Finally, his probation officer had Robert sent to the Durango juvenile facility for 48 days. He may have failed his classes, but Robert can provide an expert summary of his neighborhood's gangs, pointing all directions of the compass and spouting street numbers. Yet he's never heard of LCM, one of the largest Hispanic gangs in the Valley. At Robert's age, his neighborhood is his whole world. The students at Azteca cannot understand why a newspaper would do a story on them, why so many observers come into their class, and have difficulty describing their lives in comparative terms.
Abusive families are normal.
Poverty is normal. He says his nana is strict and would keep him out of trouble. All rights reserved.