Who the hell smiles when being booked for child abuse?

[NaturalHigh]

The Minnesota Vikings on Friday deactivated all-pro rusher Adrian Peterson after the 29-year-old was indicted in a child abuse case.The star running back will not play Sunday against the New England Patriots.

The move by the the Vikings — made via a terse, one-line statement — came after the sheriff in Montgomery County, Texas, announced that a grand jury had indicted Peterson on a charge of "injury to a child," on Friday afternoon. A warrant was issued for Peterson's arrest and he turned himself in to the Montgomery County jail early Saturday and was later released.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/vikings-rb-adrian-peterson-charged-sons-injury-wont-play-sunday-n202536

I'm not very good at posting pictures here, but his mug shot looks like a senior yearbook photo.

[Electric Monk]

1. Here's the pic, and yes, he does look oddly pleased with himself

[AverageJoe90]

3. This just screams "Entitled Sociopathic Douchebag" to me, personally. Nothing else I can say. nt

[lastlib]

30. I would have to go along with that!

[NaturalHigh]

6. Thanks for posting that.

I'll learn how one of these days.

That's almost like a publicity photo or something.

[tblue37]

19. Wanna bet he and the cops were glad-handing and chatting around, with him being

treated like a celebrity and asked for autographs just before the shot was taken?

Whenever Nicole called the cops on OJ, that is what happened--they acted all starstruck and asked for his autograph.

[NaturalHigh]

23. I had a similar thought.

"Sorry about all this. We'll get you out of here as quick as we can."

[tblue37]

25. And I bet that is why DeLay and Perry are also smug-smiling in the "smug shots" that

another poster links to in this thread.

[NaturalHigh]

26. I saw that link too.

If I were a betting man, I would say you are right.

[Kalidurga]

2. Unfreaking Believable

If you didn't know he was arrested for child abuse all you would see is a nice looking man with a nice smile. Which makes that one of the most chilling pictures I have ever seen.

[Sopkoviak]

4. It's a Texas smugshot

I commented on it earlier

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025530580

[NaturalHigh]

8. I see. Yes, good point.

[morningfog]

5. We had a "DUer" say today that hitting your child is pure happiness.

They said that hitting your child is, in fact, the only way to experience pure happiness.

[NaturalHigh]

7. Yes, I saw that. Glad it was hidden.

Nothing short of disgusting. I hope the poster was banned. Replace "kids" with "wife" and the poster would have been gone in record time.

[morningfog]

9. Replace kids with anyone else! FFS, I hope he's banned too.

I don't get why people think it is okay to do to kids what would NEVER be condoned against any other group of people.

Hell, many people are more okay with hitting a kid than a dog!

[NaturalHigh]

11. Exactly.

For what it's worth, I want people who abuse animals to go to jail too.

[morningfog]

13. For what it's worth, I'm right there with you.

[Oktober]

18. Link?

[morningfog]

21. Here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5531087

[NaturalHigh]

22. I still can't believe someone would post that.

[morningfog]

24. I choose to believe he didn't mean it, but is just

Goading and playing an act. There's a word for the hobby.

[rufus dog]

10. A fucking asshole who needs to be suspended for over one year?

I'll take what would happen if I ran the NFL for $1000 Alex.

[darkangel218]

12. Creepy. nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

14. Nervous people do... That looks nervous to me.

Look, he's a jerk, I am sickened by his actions and his complete and utter lack of concern for his actions as evidenced by his responses to both the investigators and the Grand Jury, and while I believe he deserves to be punished to the fullest extent of the law, it's a mug shot. This kind of stuff is just ridiculous.

The fact that people comment on this and not about how it took TWO freaking Grand Juries to get this mug shot is what is creepy to me.

[NaturalHigh]

15. I didn't know it took two grand juries.

Today was the first I've heard of this case at all. I'll look it up.

[ScreamingMeemie]

16. Yeah... it's in the original local news story from NBC that I posted here last night.

Not directed at you specifically, NaturalHigh, just about the "sparkly bits of major news stories" that seem to attract a lot of DUers' attention.

[NaturalHigh]

17. I tried to look at the NBC link earlier today.

It locked up on me. My computer is getting old.

[ScreamingMeemie]

20. .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025528629

[cottonseed]

27. He hasn't been charged with child abuse.

[NaturalHigh]

29. Pardon me. "Injury to a child." A felony punishable by two years.

[Marr]

28. I think PR agents tell their clients to smile for these things.

Then it's just another photo. A mugshot with a frowning celebrity/politician lives forever, and instantly reads "guilty".

[jwirr]

31. Just curious: Why is this taking place in Texas?

[NaturalHigh]

33. Peterson lives there in the off season.

That's where the crime took place. The boy was staying with him.

[jwirr]

34. Okay I did not know he lived in Texas part of the time. Thank you.

[NaturalHigh]

35. You're welcome.

It's my understanding that a lot of pro athletes who hail from Texas keep their residency there because there is no state income tax.

[pnwmom]

32. Sickos with a "whooping room,"

according to the 4 year old.

http://houston.cbslocal.com/2014/09/12/exclusive-details-on-adrian-peterson-indictment-charges/

According to police reports, the child, however, had a slightly different story, telling authorities that “Daddy Peterson hit me on my face.” The child also expressed worry that Peterson would punch him in the face if the child reported the incident to authorities. He also said that he had been hit by a belt and that “there are a lot of belts in Daddy’s closet.” He added that Peterson put leaves in his mouth when he was being hit with the switch while his pants were down. The child told his mother that Peterson “likes belts and switches” and “has a whooping room.”