Re: drugs, alcohol, stealing, gangs
Oh gosh how terrible. Your aunt/uncle must be so worried about their son, what they did wrong, what to do now, legal issues, baysti in the community, etc. I would just advise to keep the channel of communication open with the boy, try to bite your tongue and don't scream at him k tu nay humari naak katwadi or whatever. Maybe after he gets kicked around by the world a bit he will come crawling back to you guys. But just keep the door open. Also, it is very easy to fall back into the same pattern because obviously he is going to hang out with the same people. He needs to 'detox' with a change of location. I agree with the Pakistan thing...dont beat him up there or anything it's just a good break mentally and makes one see straight. After detox the family should completely uproot themselves to a new city and make sure the son has some productive activity to stay busy. In the worst case scenario, he will get some juvenile detention which could be a blessing in disguise bc then it will scare him into changing himself without the lifetime effects of a criminal record.