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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not going to judge this mom because I don't know her, or her son, and I don't know what they have been through. She probably did what needed to be done.

That said, the reaction to it is truly bizarre. Whether she was right or wrong is beside the point. Whether or not it was actually a beating is beside the point. If this was a white boy in Bethesda, I guarantee there would be a lot more people accusing her of abuse. There would also be people calling her a hero, but not as many as we are seeing here. We would also be hearing excuses for the boy's behavior - rough childhood, mental problems, school system, school lunches, common core, Obama, Benghazi.

But with the black boy in Baltimore, we all just assume that this is the only way to deal with him, and that every other mom should have been out there beating their sons as well.  [/quote]

[b]I don't think there would be the differentiation you're predicting. Any loving parent who comes across his/her child in a dangerous situation would react in extreme ways to get the child out of harm's way. That's the bottom line. Reasonable people would see the parents' actions for what they are - necessary and appropriate, given the unusual and extreme circumstances.

I don't assume this Baltimore mother's actions mean hitting her child was the "only way to deal with him." It's clear to me that she panicked at the visual her son presented, and was terrified for her son's safety because she understood how quickly he could end up dead under the circumstances. She reacted from a place of anxiety and concern for her son. End of story.[/quote][/b]

In that moment, if I had seen my son in a riot filled with mob mentality fury, I would certainly not hesitate smacking my boy right there in front of everyone to divert him away from the situation.

I don't know this woman or her son, but I know that if that was what I had to do to because I was afraid for the life of my son I would do it.  You could all call me child abuser or whatever, but if it saves his life I don't care.  I doubt saying "hey Larlo, let's go talk about this over some ice cream" would have got him out of there in the middle of a riot.

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