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'Affluenza' teen's mother back in U.S.
CNN ^ | 12/31/2015

Posted on 12/31/2015 6:17:15 AM PST by Wolfie

'Affluenza' teen's mother back in U.S.

Tonya Couch, the mother of "affluenza" teen Ethan Couch has returned to the United States. In video obtained by CNN, the mother can be seen in handcuffs with U.S. Marshals at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Texas prosecutors have said Tonya Couch will be charged with hindering the apprehension of a juvenile, and if convicted, faces between two and 10 years in jail.

A Mexican immigration official with knowledge of the case said Ethan Couch's attorneys had filed a writ to seek protection and block his deportation. If the teen confirms his wish to go forward with that approach, the case would go to trial, and proceedings could take months, the official said.

"At this time we do not have a time frame. We do not know if the Mexicans have the highest priority on this case like we do here in America," Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Richard Hunter told reporters Wednesday. "It's on their time schedule. We've seen these things happen as quickly as two weeks to two months."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: affluenza; alcohol; wod
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To: henkster

It’s certainly rare to get more than you have paid for.


41 posted on 12/31/2015 7:40:37 AM PST by Paladin2 (my non-desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, nor my gran-mah.)
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To: Wolfie

What the media calls “has returned” has another name.

She was DEPORTED by Mexico.

See how easy it is to deport people.


42 posted on 12/31/2015 7:44:16 AM PST by lacrew
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To: Wolfie
If the teen confirms his wish to go forward with that approach, the case would go to trial, and proceedings could take months, the official said.

Months in a Mexican jail might do him a world of good.

43 posted on 12/31/2015 7:46:35 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: mazda77

Will the Mexicans keep him for over 200 days like Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi USMC?


44 posted on 12/31/2015 7:54:55 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT (BINGO!)
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To: Cobra64

Rush started it with a parody.

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2007/11/26/affluenza_survivor_thanks_rush


45 posted on 12/31/2015 7:56:22 AM PST by mazda77
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Nah, they’ll get tired of him in a couple of days. Imagine the whining and crying he will be creating because his mommy is not near.


46 posted on 12/31/2015 7:57:54 AM PST by mazda77
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To: Rides_A_Red_Horse

Justice should also serve the victims of crimes. It cannot bring back and restore them to what they were before the crime, but it should give them the sense that their lives mattered, the state is addressing their loss, and that the person who committed the crime has been held accountable.

That was completely disregarded in the original sentence in this case.


47 posted on 12/31/2015 8:02:11 AM PST by henkster (Never elect a president with unresolved mommy issues.)
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To: a fool in paradise

Wasn’t there a case where Mexico was fighting to get a murderer released (or refusing to surrender a murderer) because the US has a death penalty?


Yes, “W” Bush wanted to hand the issue over to the International Court. Ted Cruz argued before the Supreme Court on behalf of the State of Texas that this would infringe upon State Rights. He won. It’s another reason the GOP establishment hates Ted.


48 posted on 12/31/2015 8:03:53 AM PST by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: henkster

I agree. My point is the judge seemed to be using the philosophy that some aren’t really accountable. Think of someone with profound brain damage who may cause damage to public property but not really understand their action.

The judge perverted that argument. Expect it to be a popular defense among the elite in the near future.


49 posted on 12/31/2015 8:06:55 AM PST by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: mazda77

I knew a US Navy squid that went south of the border.
Was arrested for peeing in an alley (drunk) and somehow his wallet was gone, took a few days for the Shore Patrol to find him!

That was thirty years ago and he still whines about it!


50 posted on 12/31/2015 8:09:11 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT (BINGO!)
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To: Wolfie
A Mexican immigration official with knowledge of the case said Ethan Couch's attorneys had filed a writ offered a bribe to seek protection and block his deportation.

Happy to help you out there, CNN!

51 posted on 12/31/2015 8:12:06 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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To: Paladin2
Mommie Dearest reminds me of Debbie Washerwoman Schultz.


52 posted on 12/31/2015 8:17:19 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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To: Wolfie

Oh My! What is this little boy to do without his Mom to guide him and protect him? /S


53 posted on 12/31/2015 8:35:06 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 ((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
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To: Ditter

The Wiki article on the family.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Couch


54 posted on 12/31/2015 8:35:26 AM PST by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: Wolfie
In June 2013, he plowed into a stranded motorist and three people who were helping her. All four were killed.

Two people riding in the bed of the teen's pickup were tossed in the crash and severely injured. One is no longer able to move or talk because of a brain injury, while the other suffered internal injuries and broken bones.

Three hours after the crash, tests showed Couch had a blood alcohol content of 0.24, three times the legal limit

At least he wasn't smoking pot.

55 posted on 12/31/2015 9:35:01 AM PST by ConservingFreedom (a "guest worker" is a stateless person with no ties to any community, only to his paymaster)
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To: SamAdams76

And that was 3 hours after the crash, as i understand it.


56 posted on 12/31/2015 10:43:00 AM PST by dmz
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