The St. Louis County grand jury's decision to not indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for fatally shooting 18-year-old Michael Brown has been met with much angst and anguish.

There has been rioting, looting and a general permeating sense that justice was not done.

Pictures of Officer Wilson released last night revealed injuries that do not seem to warrant his use of lethal force. Brown's parents have issued a statement urging those protesting in Ferguson to do so peacefully. There have already been a number of related deaths and far too much destruction.

So, among all that bitter pain and frustration, why suspended NFL running back Adrian Peterson decided to liken the situation to his own off-field, domestic violence issue, is beyond anyone's guess.

Granted, what Peterson said wasn't overly inflammatory, merely insensitive.

The death of a youth at the hands of a police officer and the subsequent national firestorm it created - bringing to the forefront of a national conversation on issues of race, gun control and police accountability - goes far beyond whatever importance we may see in a game played by men in tights and shoulder pads - even a game as popular as football.

Peterson would do well to keep any thoughts he may have on the matter to himself from here on out.

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