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Baltimore Mom Smacks Son After Spotting Him on TV at Protests

Taylor Berman · 04/28/15 10:26AM

Last night, a short video emerged that purportedly showed a Baltimore mom slapping and berating her son after spotting him on TV at yesterday’s riots. The Associated Press has now published a longer, clearer version video which shows the full motherly assault.

From Funeral to Riot: 7 Hours In Baltimore

Andy Cush · 04/27/15 08:40PM

Two police cars, a cruiser and a transport van, were on fire at the intersection of Baltimore’s North and Pennsylvania Avenues. Dozens of people poured out of a CVS on the same corner, arms full of toilet paper and baby wipes. An older man in a pageboy cap put his hand on my shoulder and walked with me for a few steps. “You’ve gotta get out of here,” he said. “These people are crazy. They want to hurt people who look like you.”

Dancing Protestor Moons Baltimore Riot Cops Live on CNN

Taylor Berman · 04/27/15 02:51PM

As riot police lined up in Baltimore this afternoon in anticipation of an eighth straight day of demonstrations over the death of Freddie Gray, a dancing protestor—or perhaps just a random passer-by—decided to pull down his pants and show them his ass. The perfect moment was captured live on CNN, much to host Brooke Baldwin’s chagrin.