made the radio, posted it online. the omaha police officers union reposted it to highlight what they call the cycle of violence and thuggery that the community faces. outrage followed at the apparent child abuse and exploitation of a 2-year-old for someone's cheap entertainment and say some critics by the police association to make what might or might not be a legitimate point in what they see as a racially inflammatory way. as we mentioned, for the first time the child's mother is speaking out. talking to dave roberts, reporter at cnn affiliated ketv. because she's a minor, 16, we're concealing her identity and bleeping out her name from his report. >> the video he had a clean diaper, the house was clean. like they said, kids cuss. every kid does it. so he's a smart little boy. and all the cussing he did, he doesn't do that unless the person that told him to do that, my son doesn't cuss like that. i don't allow it. >> reporter: the 16-year-old mom says a friend of her brother filmed the video while she was