Posted on 04/30/2015 1:13:03 PM PDT by dennisw
Mother of Baltimore rioter REGRETS telling 18-year-old son to turn himself in for smashing up cars with traffic cone after his bail is set at $500,000
Allen Bullock, 18, was on front page of local paper smashing up a car He posted the photo on his Facebook with a message for Freddie Gray But when his stepfather saw the paper he told him to turn himself in Now, however, his family regrets the move as he faces 8 years in jail
The mother of a rioter says she regrets telling her son to turn himself in.
Allen Bullock, 18, appeared on the front page of the Baltimore Sun last Sunday, smashing a car windscreen with a traffic cone. It was two days before a state of emergency was declared in the Maryland capital to control riots.
After seeing the newspaper, Bullock's stepfather Maurice Hawkins told him he had to 'do the right thing' and contacted police.
But now, with Bullock's bail set at $500,000 and the threat of eight years in jail, his family has wavered in their conviction.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Not to worry. They would have found him anyway.
Facing the consequences of his actions might be the only hope he has for turning his life around.
How? Those teen rioters all look pretty much alike, /S.
I guess their moral values have a price!
Yup.
After seeing the newspaper, Bullock's stepfather Maurice Hawkins told him he had to 'do the right thing' and contacted police.
The right thing includes doing jail time. You should have smacked him upside the head and made him come home. Then we wouldn't be having this discussion.
If he only broke one winsheild 8 years would be ridiculous.
He should have to pay $ for each and every one.
#ShouldaUsedMyHoodie
Participating in a riot is a serious crime.
He looks like a good boy preparing for a community college degree in Social and Economic Justice.
The kid is yooful moron. No one was physically injured by him. If I am judge///// If he has no extensive juvenile record I would order him to pay $5000 restitution for damaged police property
How about the guy on the right with the zebra striped hoodie? I never saw one of those before. Mr Zebra is bashing the car with a stick
do the crime, pay the time
punk thug
You should never, EVER get police involved in “teaching” your child. We learned it the hard way for something downright silly a couple of decades ago. The days of “officer Friendly” helping you “scare your kid straight” are long gone. You merely serve your child up into the arms of a malevolent enforcer these days.
...dam Norwegians..all look alike..he mutters under his breath
Baltimore has been a big tourist destination in recent years, especially at the Inner Harbor development.
You have to wonder, how many people will vote with their feet and avoid Baltimore now?? You can’t force tourists and conventions to go to a particular place. Both tourists and business decisions can be made to avoid places perceived as dangerous.
Ms.Mayor and her team have work cut out for them in that area. How to convince the world that Baltimore is really a place they want to visit.......
The car looks like a privately owned vehicle. Let the insurance company pay to repair the car. Then let the insurance company go after the creep who damaged it while demonstrating his commitment to "social justice." I'm sure they can sue his parents for the several thousand dollars it'll take to fix the car. Meanwhile keep the "yout" in jail.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.