Enabling Mothers

A  Mercedes Benz SUV was riddled with bullets. After  the shooting that left her son in critical condition, a mother pleaded for anyone who knows about the crime to come forward with information.  The mother indicates that her 23 year old son is  "a very good-hearted person" in response to a reporter's questions that her son has an extensive arrest record on drug and theft charges. Further, reports indicate that the woman's son is currently on probation after a recent arrest for a hit and run with property damage and drug possession. Certainly, the difficulties that mothers face when their child is injured or killed in shooting incidents are understandable. However, when those children are caught up in a life of crime, it is inconceivable how some mothers seem to believe that their sons are or were such "good boys"  who can or could do no wrong in their eyes! Reality check please!