Vikings.

Castrol Motor Oil, Special Olympics Minnesota and Mylan Inc. all severed ties with Peterson, and Twin Cities Nike stores pulled Peterson's jerseys from its shelves.

In addition, Anheuser-Busch issued a strongly worded statement that said it was disappointed in the way the NFL was handling all of the negative attention surrounding former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice's assault of his then-fiancee, and Peterson's arrest for child abuse.

Peterson has said he was disciplining his son and didn't intend to hurt him.

''This is the best possible outcome given the circumstances,'' Peterson's agent, Ben Dogra, told The Associated Press. ''Adrian understands the gravity of the situation and this enables him to take care of his personal situation. We fully support Adrian and he looks forward to watching his teammates and coaches being successful during his absence.''

The Vikings said they had deliberations with the NFL over the previous two days and informed the league they were revisiting the situation.

''After giving the situation additional thought, we have decided this is the appropriate course of action for the organization and for Adrian,'' the Wilfs said. ''We are always focused on trying to make the right decision as an organization.

''We embrace our role - and the responsibilities that go with it - as a leader in the community, as a business partner and as an organization that can build bridges with our fans and positively impact this great region. We appreciate and value the input we have received from our fans, our partners and the community.''

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/vikings...1877--nfl.html

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I look forward to the day when the NFL and team owners do the right thing for the right reasons at the right time.

I also look forward to other male athletes not feeling the need to support their troubled brothers cuz they are "good guys". Good guys dont knock out their girlfriends or beat their child or rape. Those behaviors are not the behaviors of "good guys".

Adrian Peterson needs some big time help in learning about the cycle of violence. He already had 1 child killed at the hands of another "good guy" when he was 2 years old. I'm sure that "good guy" didnt mean any harm either, even tho that child paid for that with his life. Now 2 more of his kids have been subjected to violent behavior, at his hands, simply for being kids who have a "good guy" for a father.

I look forward to the day when men understand, recognize, and take responsibility for their propensity of using violence against women and children.

How about adding that women need to learn to do the same and take responsibility as well for their part in violence. MY attacker was a female.

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by JDeere

How about adding that women need to learn to do the same and take responsibility as well for their part in violence. MY attacker was a female.

JD, I am sorry to hear you were a victim of domestic violence. No one should have to face violence in a relationship. And, everyone should be aware that the first incident of violence will lead to more. It is rarely an isolated thing.

Domestic violence is a complex issue. The vast majority of perpetrators of domestic violence are male. The vast majority of victims are females and children. More women and children are likely to be killed at the hands of a male perpetrator in domestic violence.

The NFL has a serious and growing problem of male players who use violence as a way dealing with family matters. It has been content to let these slide until negative publicity, loss of corporate sponsorship, and disgruntled fans weighed in.

It is very common for people to blame the victims in male violence against women and children, rape, sexual abuse, or any other type of assault. This means women (and children) are blamed for the violence they endure. It means instead of focusing on male violence, the focus gets shifted, diverted, derailed, diluted by things like:

- what did the woman (or child or parent) do to provoke the male behavior?
- why didnt the woman leave or why did she stay if it was so bad?
- why didnt the woman protect her children (apparently fathers do not have the same responsibility to do so)
- what was the woman (child) wearing when they were sexually assaulted?
- was the woman drunk or otherwise impaired, implying her judgement or lack thereof was at fault
- why didnt the victim stop it?

The focus needs to remain on the behavior of the perpetrator. It needs to be called what it is. It needs to be dealt with for what it is...a propensity toward violence. It is a learned behavior and it can be unlearned.

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by JDeere

I agree, that the behavior needs to be focused but I know the vast majority is males because some men, including transmen like myself, don't say they were abused by a female. However, in the prisons and jails here, in Oklahoma are starting to fill up with women who are violent as well. I think both genders need to take responsibility for their actions, then deal with the learned behavior.

JD, with all due respect, this thread is for breaking news events. Domestic violence perpetrated by male NFL players towards the women in their lives and their own children has been big in the news the past couple of weeks.

You appear to have a different issue which may be better discussed elsewhere.

And, the feminist in me is trying real hard not to characterize your words as misogynistic and sexist. Many a woman on this web site can attest to violent behavior from transmen.

And one of the biggest ways men derail, dismiss, make excuses for, and otherwise dilute the issue of male violence is to take the focus off of men and put it on women.

Very common tactic. Sad but very common.

Have a good evening.

[Allison W]

Originally Posted by JDeere

Dez Bryant had his day in court, I think there needs to be a separation between the law and football politics. I do not condone DV, as I was a victim of such, but as an avid football watching fan, I want to see more games played and less politics thrown into said game.

I'd like to see the law and football politics separated, too. Such that football players committing crimes are tried and sentenced appropriately rather than with the judge and jury thinking about how it's going to mess up their Sunday entertainment.

Originally Posted by JDeere

How about adding that women need to learn to do the same and take responsibility as well for their part in violence. MY attacker was a female.

In the specific cases where a woman is the perpetrator (like in your relationship), this might be an appropriate thing to say. However, even with rising numbers of female perpetrators it's still a minority of cases, and the high-profile cases that have come up recently aren't cases in which a woman was the perpetrator.

Granted, as Kobi said, this is a thread for breaking news events. I'd love to get into my crazy ideas about violence and the meaning of increasing incidences of female perpetrators and possibly also our national bad habit of putting our entertainment before everything else, but I should probably not derail the thread any further than it has already been derailed.

[starryeyes]

Yay San Diego! (And she's nice to look at too! Lol)

http://www.10news.com/sports/san-die...-football-team

[MsTinkerbelly]

Scotland votes no on independance!

Wow

[*Anya*]

Pennsylvania woman blamed for her own rape in state response to lawsuit

By Sara Ganim, CNN
updated 10:51 AM EDT, Thu September 25, 2014
STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Omar Best, a convicted rapist, was allowed close contact with typist at prison
Typist, 24, complained about unsupervised access
Best eventually raped typist and was convicted; the typist filed a federal suit
"It's an attempt to embarrass the victim," victim's lawyer says of state response to federal suit

(CNN) -- The Pennsylvania attorney general's office is blaming a former state prison clerk for her own rape, in response to a federal lawsuit the woman filed.

The 24-year-old typist was working at the state prison at Rockview in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, when she was attacked in 2013. She was choked unconscious and raped for 27 minutes by inmate Omar Best, who had been convicted three times previously of sex-related crimes, and then been transferred from a different state prison for assaulting a female assistant there.

"Despite this knowledge, defendants ... still allowed Omar Best to have unsupervised access to the offices of female employees," according to the lawsuit, which also blames the state for the rape.

In fact, the lawsuit says that the prison superintendent actually moved the clerk offices from a secure floor where there was no inmate contact to a location that was on a cell block.

"There were no locked doors between the offices and cell blocks, including Block C where (the victim) worked, except for the copy room," the lawsuit states.

Even though Best was convicted of the rape in May and a review of the prison found multiple failings and led to the superintendent's removal, a senior deputy attorney general wrote that the woman "acted in a manner which in whole or in part contributed to the events" in his response to her lawsuit.

It's victim shaming at its worst, the woman's lawyer told CNN. "Worse than that, it's an attempt to embarrass the victim," said Clifford Rieders, a Williamsport, Pennsylvania, attorney.

The state attorney general's office at first declined to comment when the matter was reported by the Centre Daily Times, in State College, Pennsylvania. Wednesday, the office released a statement saying that it is required to present all possible defenses and "contributory negligence is one such defense."

In the statement provided to CNN, the attorney general's office said, "This initial filing should not necessarily be interpreted as meaning this defense will be pursued throughout the entire case," adding that elected Attorney General Kathleen Kane was not aware her senior deputy included that defense in his filing.

"Attorney General Kane is disappointed that she was not made aware of this matter prior to the filing, and was saddened to learn that the filing implied that the victim somehow contributed to this crime."

Best is serving a life sentence for the woman's rape. The Pennsylvania state victim advocate said it's hypocritical to use victim-blaming as a defense for the prison.

"I think it's absolutely deplorable to blame the victim in this case," Jennifer Storm told CNN.

"It's not common legalese in rape cases," Storm said of the AG's defense. "And it shows a significant lack of sensitivity to not understand the harm this has done to the young woman and the re-victimization she's going through today.

"In a rape case, this is plain victim-blaming."

Storm and Rieter both pointed out that the local district attorney, Stacy Parks Miller, who prosecuted Best, whole-heartedly believed the victim. And so did a jury.

"The DA went to bat 100% for this victim," Storm said. "To then backtrack ... it's despicable, I'm disgusted.".

"It's obviously completely inconsistent with the criminal trial," Rieter said. "I think it's bad lawyering. It's what some lawyers do. I don't think it's right, or just, and has no basis here ... There are some people in this day and age who will still do that even though there is no factual or legal basis for it."

According to the suit, Best had been convicted three times prior of sex-related offenses. In 2010, DNA testing linked him to the 1999 abduction and rape of an 18-year-old woman in Philadelphia, and he was sentenced to 7 to 15 years in prison for it. In 2011, he pleaded guilty to rape and robbery in another Philadelphia case and was sentenced to 15 years in state prison.

In a 1996 case, he pleaded guilty to indecent assault, after being charged with attempted rape, the lawsuit says.

Then, while imprisoned at another facility called Graterford, Best assaulted a female assistant, according to the lawsuit, and was transferred to the state prison at Rockview in Bellefonte, where this victim worked.

The victim had complained twice to her boss -- about a week before the attack -- that she felt uncomfortable and unsafe with Best coming into her office. She was assured Best would no longer have access to her office, the lawsuit states.
But on July 25, around 8:30 a.m., Best went to her office under the guise of taking out her trash, and grabbed the woman from behind, choking her until she passed out. She tried to blow a distress whistle she carried, but no one heard it. Her lawsuit also claims the prison was understaffed.

A prison investigation led to the firing of the superintendent, Marirosa Lamas, the hiring of 70 new corrections officers, and the moving of those offices where she had worked to a more secure space, away from inmates.
In the state's response, it denied that the internal investigation was the reason for Lamas leaving.

The victim is suing the state Department of Corrections, her former supervisor, the block manager, and the former superintendent, Lamas.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/24/justic...iref=allsearch

[Happy_Go_Lucky]

Blood Moon Total Eclipse

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...tober-science/


Viewing Guide: Watch Blood Moon During Total Lunar Eclipse on Wednesday

The second in a rare set of four lunar eclipses will be visible across most of North America.
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[*Anya*]

OCT 12, 2014, 7:36 AM

by DR. RICHARD BESSER; GEETIKA RUDRA; BEN CANDEA
@bencandea

A health care worker who treated Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States who later died, has preliminarily tested positive for the deadly virus, Texas officials said today.

The health care worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital has been isolated since reporting a low-grade fever Friday, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will conduct further testing to confirm the diagnosis.

If test results hold, it would be the first case of Ebola contracted in the U.S.

"We knew a second case could be a reality, and we've been preparing for this possibility," Dr. David Lakey, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, said in a statement. "We are broadening our team in Dallas and working with extreme diligence to prevent further spread."

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said the health care worker's family asked that the patient's identity not be released, calling the worker a "heroic person."

The health care worker, who's in stable condition, had been taking his temperature twice daily under the CDC's self-monitoring regimen since treating Duncan, said Dr. Daniel Varga with Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital.

The health care worker's apartment complex was being decontaminated Sunday, said Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings. Officials also went door-to-door in the neighborhood and distributed leaflets about the virus.

A pet found inside the health care worker's apartment is also being monitored, Rawlings said. A hazmat crew will clean the interior of the apartment later today.

Anyone who had contact with the health care worker after the person began showing symptoms, including other hospital staff members involved in Duncan's care, will be monitored.

"We are confident that the precautions we have put in place will protect our health care workers," Varga said.

But on CBS' "Face the Nation," Dr. Tom Friedan, head of the CDC, said that the second Ebola diagnosis indicates a clear breach of safety protocol, The Associated Press reported. He said the health care worker had treated Duncan several times after his diagnosis.

ABC News chief health and medical editor Dr. Richard Besser called the health care worker's case concerning, adding that public health officials will need to investigate how the exposure occurred.

While the CDC has said that any hospital is capable of safely treating Ebola, Besser said health care workers need training and practice using protective equipment to do so successfully.

"I would never have gone into an Ebola ward in Africa without being dressed and decontaminated by experts," he said. "Health care workers here should expect no less."

The CDC has not said if the second Ebola patient will be transferred to a specialized isolation facility, like the one at Emory University in Atlanta where two American missionaries who contracted Ebola in Liberia were treated.

"I would hope they are considering that," Besser said.

Varga didn't say whether the health care worker was among 48 people who may have had contact with Duncan after he began showing symptoms. Varga said the worker was considered "low-risk" to contract the virus.

Duncan died Wednesday at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, where he had been isolated during his treatment. His medical records show he had a 103-degree fever when he initially went to the hospital, but was sent home with antibiotics and Tylenol.

He returned to the hospital two days later when his symptoms worsened.

Duncan, who hails from Liberia, had arrived in the U.S. on Sept. 20 to visit family members in Dallas.

His neighbors in Monrovia told ABC News that he had helped carry a vomiting pregnant woman to get help, but his records revealed that he told the hospital he hadn't been in contact with anyone who was sick, according to The Associated Press.

Doctors and nurses at the hospital were aware Duncan had recently been in Africa.

While the health care worker undergoes treatment at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, the hospital will divert its emergency care services to surrounding hospitals, Varga said.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/texas-h...ry?id=26135108

[TruTexan]

They are now saying on a Dallas News station this Sunday morning, that the nurse is a woman that is the one that treated Duncan while he was in isolation at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.
They also mentioned a report of a healthcare worker that contracted Ebola in another country had a dog and that dogs can be carriers for the Ebola virus but it is NOT known if they can infect humans by transmission, so that dog was euthanized as a precaution.
It is not known the fate of this current healthcare worker's animal or if that animal is a dog or cat.