As you read this post you should really have Leonard Berstein's music from the soundtrack of "West Side Story," the 1961 musical movie version of the Romeo and Juliet saga, running through your head.The Denver Post reported the other day that the parents of a 4 year-old boy fought to the point of one threatening to kill the other. Sadly, that isn't terribly unusual. The wrinkle here is that the fight was over which gang the child would join.
Instead of Capulet v. Montague think Jets v. Sharks (hence the theme music) because these former lovers are feuding about whether the progeny of their star-crossed union will grow up to become a Crip like Mom or a Westside Baller like Dad.
Unlike the musical, this story ends (for now) with Romeo/Tony pleading guilty to disorderly conduct and Juliet/Maria presumably teaching her "YG" (Young Gangster) son a little "312" (Crip Love).
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