Why don't you watch this video of Michael expressing regret over what he was doing and admitting his mom did what she did because she cares about him.
If you can handle it.
Son of Baltimore Mother Who Slapped Him Speaks Out
I'm sure your attention span is too short to watch the whole thing so just fast forward to about the 4 minute mark for the kid's comments, Joan.
My only problem with what I have seen in the interviews with mother and son is that the focus has been on her concern with protecting her son’s safety. I would like to hear the kid say also that he now realizes that throwing rocks at the police is wrong.