This is very disturbing and shocked me quite a bit. Are children this young really having decisions like this made for them by their parents? This may sound horrible, but this 4 year old isn't getting a fair chance at life.
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Parents Fight Over Which Gang Toddler Should Join
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- A couple fighting about which gang their 4-year-old toddler should join caused a public disturbance that resulted in the father's arrest, Commerce City police said Thursday.
On Saturday, Joseph Manzanares stormed into the Hollywood Video store where his girlfriend worked, threatened to kill her and knocked over several video displays and even a computer, Commerce City police Sgt. Joe Sandoval said.
After he ran out of the store, police were called and the 19-year-old was arrested at his home.
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.
Manzanares was charged with disorderly conduct, harassment, and domestic violence. He was transported to the Adams County Detention Facility.
On Tuesday, he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was sentenced to a year of probation. The misdemeanor harassment charge was dropped.
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Wow! If that isn't a reason
Wow! If that isn't a reason for CPS stepping in, I don't know what is! Poor baby boy
If CPS doesn't step in and
If CPS doesn't step in and take this child we have a serious problem. These parents are raising their child to be a killer. I only pray that the little boy makes friends in school that offer to bring him to church and he makes the right choices when he gets older.
Well, this is sad and a bit
Well, this is sad and a bit bizarre, but at least both parents are interested in how the child is raised :) Even if both approaches are horrible.
It's so nice to finally read
It's so nice to finally read a story about a father taking an active interest in his child's life. You know, if you let your kid get in with the wrong gang, it affects his whole life.
I'm kidding. Totally, totally kidding. I wish this article was a joke.
Poor kid doesn't stand a
Poor kid doesn't stand a chance does he?
What's sad is that he's the one that will have to pay, whether with his life or in jail time, because his parents are idiots.