Pobation, 80 hours community service and a $2,000 fine would be the only punishment facing Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson if a no-contest plea to misdemeanor reckless assault.
$2000? Why even bother? That'd be like fining me 29 cents.
LOL, precedent I guess. If they fined him his $2,000 equivalent, it'd be challenged and thrown out immediately. If they just didn't bother fining him at all, it'd be just as bad the other way, you'd never be able to punish anyone for the same crime.
I think the bigger joke is that he's able to plea bargain out of child abuse charges. An average citizen would absolutely NOT have a similar case end like this.