Cyrus Langhorne
[With global attention centered on Baltimore, Maryland amid the death of Freddie Gray this week, former Crips leader-turned-activist/peacemaker Eugene “Big U” Henley speaks to SOHH about footage of a Maryland woman beating her son for participating in the riots.]
Once you become a police officer, you have a license to kill. These police officers have bureaucracies that are put out to ‘check’ them but they’re run by ex-police officers and so it’s about where do you stand up?
Mom Beats Son On Video
How do you make them hear your voice? You have white people who are in the media like this [CNN News] woman and her thing is, even to this day, all black people are the same. The same brush.
It doesn’t matter. She thinks they’re all thugs and bases that off what the president said and she’s highlighting that conversation.
The only other thing you’re seeing on the news is this sister who beat her son and whooped his butt to get him out of rioting. I don’t look down on her negatively but at the same time when it’s time for him to go fight for her, how ready will he be to protect her?
I’m not going to stop my son. If my son is willing to fight, [I’ll let him.] What do we do? We send kids off to war for reasons that they have no understanding.
But she beat the living out of her son and it would have been child abuse but she’s being celebrated by white people. I’m not going to give her that. I’m sorry.
That’s the same son you would tell to defend your house if an invader ran into your house. That’s the same son who would be a coward and a punk if he didn’t do something and let someone walk into the door.
I’m not going to say that to my son. I’ve got three sons. One is twenty-seven, one is twenty-three and one if fifteen. I teach my son that the police does not like you and you have to be more educated and self-respecting than the people you are going to encounter.
You have to work five times harder and be five times smarter.
I have to teach my son that if the police pull you over, you show them your hands. This is how we have to teach our kids. The police scare me. They teach you that.
For more on Eugene “Big U” Henley, visit his website: www.developingoptions.org
Eugene is a council member of Gangster Chronicles , a media platform that gives current and ex-convicts the ability to share their stories, put an end to mythologies by unveiling hidden stories and reach the youth through literature. The roster consists of men who were leaders of well-known gangs, such as the Vicelords and Black Mafia, and even a man who inspired a character on the popular HBO series “The Wire.”
I was going to disagree but dude kind of has a valid point.
No he doesn’t. And I don’t want a single person on this planet thinking that he somehow speaks for me.
F-ck you s-ssie. Your voicebox resembles a v*gina. That f-ggot -ss b*tch humiliated and stripped the masculinity away from him cause she don’t want to lose one of her 3 sons (depending on your news source). She can lose them just as quick not fighting back against the police. Stop c-onin dude. And this b-tch is a c-on who needs to be killed
“”F-ck you s-ssie. Your voicebox resembles a v*gina. That f-ggot -ss b*tch”
You can stop there, we know enough.
Why are you talking to me sambo. Mind yours house n*igg. You have no comment for the rest of what I said though? Yeah we know your docile little obedient boy.
lol spoken like a true punkass corner boy. all mouth, you wouldn’t step to me solo chump…
Wow violence now? E thug. iNerd
Yes he does. If violence is wrong, it should be wrong all the time. How is it justified to use violence to beat Black boys on TV, but wrong to use violence (throwing rocks) to combat social oppression?
There’s levels to this sht lol. Punishing your kid and throwing rocks at the popo is not the same kind of violence.
Doesn’t matter. It’s still violence. One is praised (Black on Black violence) while the other is condemned (selective retaliatory violence against the state in the name of defense against injustice). The latter should be praised and the former condemned.
throwing rocks at the KILLER Popos who murdered innocent people is the best thing ever..they should hevae buss some shotz at them pigz too..!
no punk cant tell me nuthing about it..we know whats goodin the streetz
violence is wrong all the time yet some want to give brownie point to bloods and crips joining forces against the cops.Yes those cops were wrong and deserve jail but acting like Bloods and Crips are better is foolish. These gangs are responsible for more black men dying then any other group out there. They hate cops because they can’t get away with murdering black men like cops, It’s jealously and not about civil rights for these criminals
Change your name sir
lol@him brushing people with a single stroke, as he rails against that very thing. stay small, little u…..
Says a guy named little….. loser
I was going to disagree but dude kind of has a valid point.
No he doesn’t. And I don’t want a single person on this planet thinking that he somehow speaks for me.
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F*ck you sissie. Your voicebox resembles a v*gina. That f*ggot *ss b*tch humiliated and stripped the masculinity away from him cause she don’t want to lose one of her 3 sons (depending on your news source). She can lose them just as quick not fighting back against the police. Stop coonin dude. And this b*tch is a coon who needs to be killed
F-ck you s-ssie. Your voicebox resembles a v*gina. That f-ggot -ss b*tch humiliated and stripped the masculinity away from him cause she don’t want to lose one of her 3 sons (depending on your news source). She can lose them just as quick not fighting back against the police. Stop c-onin dude. And this b-tch is a c-on who needs to be killed
“”F-ck you s-ssie. Your voicebox resembles a v*gina. That f-ggot -ss b*tch”
You can stop there, we know enough.
Why are you talking to me sambo. Mind yours house n*igg. You have no comment for the rest of what I said though? Yeah we know your docile little obedient boy.
?? two of those down for you critic
Yes he does. If violence is wrong, it should be wrong all the time. How is it justified to use violence to beat Black boys on TV, but wrong to use violence (throwing rocks) to combat social oppression?
stfu. that kid deserved to get his dumb ass slapped in head by his moma.
lol spoken like a true punkass corner boy. all mouth, you wouldn’t step to me solo chump…
There’s levels to this shit lol. Punishing your kid and throwing rocks at the popo is not the same kind of violence.
There’s levels to this sht lol. Punishing your kid and throwing rocks at the popo is not the same kind of violence.
Wow violence now? E thug. iNerd
violence is wrong all the time yet some want to give brownie point to bloods and crips joining forces against the cops.Yes those cops were wrong and deserve jail but acting like Bloods and Crips are better is foolish. These gangs are responsible for more black men dying then any other group out there. They hate cops because they can’t get away with murdering black men like cops, It’s jealously and not about civil rights for these criminals
Change your name sir
Doesn’t matter. It’s still violence. One is praised (Black on Black violence) while the other is condemned (selective retaliatory violence against the state in the name of defense against injustice). The latter should be praised and the former condemned.
throwing rocks at the KILLER Popos who murdered innocent people is the best thing ever..they should hevae buss some shotz at them pigz too..!
no punk cant tell me nuthing about it..we know whats goodin the streetz
lol@him brushing people with a single stroke, as he rails against that very thing. stay small, little u…..
Says a guy named little….. loser
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So he’d be cool with his sons robbing stores, burning down community centers, and cutting fire hoses… clown
This brother is correct. That this mother is being praised for beating her son is completely problematic as it shows white people are willing to celebrate Black people beating on each other. When it comes to combating the system and the power structure they tell us “Violence is not the key. Violence begets more violence.” But when a mother uses violence to beat her son on TV she’s the “Mom Of the Year” and “Hero Mom”. I find it deeply troubling and unsettling that this woman is being lauded for using violence all the while if we were to use violence to correct the actions of police we would be demonized.
You’re as bad as little u, wanting to generalize. You want to profile the police as you crybaby about them profiling you, now that’s comical…
So youre angry cause white people reportedly celebrated her punishing her child ?
It wouldve been ok if white’s were left out this story ?
Oh and if you think she was being violent you have no clue what you’re speaking on.
Don’t got time to explain to you clowns. BALTIMORE STAND UP!!!!
Since we’re giving out awards for mothers using violence to discipline their kids, can someone get the mothers of these killer cops on the phone to smack their murderous sons upside the head?
reactionary smallminded dude, just like little u….
drama queen
Yes you are
Preach and please ignore the hip hop loving racists and their house negro allies.
Co sign.
Of course! Ain’t no one swayed by these clowns!! lol
This brother is correct. That this mother is being praised for beating her son is completely problematic as it shows white people are willing to celebrate Black people beating on each other. When it comes to combating the system and the power structure they tell us “Violence is not the key. Violence begets more violence.” But when a mother uses violence to beat her son on TV she’s the “Mom Of the Year” and “Hero Mom”. I find it deeply troubling and unsettling that this woman is being lauded for using violence all the while if we were to use violence to correct the actions of police we would be demonized.
nigga you always sound like the biggest fucking pussy… quit ya goddamn whining and grow up.
You’re as bad as little u, wanting to generalize. You want to profile the police as you crybaby about them profiling you, now that’s comical…
So youre angry cause white people reportedly celebrated her punishing her child ?
It wouldve been ok if white’s were left out this story ?
Oh and if you think she was being violent you have no clue what you’re speaking on.
Don’t got time to explain to you clowns. BALTIMORE STAND UP!!!!
Sit down nigga
lol
Since we’re giving out awards for mothers using violence to discipline their kids, can someone get the mothers of these killer cops on the phone to smack their murderous sons upside the head?
reactionary smallminded dude, just like little u….
drama queen
Preach and please ignore the hip hop loving white racists and their house negro allies.
Yes you are
Of course! Ain’t no one swayed by these clowns!! lol
stfu you piece of shit. your moma should have whipped your dumb ass in head and maybe you’d turned out better.
We send kids off to war for reasons that they have no understanding.
what a dumb ass. there is no draft. people sign up for the army and shit you dipshit muthafucker. quit fucking crying. you was a gnagbanger and killed more blacks than any cop you ever know.
She was smaccin him up because she ain’t wanna see him end up dead!!! Big homie I don’t agree with your statement!!!
I have to agree with dude. That woman is being celebrated by white America for beating her son, the same white America that said it’s bad to discipline your children.
African keeping the Truth moving. Africans have to do more than talk about free domicile of themselves + the Culture we bring into being, so some Fear + Respect of Africans is necessity. Just as being wise to the situations you place yourself into.
“Once you become a police officer, you have a license to kill.”…….says the ex-gangbanger who shot at other black men.
Key word EX. He learned from his wrongdoings, has repented, sought redemption, and is trying to be a force for good. Can’t keep bringing up a man’s past. He changed. He’s not still doing it so there’s nothing hypocritical here. Nice try.
So now she the focus? Let’s not lose sight of the real issue that Freddy Grey was assassinated while in police custody.
She was smaccin him up because she ain’t wanna see him end up dead!!! Big homie I don’t agree with your statement!!!
I have to agree with dude. That woman is being celebrated by white America for beating her son, the same white America that said it’s bad to discipline your children.
African keeping the Truth moving. Africans have to do more than talk about free domicile of themselves + the Culture we bring into being, so some Fear + Respect of Africans is necessity. Just as being wise to the situations you place yourself into.
“Once you become a police officer, you have a license to kill.”…….says the ex-gangbanger who shot at other black men.
Key word EX. He learned from his wrongdoings, has repented, sought redemption, and is trying to be a force for good. Can’t keep bringing up a man’s past. He changed. He’s not still doing it so there’s nothing hypocritical here. Nice try.
Your mother
So now she the focus? Let’s not lose sight of the real issue that Freddy Grey was assassinated while in police custody.
Totally disagree with this dude. He talks about having a son protecting his mother – well, he can’t do that if he’s out looting and she’s at home by herself, vulnerable. Hell no. In the middle of a riot, the boy should be at home, protecting the family.
I don’t see how any rational person can chastise a mother for disciplining her son – during a fucking riot!!!
Totally disagree with this dude. He talks about having a son protecting his mother – well, he can’t do that if he’s out looting and she’s at home by herself, vulnerable. Hell no. In the middle of a riot, the boy should be at home, protecting the family.
I don’t see how any rational person can chastise a mother for disciplining her son – during a riot!!!
Theres clearly some new generation neverhad theirasswhipped dudes on here,,,violence?,,thats called discipline and when more kids had it(discipline),,more kids had it!,,,think bout it
Theres clearly some new generation neverhad theirasswhipped dudes on here,,,violence?,,thats called discipline and when more kids had it(discipline),,more kids had it!,,,think bout it
lol
I’m a woman and I do understand where he is coming from. I was just discussing this issue with a friend of mine today. My daughter goes to a predominately white school. She wasn’t listening to me, I didn’t spank her but I did tell her that I was going to if she continued being irresponsible with her belongings. My daughter then went to school and told them what I said to her. I was called at work at 9:30 in the morning and told that if she came to school with another accusation of me spanking her that they would call child protective services. I told the woman that called that she is putting me in a position to have my child disrespecting me if when I discipline her she feels all she can do is go and report me to her school and I will have no say so mind you my daughter is only 7. In my daughters mind she was saving herself from a spanking but when she came home and I explained the repercussions of her actions, like her being taken away from me and being placed in foster care etc, she understood that you don’t make false accusations or create a situation just to save yourself from not being able to just do what you want. I also told her that she knows my daughter from school and I know my daughter period. I know that my daughter is spoiled is rarely spanked and she has a strong disposition the same way I do. I make no excuses. So all of that for me simply telling my daughter I would spank her and she never even got an actual spanking but I was threatened to have my child possibly taken away and for a moment feared to even discipline her. That was the most awkward moment of being a mother feeling like you had no say in the upbringing of your own child because you were now afraid if you said the wrong thing she would be taken away from you when all I’m doing is trying to teach her how to be responsible. They send her report card home saying that she needs to be more responsible with her belongings then when I try to instill that in her because the things she misplaces cost money I’m the bad guy. So it is hypocritical to me for this mother to get praise for slapping up her son, when I merely told mine I would spank her and was quickly reprimanded. We are told we cannot beat our children had she slapped him up at home for not listening and he had reported her it would have been a different story and I feel that is where Big U is coming from. I don’t agree with the looting and the violence but I can understand where it is coming from. In 1997 I was arrested with my boyfriend in the West Village because we looked suspicious, I was wearing a summer dress, sandals and a pocket book and he in no way shape or form looked like what white people would consider a thug, we were stopped in front of BBQ’s. They emptied my pocketbook on the hood of the car while people are watching, found nothing and still arrested us, & put us in separate cars. When I got in the back of the cruiser it was a black man in the backseat in handcuffs. They took us down to the station and I was given a ticket and had to go to court, they kept my boyfriend overnight, so I had to make the trip back to Queens on public transporation after 12am by this time alone. I remember when I got home I just laid in my bed and cried because it was at that moment I realized what Black men go through on a daily basis. I was embarrassing, unwarranted and humiliating. When I went to court for the ticket they were all kinds of lies that we were disturbing the peace etc. Things which had never taken place. The charges were dismissed because I had never gotten into any trouble I was 21 years old at the time. It’s truly sad that some white people think they know black people from what they see on televison, lump us all together when no individual is the same no matter what race they are. I laugh when my daughter speaks about people and think to myself how upset some white people would be when they hear her say that all people are colored, lol. She says people are beige, brown a lighter brown, tan, etc. Some of the racist comments only show how ignorant some people truly are.. Disturbing. You can never know what a black person goes through until you have walked in their shoes so save all the woe is me bullshit because there is nothing WEAK about a Black Man or Woman because we would have never survived. May this young man rest in peace and hopefully one day people will realize your skin color is just that a color we all bleed the same blood.
Longest comment in sohh history lol
lol, forgive me. I had A LOT to say, lol
It’s okay! You had to get it out of your heart and I’m glad you did!
Thank you 🙂
I’m a woman and I do understand where he is coming from. I was just discussing this issue with a friend of mine today. My daughter goes to a predominately white school. She wasn’t listening to me, I didn’t spank her but I did tell her that I was going to if she continued being irresponsible with her belongings. My daughter then went to school and told them what I said to her. I was called at work at 9:30 in the morning and told that if she came to school with another accusation of me spanking her that they would call child protective services. I told the woman that called that she is putting me in a position to have my child disrespecting me if when I discipline her she feels all she can do is go and report me to her school and I will have no say so mind you my daughter is only 7. In my daughters mind she was saving herself from a spanking but when she came home and I explained the repercussions of her actions, like her being taken away from me and being placed in foster care etc, she understood that you don’t make false accusations or create a situation just to save yourself from not being able to just do what you want. I also told her that she knows my daughter from school and I know my daughter period. I know that my daughter is spoiled is rarely spanked and she has a strong disposition the same way I do. I make no excuses. So all of that for me simply telling my daughter I would spank her and she never even got an actual spanking but I was threatened to have my child possibly taken away and for a moment feared to even discipline her. That was the most awkward moment of being a mother feeling like you had no say in the upbringing of your own child because you were now afraid if you said the wrong thing she would be taken away from you when all I’m doing is trying to teach her how to be responsible. They send her report card home saying that she needs to be more responsible with her belongings then when I try to instill that in her because the things she misplaces cost money I’m the bad guy. So it is hypocritical to me for this mother to get praise for slapping up her son, when I merely told mine I would spank her and was quickly reprimanded. We are told we cannot beat our children had she slapped him up at home for not listening and he had reported her it would have been a different story and I feel that is where Big U is coming from. I don’t agree with the looting and the violence but I can understand where it is coming from. In 1997 I was arrested with my boyfriend in the West Village because we looked suspicious, I was wearing a summer dress, sandals and a pocket book and he in no way shape or form looked like what white people would consider a thug, we were stopped in front of BBQ’s. They emptied my pocketbook on the hood of the car while people are watching, found nothing and still arrested us, & put us in separate cars. When I got in the back of the cruiser it was a black man in the backseat in handcuffs. They took us down to the station and I was given a ticket and had to go to court, they kept my boyfriend overnight, so I had to make the trip back to Queens on public transporation after 12am by this time alone. I remember when I got home I just laid in my bed and cried because it was at that moment I realized what Black men go through on a daily basis. I was embarrassing, unwarranted and humiliating. When I went to court for the ticket they were all kinds of lies that we were disturbing the peace etc. Things which had never taken place. The charges were dismissed because I had never gotten into any trouble I was 21 years old at the time. It’s truly sad that some white people think they know black people from what they see on televison, lump us all together when no individual is the same no matter what race they are. I laugh when my daughter speaks about people and think to myself how upset some white people would be when they hear her say that all people are colored, lol. She says people are beige, brown a lighter brown, tan, etc. Some of the racist comments only show how ignorant some people truly are.. Disturbing. You can never know what a black person goes through until you have walked in their shoes so save all the woe is me bullshit because there is nothing WEAK about a Black Man or Woman because we would have never survived. May this young man rest in peace and hopefully one day people will realize your skin color is just that a color we all bleed the same blood.
Longest comment in sohh history lol
lol, forgive me. I had A LOT to say, lol
It’s okay! You had to get it out of your heart and I’m glad you did!
Thank you 🙂
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