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LittleBlue

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17. Doesn't that assume she hasn't tried a nonviolent approach before?

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 11:28 AM

Apr 2015

Maybe she has and her son does not get it. The mother is trying to get it through his head that he'll get locked up or worse if he participates. She's seen generation after generation of black men spend their lives behind bars and decided her son wasn't going to be one of them.

I'd react the same way. This isn't a minor mistake like scratching the car. He could lose his life or freedom if he carries on this way. Thankfully he has a mother who cares enough to track him down and save him from himself.

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Mom sees her son participating in riots.. [View all] one_voice Apr 2015 OP

She may well be saving his life. MineralMan Apr 2015 #1

That was my first thought... one_voice Apr 2015 #4

I have acted on gut instinct ChazII Apr 2015 #45

Yup. n/t Gormy Cuss Apr 2015 #24

Yeah, I thought so too. She wanted him off the street so he'll grow up Warpy Apr 2015 #60

+100 romanic Apr 2015 #74

Mama wasn't having that LittleBlue Apr 2015 #2

she is obviously unaware of the massive change that will be accomplished by her sons actions snooper2 Apr 2015 #3

Yeah, there are going to be massive changes SickOfTheOnePct Apr 2015 #46

I wonder where he learned violence is an acceptable response. uppityperson Apr 2015 #5

Me too. LuvNewcastle Apr 2015 #7

LOL! Baitball Blogger Apr 2015 #9

oh I do hope you forgot the sarcasm tag DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #10

I'm sure this is the first time she taught with violence. nt RedCappedBandit Apr 2015 #16

Doesn't that assume she hasn't tried a nonviolent approach before? LittleBlue Apr 2015 #17

Amen. We mama bears do what we have to do tblue Apr 2015 #35

Let's hear it for the mama bears ChazII Apr 2015 #47

Then you missed the most important thing on the video malaise Apr 2015 #32

BS response JI7 Apr 2015 #41

Totally understand her. madaboutharry Apr 2015 #6

a mother fuckin scared to death for the life of her son. that is what i saw. nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #8

I saw that too DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #11

Yes....like when they run into the street... one_voice Apr 2015 #12

Do you think that is the first time she ever hit him? Nt Bonobo Apr 2015 #13

Wow lets speculate how evil this woman might be!! bettyellen Apr 2015 #15

He's already been on my ass, making all kinds of ridiculous assumptions boston bean Apr 2015 #19

Ah the room, well Steinem has speculated that bettyellen Apr 2015 #21

are you really following Bonobo around, reading his posts and telling others to ignore him, because uppityperson Apr 2015 #27

Are you kidding me.? Noticing that he responds with ridiculous assumptions multiple times boston bean Apr 2015 #29

ok, then why not ignore him or out him on ignore, like you advise? uppityperson Apr 2015 #30

Why are you worrying about who I have on ignore or not... or my truthtelling me being stalked boston bean Apr 2015 #36

why do you assume I am worrying? I simply read your post so thought I'd ask. nt uppityperson Apr 2015 #38

Then why were you asking? boston bean Apr 2015 #48

out of curiosity. eom uppityperson Apr 2015 #49

Did I satisfy your curiosity? boston bean Apr 2015 #52

no. eom uppityperson Apr 2015 #53

Sorry to hear that. boston bean Apr 2015 #55

Bless his little heart, pat him on the head and move on. LanternWaste Apr 2015 #33

On your ass = demonstrating your support for parental abuse Bonobo Apr 2015 #63

Then let's celebrate what you did say. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #72

the irony is DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #22

consistent with your outrage i used "our" with deaths of black men and boys, talking collectively. seabeyond Apr 2015 #28

How personal! Bonobo Apr 2015 #64

Same here Scootaloo Apr 2015 #56

If only more parents followed her lead . . . 7wo7rees Apr 2015 #14

What was he doing? Throwing rocks? my old man whipped me for doing same GusBob Apr 2015 #18

I find it abusive. demmiblue Apr 2015 #20

you cannot assume that DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #23

I can assume that, as you can assume that the child could have walked off and got himself killed. demmiblue Apr 2015 #31

and if he walked off and got killed DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #37

And that is the reason little entitled bastards are burning down CVS stores Telcontar Apr 2015 #40

Just wanted you to know that you're not alone in your thinking. canoeist52 Apr 2015 #54

That's nothing compared to what the cops would do Renew Deal Apr 2015 #76

Hard for me to say here... logosoco Apr 2015 #25

Good thoughts! one_voice Apr 2015 #26

Mother of the year? Maybe not. Mother with a son who'll live another day? Yes. Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2015 #34

that I agree with. Thank you. nt uppityperson Apr 2015 #44

And we now know what she was thinking Gormy Cuss Apr 2015 #50

Thank you. 840high Apr 2015 #68

I thought the look on his face as he turns to look at her in the last part shows a loving son who is jwirr Apr 2015 #39

it's the look of many kids who get caught JI7 Apr 2015 #42

I agree. jwirr Apr 2015 #43

If the kid was white it would've been called abuse, the kid is black OK to beat the crap out of him uponit7771 Apr 2015 #51

My kid is white.. RandySF Apr 2015 #58

You nailed half of it. Bonobo Apr 2015 #65

Exactly. Yavin4 Apr 2015 #70

Elephant in room: what if that was a man? Bonobo Apr 2015 #57

*That's* the elephant in the room? alcibiades_mystery Apr 2015 #59

It is an elephant, not the elephant. Bonobo Apr 2015 #62

It isn't. More dogwhistle bullshit. Buzz Clik Apr 2015 #75

no not mother of the year. if it were any other situation they'd call this child abuse. craigmatic Apr 2015 #61

No matter what people say...she is the mother I remember as a child. Stellar Apr 2015 #66

That kid is gonna WISH that he'd been arrested AnnieBW Apr 2015 #67

Bullshit! If she did her job as a parent, her kid would not be rioting in the first place. Yavin4 Apr 2015 #69

Actually, unless we have lived in her and in his shoes, we are not equipped to pass judgment. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #71

I think she was frightened more than angry. RandySF Apr 2015 #73

A Scared RobinA Apr 2015 #77