[Uncle Chip]

Affluenza Disease — Now I’ve heard it all.

Isn’t the judge exacerbating the kid’s disease with his ruling???

[SES1066]

Isn’t the judge exacerbating the kid’s disease with his ruling???

In psycho terms, it is called 'enabling!' Like that judge up in Montana who 'sentenced' a 54 yo teacher to 30 days in jail for raping his 14 yo student, this is not really punishment but instead a slap-on-the-wrists!

[logic101.net]

Anything over 0.17 should be considered attempted murder, killing someone while drunk should be murder. Funny thing is that the organization that supposedly stands for tougher drunk driving laws is silent when someone wants to get tough on either the truly drunk of repeat drunk drivers. But, when they can reduce the level from .10 to .08 MADD is right there.

The reason for this is that much of their funding comes from teaching the classes drunks have to take to get their driving privleges back.

Twice I got checks from MADD for $2.50 with envelopes that said “check enclosed”, the ltr asked me to send the check back to them with more money. Both times I cashed them at a bar and endorsed the check with, “Thanks for the drink”.

[Wolfie]

I think Judges have a “there but for the Grace of God go I” mentality when it comes to drunk driving. Especially if the defendant is of the same socio-economic class.

[BenLurkin]

Yup!