Parents Fight Over Which Gang Toddler Should Join

KMGH Denver reported A couple fighting about which gang their 4-year-old toddler

The father is 19, and the mother 18, and the cile is four. This means the father was 14 and the mother 13 when it was conceived. Does anyone see a problem here?

should join caused a public disturbance that resulted in the father's arrest, Commerce City police said Thursday.

Let it grow up and decide for himself. Maybe if he is lucky he will decide to avoid gangs altogether.

... 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.

Deciding which church to take a child to is raising him. Picking a gang for him to join is not raising him, especially if he is 4 years old.

Basically, she said they cannot agree on which gang the baby would 'claim,'" Sandoval said.

Why not let him decide when he grows up, say when he enters third grade.

Manzanares was charged with disorderly conduct, harassment, and domestic violence. He was transported to the Adams County Detention Facility.

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