The house was earned by his father for executing. He was a peasant who fought in the struggle against Batista, but he was disabled by alcoholism a few years ago. He died recently.

They say that in moments of drunkenness, which were common, he would make proud statements about the many counterrevolutionaries that he had shot at the beginning of the Revolution. Perhaps with many bullets he won his home… and so much alcohol. Perhaps.

But let's get back to the son, the one in the photo.

As a child, he was the typical "dog killer" from a dysfunctional family. As an adult, he's basically a lazy bum. He's fathered several children with different women. His wife is known for selling powdered milk on the black market. His only actual occupation (other than what's in evidence in the A.P. photo which identifies him as a member of the Rapid Response Brigades in the service of State Security): confronted with a growing crime problem in the neighborhood, the residents have contracted him as a private security guard for 30 pesos a night.

Journalists and Cubanologists: analyze these details, strictly true, and you will have the key to understanding the "Cuban problem".