NPR writer takes to social media to discuss corporal punishment

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson will practice this week with the team and will play this coming Sunday in New Orleans, the team said Monday morning.

The general manager said the photos of the cuts and marks on Peterson's son were "disturbing" but added "we feel strongly it's the court's decision to make" on whether Peterson's discipline "went too far."

Gene Demby, from NPR's Code Switch, took to Twitter to reflect on the charges against Adrian Peterson.

The responses started pouring in.

https://twitter.com/heathpoulter/status/511554040443195392

Read a fuller excerpt of the Twitter conversation here.

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