The city of Baltimore has been a hotbed even since the death of Freddie Gray in police custody. Following the funeral on Monday, protesters have taken to the streets to show their displeasure with what has happened. Some have become so angry they have gone to the violent side and caused property damage, fires and looting. One mother would not allow her son to continue to help destroy the community.
She was caught on national television going into the streets and hitting her son upside the head. Even though he was dressed in all black, a mother always knows her son. While he was trying to shrug her off, she continued to follow him taking off his mask and demanding he go back inside. The mother is receiving praise for taking actions and keeping her child from committing violence. The riots that have sparked have cancelled baseball games and the Baltimore Ravens planned draft party.
While revolution requires people to stand up and do something, destroying the area in which you live is not the answer. The Baltimore mom was not going to allow her child to help partake in any more violence. This mother just saved her son from harm to himself and others and hopefully when Mother’s Day rolls around the corner he remembers that.
Follow us on twitter@hiphopenquirer
