Normalized Crime

In this episode Berto takes us through a exercise to find out how Eric and the listeners feel about a betrayal between 2 mystery people. In the end, we find out who the Betrayed and the Betrayer are and how they were affected by it. Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime

In this episode we discuss the issue of recidivism and how easy it is to reoffend as a gang member. We cover individuals that have been stuck in the revolving door of the criminal justice system for basically the entirety of their lives. Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime

In this episode we talk about situations where Gang members cross each other. Learn why it happens, and why it really probably cannot be avoided. Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime

In this episode we interview Torrance Taylor who started up with beginning to similar story to many of our guests, but later in life leaves that crime behind and become a youth counselor and helps kids to escape this lifestyle. Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime

In this episode Berto shares a couple stories of different experiences he has encountered with regards to drug use while he was in the gang. And ultimately, how drugs can have a life long effect on lives. Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime

In this episode Berto explains how easily gang members fall into the criminal lifestyle even when they're not trying to. Also, he shares examples of how simple situations turn into violence.

In this episode we discuss how some of the urban podcasts and other media programs glorify street Life and give a false perception about what can happen to you when in the world of Gangs or street life. Berto shares some stories of how at times you can seem so distance from this world and suddenly you will find yourself knee deep in the dangers that come along with this lifestyle. Support the show...

Join us this week as we invite a close friend of Berto's to the podcast. Paulino Ornealas, owner and founder of Swift Roofing in Milwaukee, grew up in the same environment as Berto and was able to bypass Gang life. Now he currently runs his own company that generates more than 3 million dollars in revenue per year! Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime

Catch the final installment of the Milwaukee Mafia Podcast featuring Berto. Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime

In this episode Berto shares a story where him and a group of friends meet some girls and join them at a party, but at a certain point in the night the party goes south, a fight starts happening, and the women start it! Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime

Catch the third episode of the Milwaukee Mafia Podcast Featuring Berto Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime

Berto shares a couple of stories of how a member can be removed from the gang through violations and/or murder. Also, how it affects the member that was removed from the gang as well all the other members of the gang. Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime

Catch the second episode of the 4 part series from the Milwaukee Mafia Podcast that featured Berto. Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime

We take a look back at some more discussion from the Milwaukee Mafia Podcast series, including some peoples stories of cooperation, a murder involving bleaching and a look at what could have happened if all of the Latin Kings chapters had been merged into one. Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime

Over the next few weeks we will be posting the full series the Milwaukee Mafia podcast did about Berto. Episodes will be released every Tuesday. Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime

In this episode we take some clips from the series Berto did on the Milwaukee Mafia podcast and revisit them. Berto touches on some of the topics a bit deeper, and details aspects of the physical violations that take place in the gang. You will also see the complete series dropped in the feed on Tuesdays for the next month.

In this episode Berto discusses someone he knew who had very similar past as his own, and how this person was sentenced to a life sentence + 50 years. We discuss how our criminal system can impose disproportionate sentences to different people with like crimes, whether this is fair, and if anything can be done about it.

Check out this bonus episode of Berto featured on the Wrong to strong Podcast Learn more about the wrong to strong podcast at https://open.spotify.com/show/1fxmH9mqd3T3nXr53WuWdP

We are joined this week by a special guest JC from https://wrongtostrong.com/ we discuss JC early life as a gang member, then his eventual change from Gangs to working with the drug cartel. We discuss how he overcame the struggles and started a movement that is helping others to do the same thing as he was able to do.

Berto shares of a couple stories of when he fell on hard times and explains why sometimes Gang Members turn to crime in order to survive the streets.

In this episode Berto tells the story of how a couple members of a Milwaukee gang see the opportunity to spread the Latin Kings to an Indian reservation near Eau Claire, Wisconsin. We discuss how easily gangs can spread to other communities and take over

In this episode Berto tells some stories of how Gang members will drop everything and rush to the aid of other people in the Gang, We discuss the good and bad sides of that and see how sometimes gang members can take advantage of that "Blind Loyalty"

Berto tackles how people from the outside of a gang can pulled into the gang just by being around gang members as he shares a story of an army guy who gets sucked into teaching them how to handle guns.

In this episode Berto dives in to getting out of prison and talks about some of the things that could have existed in the prison system to make him and any other prisoner getting out of prison transition easier.

In this episode Berto talks about the different jobs he did to earn income while in prison and some of the many jobs that people will do in the underground economy of the prison.we discuss prison currency and how a prisoner converts that currency to real money