“Marquez had several arrests for theft and assault and was on juvenile probation at the time of his death. But his teachers at the Rosi Hinton alternative program in the David Douglas School District described him as a “model student” and said he was polite, well-liked and good at math.”
All that tells me is the kid was smart enough to work the system. I can remember a couple of the “teacher’s pets” back in 8th grade. One of them was among the worst human beings I’ve ever met, even to this day. But he knew how to suck up to the teachers and they all thought he was just peachy.
Ugh...and you just know that he's doing the same thing with his boss(es) now, much to the misery of his co-workers.
I know the type very well.