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Antoni Dobrow is a polish man born in Plock, Poland, he loves dirt bikes, adrenaline and any experience that makes him feel alive and gives him money. He grew without much trouble, attended to primary school in Plock. From a very young age he developed a passion for dirt bikes, talking about them, watching the off-road tracks on TV and dreaming of riding one himself. When he turned 10 his parents bought him a dirt bike, , taught him how to ride it, and took him to the tracks. When he turned 11, they let him ride alone after he demonstrated that he was capable of handling it. During one of these solo rides, he encountered a pack of wolves and escaped from being attacked. Shortly after finishing primary school, both his parents died in a house fire. He stayed by his mother’s side in the hospital for almost two weeks before she died. This situation changed his outlook on life, making him emotionally distant and less likely to form deep bonds. Antoni was later taken by an uncle who lived in Boise, Idaho. In Boise he attended Boise High School, quickly learned english and made a single friend, Ryan, talking about dirt bikes. During his high school years, Antoni tried weed, enjoyed it, and began using it regularly. When Antoni turned 18, his uncle kicked him out of the house, not wanting an adopted son, especially one who smoked weed. He stayed at Ryan’s house for a while before finding a job and renting a cheap apartment. He worked at McDonald's, as a plumber, and for an extermination company, but he couldn’t keep a job for long because he found them boring. Eventually he found a job that gave him all he wanted, freedom, money and the chance to learn something new while meeting new people every day. He became a locksmith and worked in the trade for five years before quitting. On the day he quit, as he was leaving on his motorcycle, a car hit him, leaving him severely injured, he had to stay in the hospital for four months. When he finally returned home, he was met with a crushing hospital bill of $326.000, which destroyed his life once again. Around the same time this happened, he received a call from Ryan, his old friend who wanted to meet up. Ryan needed someone who could ride a dirt bike for a job. They met and Ryan explained Antoni that it was a robbery, he made a living by gathering intel on houses and stealing valuables. Antoni, sold everything he owned except his dirt bike to cover the hospital bill and helped Ryan. His first job earned him $35,000, and soon, robbing houses became a regular thing. They continued these hits for about 4 years. Just when they were about to do their last job, Ryan got killed by a homeowner, Antoni fled from the place and started to panic, he didn't feel safe in Boise no more. Before leaving, he placed nearly $1 million in a cold wallet for Ryan's family and took a flight to Los Angeles, believing it would be the perfect city to put his skills to use, not as a beginner like in Boise, but with more experience and knowing how to do it right. Original full background, six pages.
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The Story of Polish immigrants who turned down a dark path of violent crime.
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“We have two Americas: one where opportunity is locked in, the other where it is largely locked out.”― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America This thread follows the interactions and development of a second generation Polish-American, Aaron Kaczanowski.
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