Affluenza - WTF!

[CXS]

Attorneys for Texas teen Ethan Couch claimed that his "affluenza" meant he was blameless for driving drunk and causing a crash that left four people dead in June. Simply put, Couch, 16, claims that his condition stemmed from having wealthy, privileged parents who never set limits for him.

Judge Jean Boyd sentenced him Tuesday to 10 years of probation but no jail time, saying she would work to find him a long-term treatment facility.

But Eric Boyles, who lost his wife and daughter in the crash, said on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," "There are absolutely no consequences for what occurred that day. The primary message has to absolutely be that money and privilege can't buy justice in this country."

 

[bofa]

Yeah I was reading about this yesterday... wtf and where do I get some?

 

[BrianSD_42]

next election throw the judge out. problem solved.

 

[zopperman]

next election throw the judge out. problem solved.

not quite... it still set a precedent that has to be over ruled...

 

[CXS]

Why not having a condition stemmed from having poor, underpriveldged parents who never set limits?

 

[zopperman]

Why not having a condition stemmed from having poor, underpriveldged parents who never set limits?

Because then 90% of people wouldn't be criminals.

 

[the great him]

i bet that judge would of ruled differently had it been a member of his family that was killed....


F him he, just like that punk kid will get his, karmas a ***** and she has some scores to settle

 

[piccrazy30]

^^^I totally agree, karma will come for him when he least expects it. As a mom it makes me sick that parents just let their kids do whatever they want and get away with it, then when something like this happens the kid excepts the same, a little slap on the hand *BullShit*

Another thing about this story that makes me mad is that with the whole nation/world seeing this story how many other kids/young adults out there think I might be able to get away with it too if I go out and drink and drive home and something like this happens. I can get off and not go to prision for the rest of my life….like its become a little more acceptable than it use to be. They won't put me in prison until I get 3, 4, or even 5 DUI's or kill someone (or maybe not).

 

[02SE]

Wouldn't it be ironic if this little punk, Ethan Couch, when he is out driving drunk again, hits and kills Judge Jean Boyd's family.

 

[RunninInGA]

Wouldn't it be ironic if this little punk, Ethan Couch, when he is out driving drunk again, hits and kills Judge Jean Boyd's family.

Ironic, yes, but why the need to kill innocent individuals to inflict pain on your primary target?

 

[Huber76311]

Unfortunate, but true

I work with people everyday who refuse to take responsibility for their actions. They want you to believe teachers weren't good enough, the government doesn't give them enough, or their parents wouldn't let them have a dog. They'll say anything to keep from blaming themselves. One person I'm familiar with has had 9 DWIs in the past 7 years. Each time his sentence is "continue on probation." Jail and prison are no longer a deterrent. We need to make it a deterrent or things will just get worse.

Doc
2014 T4R Trail; no mods yet, only had it a month

 

[LandCruiser]

This piece of shit needs to spend 20 years in jail, with the general population of hardcore criminals... so he gets his ass traded for cigarettes and candy bars.

Instead the judge will get him probation and treatment.

Treatment?

For what?

I don't care about his feelings, his upbringing, or his addiction.

He murdered people. In a better time we'd have him shot or hanged... or one then the other, just to be sure.

 

[CXS]

It gets worse:

Ethan Couch — Spoiled little rich kid.
Dr. Miller painted a picture of a family whose child rearing skills are obviously lacking. Ethan Couch was allowed to drive at 13. He received a ticket from police, and no punishment at home, after he was found in a vehicle at age 15, with a passed out, undressed 14 year old girl beside him. Miller says that Ethan Couch will need years of therapy. He believes that with one or two years’ worth of treatment, and no contact with his parents, Couch’s life can be turned around. Defense attorneys asked that Couch be sent to a home in California that offers “intense, one on one therapy.” If approved, that treatment will cost $450,000, to be paid by Couch’s father.
According to the American Psychiatric Association, there is no recognized diagnosis called “affluenza.”Fort Worth Star-Telegram

 

[RunninInGA]

Some people are more equal than others.

 

[zopperman]

It gets worse:

Ethan Couch — Spoiled little rich kid.
Dr. Miller painted a picture of a family whose child rearing skills are obviously lacking. Ethan Couch was allowed to drive at 13. He received a ticket from police, and no punishment at home, after he was found in a vehicle at age 15, with a passed out, undressed 14 year old girl beside him. Miller says that Ethan Couch will need years of therapy. He believes that with one or two years’ worth of treatment, and no contact with his parents, Couch’s life can be turned around. Defense attorneys asked that Couch be sent to a home in California that offers “intense, one on one therapy.” If approved, that treatment will cost $450,000, to be paid by Couch’s father.
According to the American Psychiatric Association, there is no recognized diagnosis called “affluenza.”Fort Worth Star-Telegram

It's amazing how you can BUY your way out of anything..

 

[02SE]

Ironic, yes, but why the need to kill innocent individuals to inflict pain on your primary target?

Who said anything about a 'need' to kill anyone? Certainly not me.

I simply said it would be ironic if that little quadruple murdering turd, whom the bleeding heart Judge failed to hold accountable for his actions, was out driving drunk again, and just happened to plow into and kill someone from the Judge's family.

 

[RunninInGA]

Who said anything about a 'need' to kill anyone? Certainly not me.

I simply said it would be ironic if that little quadruple murdering turd, whom the bleeding heart Judge failed to hold accountable for his actions, was out driving drunk again, and just happened to plow into and kill someone from the Judge's family.

I understood. My question is why do innocent family members need to die for your point to be proven to the judge? I'm sorry this wasn't more clear initially.

 

[Thai]

Sometimes, I just don't understand our system. How can the judge sleep at night after that stupid decision?!

 

[CXS]

A big donation of cash from a friend probably helps.

 

[02SE]

I understood. My question is why do innocent family members need to die for your point to be proven to the judge? I'm sorry this wasn't more clear initially.

Apparently you didn't understand what I was saying. Because you just repeated the question.

So, just to be clear:

I hold no ill will for the Judge's family.

It would simply be ironic if the Judge's failure to hold the punk accountable, at least in any meaningful way, someday affects the Judge's family directly.

Ie: She let him off with a very light sentence, someday it might come back around to bite her in the ass.

That's it. Nothing more, nothing less.