"A crazy life" is a vague and general term used to describe someone's out of the norm life. However, the teen life that Luis Rodriguez went through includes innumerable gang shootings, beatings and arrests, as well as acts of street crimes that cost the lives of his friends and family members. This crazy life, however, did not just pop out of nowhere. It progressively and steadily built from little events and influences into a full-fledged hardcore gangster life.

Luis Rodriguez's childhood life started out by the constant torture and beating that his older brother, Rano, inflicted upon him. Rano would push Luis off the roof of the house, knocking the wind out of the poor kid or smashing a metal bucket onto his head causing a gash in Luis' head to spout blood. In anot

Luis became involved with the gang of his area called the Animal Tribe. He was then twelve. He witnessed gang shootings such as one that left a friend, Clavo with countless pellets in his face and an exploded eye, that later left him with one eye. He also went through many accounts of abuse from the police. In one incident the Huntington Beach Police agitated a few members of the Animal Tribe by saying racial comments directed towards them. As soon as they were angered and ready to fight, the white men revealed themselves as police and arrested the Mexican teens. They searched around for no reason and found mescaline and a couple of joints. Delighted, they arrested them for felonies and violations of the law.

Along with being the troublemakers of the town, Luis and his gang soon turned to stealing. It began with "harmless" stealing such as candy, toys, and food from local grocery stores or shopping centers. Then gradually, the stealing developed into something quite more heavy duty. Yuk Yuk, one of the Tribe members formed organized stealing within their group. Expensive ten-speed bikes were stolen from neighborhoods and local malls. While one of them sped off on an unlocked bike, another would trail behind in a car towards Shed's business, which offered cash on delivery for any stolen goods from television sets, stereos, cameras, and guns. Another type of stealing business that Yuk Yuk introduced the Tribe to was stealing cars. He familiarized Luis and the gang to Jandro, who would commission them to steal certain cars. He also taught them

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