Mom filmed berating her son at Baltimore riots didn’t ‘want him to be a Freddie Gray’
By Abby Ohlheiser April 28 at 6:30 PM
A woman seen berating and hitting a black-clad teenager, later confirmed to be her son, has been hailed as “mom of the year” after her intervention on the streets of Baltimore was caught on video. As violence flared up across the city on Monday, the woman, who was identified as Toya Graham on Tuesday afternoon, was filmed telling her child to “take that f—— mask off.”[I was knocked to the ground by Freddie Gray rioters, then helped to my feet]
Graham spoke to CBS News about the video, which initially went viral with little context. In the interview, the single mother of six tells the network that she intervened out of concern for her 16-year-old son’s safety.
“That’s my only son, and at the end of the day, I don’t want him to be a Freddie Gray,” Graham said. “But to stand up there and vandalize police officers, that’s not justice.”
It would be nice if there were more parents like this.
More parents like this? You mean more single mothers with 6 children? No. What we need is a lot less of parents like this.
Right Declan maybe she should have given him a TIMEOUT!. That works for Ridgewood kids just ask their parents.
Having watched the clip, I didn’t come away thinking that she had in any way made the slightest impression on her hoodlum son. It made for some good TV though. I still believe we would not have these failed cities like Baltimore, Detroit, Newark, etc., if women like this didn’t keep having multiple kids with multiple men.
Give her a Lax stick !
Take Amtrak to DC….sit on the left side and look at Baltimore….you wouldn’t believe that you were still in the US !
I agree with the second part your post Declan.
You don’t right a wrong with another wrong. Abusive behavior may solve a short term problem but in the long term it only creates future abusers.