The mother has been exercising poor judgement.
The first bad decision was getting involved with a gangmember to begin with. That goes for any woman who gets involved with a known criminal.

I wonder why she didn't use some of the funds to MOVE to another part of the city/state or to relocate somewhere else.Or to save the money for living expenses while she's mourning?

Or if you're going to get a car, get a safe used car and pay for it outright....rather than trying to finance a new car and entering into debt?

Once her decision to buy a new car(BEFORE her son was buried) became public, those who donated and the general public have every right to question her decision making.

Asking "where are the good parents?" in Chicago is reaching though. In every bad area, there are regular decent people working hard just to support themselves and their families. The scumbags just overshadow the normal people.