what it saw was how he 'd go on if i let him go on - not just getfin what he wanted from selena , or spendin the money he 'd robbed out of his kids ' bank accounts , but workin on em ; belittlin joe junior for his good grades n his love of history ; clappin little pete on the back whenever pete called somebody a sheeny or said one of his classmates was lazy as a nigger ; workin on em ; always workin on em .