that's the entire point, the police do it because they think they are justified and the mother did the same thing because she felt she was justified, just like Adrian Peterson felt like he was justified.
The police weren't justified, they had zero reason to whip his ass the way he did. He didn't commit a crime, he did nothing wrong. They thought they were justified because they passed a test and have a badge but they weren't justified in on solitary way.
She was justified because he was committing a crime, he was doing some shyt that could have huge ramifications on his life as well as hers. He was putting himself and others in danger by doing something he shouldn't have been doing. Her actions were justified, those rocks being thrown is assault, which is a crime.
AP was wrong on every level, just like his parents were wrong and my parents were wrong for beating me with shyt and leaving marks but that was some back in the day shyt.
I said I would have come at my child and threw one of the same bricks at his ass and in my mind I would have been justified in doing it but guess what I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE WRONG because that is assault, but I would have taken whatever punishment came my way and wouldn't have bytched about it one bit because I can promise you the next time they would have been in that situation they would have thought twice before picking up that "alley apple".