Was the Adrian Peterson case overkill? Minnesota Viking Peterson was arrested for supposedly beating his 4 year old kid with a tree branch. Let’s walk this one back a bit. Could some of these charges be hyperbole?
The classic switching is well known to many kids and adults. Many kids even had to go select their own switch. Could a switch be also called a “tree branch?” Of course. Forsythia probably makes the best switches, especially if you let the shrub grow freely.