Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Not Everyone in the Village Is Worthy of Raising a Child [Time.com]

Samantha Sangenito 9/26/144:00 AM

The five most destructive words to our village are 'That’s how I was raised'

We’re constantly told that it takes a village to raise a child. But when I look at the recent epidemic of domestic violence charges against NFL players, I’m convinced we need to take another look at those in our village whom we allow to help raise our children. Not just at those who commit these terrible acts, but also those apologists in the media and sports industry who, either through their fuzzy logic or their desperate need to pander to their demographics, perpetuate a permissive attitude toward domestic violence.

[For more of this story, written by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, go to http://time.com/3423383/kareem...adrian-peterson-nfl/]

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