‘Mother of the year:’ Baltimore woman slaps, scolds rioter

After apparently finding her son dressed in black riot gear, a Baltimore woman was captured on camera slapping the young man and marching him away from the police. The scene quickly went viral online, with the woman being dubbed “Mother of the Year.”

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake ordered a mandatory curfew to be imposed on Tuesday night after a violent riot erupted in the wake of the funeral for Freddie Gray, a young black man who died in police custody over a week ago.

Gray died as a result of severe injuries suffered in police custody. Escalating violence in the city pushed Rawlings-Blake to implement a week-long curfew, but one Baltimore woman took matters into her own hands when she found what many people believe to be her son ready to riot.

Those three slaps in the video inspired a Twitter user to comment that the woman was “mom of the year” and that “She’s just lookin’ out for her son apparently.”

A video captioned “that awkward moment you mom catches you rioting” also emerged.

Source: http://rt.com/usa/253609-baltimore-woman-slaps-rioter/

‘Mother of the year:’ Baltimore woman slaps, scolds rioter