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I'm always shocked at how people seem to interpret "due process" and "freedom of speech" and what rights those actually cover.

 

Once again, as with the Ray Rice situation due process does not have anything to do with it. His relationship with the Vikings and the NFL is an employee/employer relationship. They do not need to wait on due process to take action. They are completely unrelated. All of the NFL teams now hiding behind the "due process" excuse are simply pulling the wool over your eyes. It's a joke and I can't believe how many are falling for it.

 

So to look at it from a purely employee/employer perspective, Peterson is employed by the Vikings. As a business, the Vikings may choose who they want on their team and who they do not want on their team. By their choosing to keep Peterson on the active roster, they are taking upon themselves all the financial and publicity risks that come along with that decision. If the consumers (the fans) decide that they no longer want the product (merchandise, game tickets), then the Vikings have it in their rights to terminate the contract of the employee that is costing the business financially. The Vikings are rolling the dice against public opinion that despite the message board outrage, media outrage, and all around negative light they are being portrayed in they will still be able to have positive financial returns by keeping Peterson on the roster. You may not like it, I may not like it, many others may not like it, but that's business.

 

Now then, the Vikings are part of the NFL. If the NFL decides that Peterson is a detriment to the league image overall, then they have the power based on their domestic violence policy to overrule whatever the team decides. But until that happens, the Vikings are going to do what they feel is best for the Vikings - whether anyone else likes it or not.

 

The inconsistency of disciplinary action from one team to the other is the maddening part about this.

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That is 100% accurate SeductiveNun. The Vikings have a choice to keep him as an employee, suspend him (like they basically did last week by deactivating him) or terminate him. What happens in a court of law has nothing to do with what they decide to do. They will make their bed and lie in it unless the NFL steps in and overrides their decision/action.

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And now the big swingin' dicks are coming out. Anheuser-Busch and Pepsico are weighing in. $300M in revenue.

 

Bye AP, it was great watching you.

 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11539004/anheuser-busch-not-yet-satisfied-nfl-handling-recent-player-conduct

"We are disappointed and increasingly concerned by the recent incidents that have overshadowed this NFL season," a representative for Anheuser-Busch said in a statement. "We are not yet satisfied with the league's handling of behaviors that so clearly go against our own company culture and moral code. We have shared our concerns and expectations with the league."

Later Tuesday afternoon, the NFL responded to Anheuser-Busch's remarks.

"We understand. We are taking action and there will be much more to come," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said.

Anheuser-Busch commits about $200 million a year in rights fees and additional advertising to the NFL

 

 

Last week, another national sponsor, PepsiCo, which pays about $100 million a year for its rights, publicly expressed its displeasure about the league's handling of the cases.

"Domestic violence is completely unacceptable," a PepsiCo spokesman said in a statement. "We are encouraged to see the NFL is now treating this with the seriousness it deserves."

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That's nice of Annheiser-Busch to come out on this issue. I agree with them btw, but come on. How many alcoholics come home from a binge only to beat their spouse and kids? They are the impetus to much of that. Point that finger some more why don't you.

 

When I was growing up, the neighbor down the road was a prime example. One time the wife and kids were dangled over their stairway so they left and spent the night at our house.

 

The kids were in grade school and they didn't want the other kids at school to know about it. They just wanted their Dad to lay off the booze. No such luck.

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That's nice of Annheiser-Busch to come out on this issue. I agree with them btw, but come on. How many alcoholics come home from a binge only to beat their spouse and kids? They are the impetus to much of that. Point that finger some more why don't you.

 

When I was growing up, the neighbor down the road was a prime example. One time the wife and kids were dangled over their stairway so they left and spent the night at our house.

 

The kids were in grade school and they didn't want the other kids at school to know about it. They just wanted their Dad to lay off the booze. No such luck.

 

Annheiser-Busch spokesman:

 

"We only sell the mind altering product. What you do as a result of ingesting it is not our responsibility."

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...and there's always the thing where Pepsi and Mountain Dew have probably caused more overall damage to a few more kids than Adrian did to his son.

 

Diabetes for dollars. Thanks for keeping your kids all hopped on Mountain Dew. We'll get your HS football team and school a new scoreboard if you just sell our Pepsi crap to your kids instead of Coke Crap.

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