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Compassion Tested: Ex-Convict Rocky Rontal 

October 20, 2016 
by Carolyn Drake 
Adrano "Rocky" Rontal grew up in a troubled home, in a poor city, in a rich country. As a child, he defended his mother from an abusive, drunk father. At 11, he started breaking into homes, stealing food for his family. Moving from that to stealing cars, he was sent to California Youth Authority at 15, where he learns to be a gang member. At 17 he went to prison for killing the man who sprayed bullets at his home. His sister was raped and murdered while he is in prison. 32 years later Rocky was released, no longer a gangster, having learned forgiveness and compassion, but is tempted to commit murder again while his sister's killer was on trial.

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