The phenomenon I refer to as 'pibes chorros' ('child thieves') has three main causes: there is no family, no school, and no Church. It is in this context that we find young people who are capable of killing for a backpack or a cell phone.
New York City prosecutors asked the Supreme Court to reinstate the murder conviction of Pedro Hernandez, 64, in the disappearance and killing of 6-year-old Etan Patz....