This is my community. The rage here is palpable.
And they couldn’t get a new judge for the second ruling?? Affluenza is not even a word.
what a travesty
This bitch needs to be impeached- This closed court crap is illegal.
“...and could face prison time if he runs away from the facility or violates any other terms of his probation, Alpert said.”
And why wouldn’t he? The state just reinforced his sense of entitlement. We’ll be seeing this guy again.
Is this a new story?
Why in the world would this judge do this? It really can’t even be political. Most liberals that I know would certainly object to letting someone off the hook for a crime because they are rich. In fact, they’d probably want to throw the book at the kid BECAUSE his family is wealthy.
So basically, this judge bought the defense argument that this kid, because of the wealth of his family, was lacking a sense of responsibility. Therefore, the answer is, let him off the hook again??? Since the parents couldn’t instill a sense of responsibility, the judge should have done so.
Photos here of the drunk driving killer and victims....
The parents have accepted responsibility for their son’s behavior.
Once the civil lawsuits are filed, I’ll bet they change that story. Fortunately, the parents are very, very wealthy and there is plenty of money for the plaintiffs to get at.
Van der Sloot in the making.
Any other person would be serving life at the very least. This judge was paid off.
He’ll fit right in when he runs for Congress.
Fort Worth judge declines to add jail time for Couch
She ordered Couch, 16, to enter a “lock down” addiction treatment facility and
to not drive or use alcohol or drugs for 10 years, according to a news release
from the Tarrant County district attorney’s office. She ordered his parents
to pay for his treatment.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/02/05/5544125/judge-declines-to-add-jail-time.html#my-headlines-default?rh=1#storylink=cpy
Well I’m gonna get harshed on for this but what difference would jail time make? Sending this soft, little white worm to prison to be abused won’t undo the tragedy or rehabilitate him in any way.
It will however, traumatize him enough to want to continue drinking/drugging himself into oblivion.
He’s got 10 years probation... he will very likely do jail time for any violations if he doesn’t straight arrow himself through HS and college and make something of himself.