Have you ever woken up...and in the midst of your groggy, half-asleep state in which you aren't quite aware of everything yet, but you know you aren't dreaming, you read something so stupid that it makes you think - "Did I just read that right?"
Maybe you even read it again to make sure it sticks? Or that the shock of caffeine hitting your system for the first time in several hours isn't playing tricks on your mind.
This is one of those days. You see, Joseph Manzanares was fighting with his girlfriend inside a Hollywood Video store in Commerce City, Colorado. His girlfriend worked there, and Manzanares reportedly stormed in while she was working, threatened to kill her, and then proceeded to knock over several displays, videos, and even a computer.
Police were called, and Manzanares was arrested for disorderly conduct, harrassment, and domestic violence.
Now - the kicker:
His girlfriend told police that they had been arguing about the upbringing of their son and which gang he should belong to. The teen mother, who is black, is a member of the Crips. Manzanares is Hispanic and belongs to the Westside Ballers gang, the woman said.
"They have different ideas on how the baby should be raised. Basically, she said they cannot agree on which gang the baby would 'claim,'" Sandoval said.
What...you ask me? Which gang the child will join? Hey...I wouldn't make this shit up!
At any rate, yes, their primary argument was which gang they should encourage their small child to grow into...I'm assuming they'll at least wait until the child's, say, 12 before they give him his first set of "colors"?
Now, I can understand couples arguing over how to bring up their child. Couples that come from different religious backgrounds, for example, might argue over which political beliefs they want to instill in their children...or even whether or not to allow a stranger to dip the child's head in Holy Water. When should we start potty training? What school should we send them to?
It's a common argument...
But which gang your child is going to join? Seriously?
And apparently, I'm the only one who sees a major problem with this, since the harrassment charge on Manzanares was dropped, and he was sentenced to only one year's probation for the disorderly conduct charge. Nothing was reported regarding the domestic violence charge.
My question is - Why the hell is that child still in that home! Isn't this child endangerment?
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