Here’s some more info from the police report (again still allegations):
According to CBS, in the police report, the child also expressed worry that Peterson would punch him in the face if the child reported the incident to authorities. He also said that he had been hit by a belt and that there are a lot of belts in Daddys closet. He added that Peterson put leaves in his mouth when he was being hit with the switch while his pants were down. The child told his mother that Peterson likes belts and switches and has a whooping room.
If these pictures were of their own daughter's child, and it was the child's father who created the marks (who of course would claim he "only did what was necessary" to impose discipline).... Are they saying they'd be okay with that? Honestly. They would be okay with their grandchild showing near-bleeding welts days AFTER the beating? I say B.S. I say they'd be after that SOB in ten seconds flat.
That’s some weird stuff.
The ‘whoopin room’ is probably a distorted view of the instruction that punishment be between the parent(s) and the child...after reflection and after discussion with the child about the reasons for the punishment.