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Topic: WATCH: Mom slaps son for rioting
TMommy Joined Fri 05/10/13 Posts: 9850	Tue 04/28/15 05:40 PM
this son ..his views, his hostility, his opinions..who he has become as this angry young man is made up of a myriad of experiences from the day he was born some of them good and loving I am sure like the bond felt between mother and infant as she rocked him, sang to him, loved him perhaps good childhood playmates on the school playground and some good teachers so that he could see what a grown up in authority should be like..to watch over with benevolent authority over those in their charge some of the things that have shaped this boy were harsh, unfair..the hard lessons in life that many of our children did not have to learn the prevalence of drugs and violence in his own neighborhood poverty and harsh living conditions..only he really knows the images he carries within himself sometimes the good does not outweigh the bad sometimes it is difficult to just stand still and take it over and over and over with head bent down as I said before I dont know what it's like to walk in this boy's shoes only he does

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48948	Tue 04/28/15 05:43 PM
this son ..his views, his hostility, his opinions..who he has become as this angry young man is made up of a myriad of experiences from the day he was born some of them good and loving I am sure like the bond felt between mother and infant as she rocked him, sang to him, loved him perhaps good childhood playmates on the school playground and some good teachers so that he could see what a grown up in authority should be like..to watch over with benevolent authority over those in their charge some of the things that have shaped this boy were harsh, unfair..the hard lessons in life that many of our children did not have to learn the prevalence of drugs and violence in his own neighborhood poverty and harsh living conditions..only he really knows the images he carries within himself sometimes the good does not outweigh the bad sometimes it is difficult to just stand still and take it over and over and over with head bent down as I said before I dont know what it's like to walk in this boy's shoes only he does I have difficulty believing that the young man wasn't taught right from wrong. Anyway, his mother punished him for trying to engage in criminal activity.

yellowrose10 Joined Tue 12/11/07 Posts: 52804	Tue 04/28/15 05:43 PM
Could be gang mentality got the best of him. Peer pressure. Looks to me like his mom didn't raise him to be a thug

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48948	Tue 04/28/15 05:44 PM
Could be gang mentality got the best of him. Peer pressure. Looks to me like his mom didn't raise him to be a thug It looks to me like enablers helped the young man become what he is now.

Sojourning_Soul Joined Fri 02/13/09 Posts: 10767	Tue 04/28/15 05:45 PM Edited by Sojourning_Soul on Tue 04/28/15 05:47 PM
this son ..his views, his hostility, his opinions..who he has become as this angry young man is made up of a myriad of experiences from the day he was born some of them good and loving I am sure like the bond felt between mother and infant as she rocked him, sang to him, loved him perhaps good childhood playmates on the school playground and some good teachers so that he could see what a grown up in authority should be like..to watch over with benevolent authority over those in their charge some of the things that have shaped this boy were harsh, unfair..the hard lessons in life that many of our children did not have to learn the prevalence of drugs and violence in his own neighborhood poverty and harsh living conditions..only he really knows the images he carries within himself sometimes the good does not outweigh the bad sometimes it is difficult to just stand still and take it over and over and over with head bent down as I said before I dont know what it's like to walk in this boy's shoes only he does All good points, but even the least educated among us knows right from wrong, and his participation, his presence, at a known act of violence and agression, and the fact of his dress, black pants, a black hoodie, a scarf over his face, speaks volumes to his character and resolve

TMommy Joined Fri 05/10/13 Posts: 9850	Tue 04/28/15 05:45 PM
ooooh it looks to me like he has been taught right from wrong but there are many people that come from homes with strong values that still choose to make decisions that when looked back on with 20/20 hindsight may not have been well thought out

mom333 Joined Sun 06/15/14 Posts: 1238	Tue 04/28/15 05:45 PM
So let's use the excuse for rioting. The mom was scared and angry and lashed out. So if rioting is ok then you would agree the mom's actions are too? the thing is everyone is saying rioting is wrong. It is! The thugs were targeting innocent people! The mom was pissed at her kid thay was ready to be a thug and target innocent people. This kid wasn't innocent in this and the mom did what she needed to do and sent that punk back home. Hopefully he will remember this next time he wants the gang mentality. I would pit my nose in a book than mess with mama maybe he would have his nose buried in a book if he didn't see such foulness around him. he is an angry child who didn't just wake up like that, something made him like that. there is always a reason for the way someone acts. Like his choice of friends and NOT listening to his mother! if that were the case there would be rioting everywhere in every corner of the world. this child has had to live with certain truths and so have a lot of the rioters. instead of writing children of and writing people of because they doing something, you should try and listen to what they are saying. and not just judge without doing that, you have not lived this child's life. If someone were burning my town and it wasn't infected with a plague, the last thing I'd be doing is listening to the ones doing the burning! the thing is it was and is infected with a plague, a plague of racism. in every form. some people well it does not affect them, others it does and Ive said it before you don't know what you would do. these are people who are frightened, angry, sad, etc not just thugs. racism is not a good thing look what it does it never was nor is judging or hating someone because you feel their different from you. the people who have died didn't just spring up out of nowhere, these are peoples babies uncles aunties dads moms etc.

mom333 Joined Sun 06/15/14 Posts: 1238	Tue 04/28/15 05:46 PM
Could be gang mentality got the best of him. Peer pressure. Looks to me like his mom didn't raise him to be a thug It looks to me like enablers helped the young man become what he is now. who exactly?

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48948	Tue 04/28/15 05:48 PM
As mom333 explains it, the young man had an excuse for trying to engage in criminal activity because someone was the victim of racism. Meanwhile, back in this universe ...

yellowrose10 Joined Tue 12/11/07 Posts: 52804	Tue 04/28/15 05:49 PM
The whys of what he did might be reasons NOT excuses. Makes me wonder if anyone is giving the same to the cops that caused the kid to die. Maybe they came from abusive homes, etc. Regardless it's not an excuse for any one Wrong is wrong. The mom stood up for what was right

mom333 Joined Sun 06/15/14 Posts: 1238	Tue 04/28/15 05:49 PM
this son ..his views, his hostility, his opinions..who he has become as this angry young man is made up of a myriad of experiences from the day he was born some of them good and loving I am sure like the bond felt between mother and infant as she rocked him, sang to him, loved him perhaps good childhood playmates on the school playground and some good teachers so that he could see what a grown up in authority should be like..to watch over with benevolent authority over those in their charge some of the things that have shaped this boy were harsh, unfair..the hard lessons in life that many of our children did not have to learn the prevalence of drugs and violence in his own neighborhood poverty and harsh living conditions..only he really knows the images he carries within himself sometimes the good does not outweigh the bad sometimes it is difficult to just stand still and take it over and over and over with head bent down as I said before I dont know what it's like to walk in this boy's shoes only he does All good points, but even the least educated among us knows right from wrong, and his participation, his presence, at a known act of violence and agression, speaks volumes to his character and resolve but that is you side-lining. your looking at the actions and not what caused him to get angry like that. you don't know if he is uneducated or has a lovely home, as I said you have not lived his life. even in a court of law they look at the circumstances for a particular crime.

Sojourning_Soul Joined Fri 02/13/09 Posts: 10767	Tue 04/28/15 05:51 PM
So let's use the excuse for rioting. The mom was scared and angry and lashed out. So if rioting is ok then you would agree the mom's actions are too? the thing is everyone is saying rioting is wrong. It is! The thugs were targeting innocent people! The mom was pissed at her kid thay was ready to be a thug and target innocent people. This kid wasn't innocent in this and the mom did what she needed to do and sent that punk back home. Hopefully he will remember this next time he wants the gang mentality. I would pit my nose in a book than mess with mama maybe he would have his nose buried in a book if he didn't see such foulness around him. he is an angry child who didn't just wake up like that, something made him like that. there is always a reason for the way someone acts. Like his choice of friends and NOT listening to his mother! if that were the case there would be rioting everywhere in every corner of the world. this child has had to live with certain truths and so have a lot of the rioters. instead of writing children of and writing people of because they doing something, you should try and listen to what they are saying. and not just judge without doing that, you have not lived this child's life. If someone were burning my town and it wasn't infected with a plague, the last thing I'd be doing is listening to the ones doing the burning! the thing is it was and is infected with a plague, a plague of racism. in every form. some people well it does not affect them, others it does and Ive said it before you don't know what you would do. these are people who are frightened, angry, sad, etc not just thugs. racism is not a good thing look what it does it never was nor is judging or hating someone because you feel their different from you. the people who have died didn't just spring up out of nowhere, these are peoples babies uncles aunties dads moms etc. Get real girl! I'm not talking metaphors here. A visit by the citizens to the town council meetings would cure what happened here!

TMommy Joined Fri 05/10/13 Posts: 9850	Tue 04/28/15 05:52 PM Edited by TMommy on Tue 04/28/15 05:53 PM
The whys of what he did might be reasons NOT excuses. Makes me wonder if anyone is giving the same to the cops that caused the kid to die. Maybe they came from abusive homes, etc. Regardless it's not an excuse for any one Wrong is wrong. The mom stood up for what was right I am not debating that issue if someone breaks a law in this country then he ( or she) will face the consequences for doing so

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48948	Tue 04/28/15 05:54 PM
The whys of what he did might be reasons NOT excuses. Makes me wonder if anyone is giving the same to the cops that caused the kid to die. Maybe they came from abusive homes, etc. Regardless it's not an excuse for any one Wrong is wrong. The mom stood up for what was right I am not debating that issue if someone breaks a law in this country then he ( or she) will face the consequences for doing so And that young man received a consequence from his mother.

Sojourning_Soul Joined Fri 02/13/09 Posts: 10767	Tue 04/28/15 05:54 PM
this son ..his views, his hostility, his opinions..who he has become as this angry young man is made up of a myriad of experiences from the day he was born some of them good and loving I am sure like the bond felt between mother and infant as she rocked him, sang to him, loved him perhaps good childhood playmates on the school playground and some good teachers so that he could see what a grown up in authority should be like..to watch over with benevolent authority over those in their charge some of the things that have shaped this boy were harsh, unfair..the hard lessons in life that many of our children did not have to learn the prevalence of drugs and violence in his own neighborhood poverty and harsh living conditions..only he really knows the images he carries within himself sometimes the good does not outweigh the bad sometimes it is difficult to just stand still and take it over and over and over with head bent down as I said before I dont know what it's like to walk in this boy's shoes only he does All good points, but even the least educated among us knows right from wrong, and his participation, his presence, at a known act of violence and agression, speaks volumes to his character and resolve but that is you side-lining. your looking at the actions and not what caused him to get angry like that. you don't know if he is uneducated or has a lovely home, as I said you have not lived his life. even in a court of law they look at the circumstances for a particular crime. Again I feel you may be to young and naive to even understand the gist of the comments to this conversation. I admire your effort, but your reasoning is flawed.

mom333 Joined Sun 06/15/14 Posts: 1238	Tue 04/28/15 05:55 PM
As mom333 explains it, the young man had an excuse for trying to engage in criminal activity because someone was the victim of racism. Meanwhile, back in this universe ... lets say you have a son you grew him up good but all through your lives you encountered racism constantly. your son friend who you knew was a good kid going to school one day with your son and the police chased him down. beat him senseless and they didn't even say why they were doing it. they try to lock him up but they couldn't make it stick. he goes home and his mom tries to do something but nobody listens, a riot starts because they beat another kid who actually died, your son and his friend join behind you back. can you finish that of ?

yellowrose10 Joined Tue 12/11/07 Posts: 52804	Tue 04/28/15 05:55 PM
The whys of what he did might be reasons NOT excuses. Makes me wonder if anyone is giving the same to the cops that caused the kid to die. Maybe they came from abusive homes, etc. Regardless it's not an excuse for any one Wrong is wrong. The mom stood up for what was right I am not debating that issue if someone breaks a law in this country then he ( or she) will face the consequences for doing so I agree.

mom333 Joined Sun 06/15/14 Posts: 1238	Tue 04/28/15 05:57 PM
this son ..his views, his hostility, his opinions..who he has become as this angry young man is made up of a myriad of experiences from the day he was born some of them good and loving I am sure like the bond felt between mother and infant as she rocked him, sang to him, loved him perhaps good childhood playmates on the school playground and some good teachers so that he could see what a grown up in authority should be like..to watch over with benevolent authority over those in their charge some of the things that have shaped this boy were harsh, unfair..the hard lessons in life that many of our children did not have to learn the prevalence of drugs and violence in his own neighborhood poverty and harsh living conditions..only he really knows the images he carries within himself sometimes the good does not outweigh the bad sometimes it is difficult to just stand still and take it over and over and over with head bent down as I said before I dont know what it's like to walk in this boy's shoes only he does All good points, but even the least educated among us knows right from wrong, and his participation, his presence, at a known act of violence and agression, speaks volumes to his character and resolve but that is you side-lining. your looking at the actions and not what caused him to get angry like that. you don't know if he is uneducated or has a lovely home, as I said you have not lived his life. even in a court of law they look at the circumstances for a particular crime. Again I feel you may be to young and naive to even understand the gist of the comments to this conversation. I admire your effort, but your reasoning is flawed. all im going to say is im a black woman who has had her fair share of racism in the past. not just by white people I may add. and I am not trying to reason I really don't need to. if you talk to someone that is upset you will find out why they are upset. simple.

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48948	Tue 04/28/15 05:58 PM
Making excuses for criminal behavior enables criminal behavior.

mom333 Joined Sun 06/15/14 Posts: 1238	Tue 04/28/15 06:00 PM
So let's use the excuse for rioting. The mom was scared and angry and lashed out. So if rioting is ok then you would agree the mom's actions are too? the thing is everyone is saying rioting is wrong. It is! The thugs were targeting innocent people! The mom was pissed at her kid thay was ready to be a thug and target innocent people. This kid wasn't innocent in this and the mom did what she needed to do and sent that punk back home. Hopefully he will remember this next time he wants the gang mentality. I would pit my nose in a book than mess with mama maybe he would have his nose buried in a book if he didn't see such foulness around him. he is an angry child who didn't just wake up like that, something made him like that. there is always a reason for the way someone acts. Like his choice of friends and NOT listening to his mother! if that were the case there would be rioting everywhere in every corner of the world. this child has had to live with certain truths and so have a lot of the rioters. instead of writing children of and writing people of because they doing something, you should try and listen to what they are saying. and not just judge without doing that, you have not lived this child's life. If someone were burning my town and it wasn't infected with a plague, the last thing I'd be doing is listening to the ones doing the burning! the thing is it was and is infected with a plague, a plague of racism. in every form. some people well it does not affect them, others it does and Ive said it before you don't know what you would do. these are people who are frightened, angry, sad, etc not just thugs. racism is not a good thing look what it does it never was nor is judging or hating someone because you feel their different from you. the people who have died didn't just spring up out of nowhere, these are peoples babies uncles aunties dads moms etc. Get real girl! I'm not talking metaphors here. A visit by the citizens to the town council meetings would cure what happened here! a lot of things could change what happened when someone actually changes something well there is always hope.