BALTIMORE, Maryland (The Adobo Chronicles ) – Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has dismissed the 5,000 members of the National Guard and has called on all Baltimore moms to register for a spcecial task force aimed at restoring peace and order in the city.

Hogan earlier declared a state of emergency and called in the National Guard to deal with violent and destructive protests following the funeral of Freddie Gray, a black man, who died in police custody.

Acknowledging that using guns, tear gas and other amunition is not going to solve the problem, Hogan appealed to able-bodied Baltimore moms to step in.

The idea came from an unnamed Baltimore mother who was shown on television smacking her son — who was dressed all in black — for taking part in the riots against police and businesses Monday afternoon and dragging him away.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts even acknowledged the mother’s actions during a press conference early Tuesday morning. “And if you saw in one scene, you had one a mother who grabbed their child who had a hood on his head and she started smacking him on the head because she was so embarrassed. I wish I had more parents who took charge of their kids tonight,” Batts said.

As of press time, hundreds of Baltimore moms have signed up for the special task force.