Posted on 12/11/2013 1:52:48 AM PST by moonshinner_09
A judge has let off a 16-year-old boy who killed four people while driving drunk after the teen's lawyers claimed his rich parents spoiled him and never taught him about consequences. Ethan Couch of Keller, Texas, had faced 20 years behind bars but walked away with 10 years of probation Tuesday, something that angered his victims' families. 'Money always seems to keep (Couch) out of trouble,' Eric Boyles, whose wife and daughter were killed in the June 15 crash, told the Star Telegram after sentencing. 'Ultimately today, I felt that money did prevail. If (he) had been any other youth, I feel like the circumstances would have been different.'Couch's blood alcohol reading was .24 and he also had a Valium in his system after he and a group of friends stole alcohol from Walmart, drank it and later piled into his pick-up truck. Driving 70 miles in a 40 miles per hour zone, he struck and killed four pedestrians as well as injuring two of his own passengers who remain paralyzed. Youth pastor Brian Jennings; mother and daughter Hollie and Shelby Boyles; and 24-year-old Breanna Mitchell all died in the accident.A psychologist called by the defense, Dr. Gary Miller, blamed the teen's behavior on his parents, claiming they gave him whatever he wanted including 'freedoms no young person should have.' Miller called Couch a product of 'affluenza,' where his family felt their wealth bought privilege and there was no rational link between behavior and consequences. He added that the boy had an 'intellectual age' of 18 but an 'emotional age' of 12. 'The teen never learned to say that you’re sorry if you hurt someone
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That’s like the Menendez brothers crying about being orphans.
He’ll never stick to the probation unless he’s locked in the country club for ten years. And then I’d doubt it. This is round one for this punk.
Would it kill ya’ to learn how to format?
Drag him into civil court and take everything he and his punk parrents have.
Bump
Waaaah!
I guess it’s tough for readers with a third grade education...
How many years should the parents get? Minimum of five plus a very large fine, plus being sued by the survivors.
So, sociopathic substance-abusing wealthy brat is a protected class now? I guess I shouldn’t be surprised since so many Democrats are drawn from their number.
Paragraphs are your friend, and a courtesy to the reader.
It’s all about “it’s not who you know...it’s about who you blow.”
The same rule applies to politics.
RutRoformatcopsareatitagain
These children get away with a lot of stuff in the public schools in Texas for the exact same reason. Been there and done that.
Oh, and those of you who don’t like it aren’t going to be able to do anything about it.
He will screw up again.Sooner or later he will get his payback.
If this happened to one of mine he would have a big problem on his hands....just saying!!!!
***something that angered his victims’ families.***
Texas is a big state with lots of isolated areas. it took a couple of years and an informer to find Madalyn Murray O’Hair’s body.
Third graders already understand the need for paragraphs, just like the original source.
If someone is posting a thread to share information, making it readible in normal formats isn’t a great effort.
Recall that Judge, for starters.
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