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No jail for rich ‘affluenza’ teen, Ethan Couch, after deadly wreck: judge
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Posted on 03/03/2014 10:02:24 PM PST by chessplayer

For a second time, a Texas judge sentenced Ethan Couch to 10 years' probation for a wreck that killed four people. The ruling in Fort Worth on Wednesday was the same previously made by the judge. Prosecutors had asked the judge to sentence the 16-year-old to 20 years in state custody.

FORT WORTH, Texas — A judge on Wednesday ordered a Texas teenager who was sentenced to 10 years’ probation in a drunken-driving crash that killed four people to go to a rehabilitation facility paid for by his parents.

Wynn and prosecutor Richard Alpert would not identify the facility where Couch will go or where it is located. The teen’s family previously had offered to pay for Couch to go to a $450,000-a-year rehabilitation center near Newport Beach, Calif.

There is NO MINIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME Couch must spend in the facility before his release, prosecutor Riley Shaw said.

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To: al_c
What ... This doesn’t happen in other states?

Not that I've ever heard.

41 posted on 03/04/2014 6:46:41 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: freedomfiter2
May the victim’s families do better in the civil court.

Texas is a tort reform state. Any damages are capped.

42 posted on 03/04/2014 6:47:21 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: chessplayer

And when he breaks his probabtion, and we all know he will, what then? Usually when someone breaks their probation then they go back to prison to serve the remainder of their sentence. But there is no prison sentence in this case to impose. So do they send him back to rehab?


43 posted on 03/04/2014 6:49:22 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

What state had O.J. on trial?

Yep ... Bad judgements happen in all states.


44 posted on 03/04/2014 7:41:11 AM PST by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: DoodleDawg

Well, what’s the cap for the paralyzed victim?


45 posted on 03/04/2014 7:59:00 AM PST by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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To: GailA

From your description, it sounds like baby bro is doing himself in and probably won’t make 60, maybe not even 55. Sad when people choose to do that, refuse any meaningful help. I’m sorry you’ve had to live with that.


46 posted on 03/04/2014 8:39:58 AM PST by EDINVA
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To: al_c
What state had O.J. on trial?

OJ, agree or disagree, was found not guilty. I've never heard of another case where a drunk kid kills four and gets off scott-free.

47 posted on 03/04/2014 8:58:39 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: freedomfiter2
Well, what’s the cap for the paralyzed victim?

Depends on the economic damages. Less than a million.

48 posted on 03/04/2014 9:11:35 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

That’s pathetic.


49 posted on 03/04/2014 9:27:19 AM PST by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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To: chessplayer
The "affluenza" defense sounded like a bad piece of satire, something that you'd read in The Onion or something like that.

We've come to the point where nobody is held responsible for his actions anymore. Rather, we have an upside down world where perpetrators are the victims of non-existent "mental illnesses" invented by their defense teams. As far as I'm concerned, a spoiled brat getting away with homicide with a trumped-up defense like "affluenza" is no different from minorities using "racism" as their excuse for their anti-social behavior.

50 posted on 03/04/2014 11:29:55 AM PST by ek_hornbeck
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To: GeronL

I wonder if this kid will survive long enough to actually be called a responsible adult


51 posted on 03/04/2014 12:45:37 PM PST by rights with responsibilities
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To: spetznaz
Everyone is not equal. The life of this 'kid' is worth much more than those of the four people killed and one paralyzed. After all, this 'kid' comes from a wealthy family, while the others were from more normal means.

It's true, you can buy "justice" in the US just as you can in any corrupt third world country.

I'm waiting for some idiot to start accusing you of engaging in "class warfare" or calling you a "communist" for pointing out the obvious.

52 posted on 03/04/2014 2:28:22 PM PST by ek_hornbeck
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To: chessplayer
As much as I despise him I think one of Lenny Bruce's famous quotes applies here:

"In the halls of justice,the only justice is in the halls"

53 posted on 03/04/2014 3:05:59 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Stalin Blamed The Kulaks,Obama Blames The Tea Party)
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To: fella

“Judge Jean Boyd is not seeking re-election and that’s a shame because I would like to vote against her tomorrow.”

Voting is today (Tues).


54 posted on 03/04/2014 4:14:38 PM PST by Shugee
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To: Glenmore
sort of agree....I see him as a 16 yro with a new license....he should have had some time behind bars, and his driving priviledges taken away for a year or two...
55 posted on 03/04/2014 10:34:13 PM PST by cherry
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To: Glenmore
He was 16; at 18 he would definitely have gone to jail, regardless of who he was, but the laws are different for under 18. Right or wrong, the laws ARE different, and the judge was probably ruling as the law required.

In 2004, this same judge gave another teen in a similiar case 20 years.

THAT teen didn't have wealthy parents.

This woman who calls herself a judge is flat out evil in front of the whole world and she doesn't give a damn. Somehow she's getting paid off, everyone knows she's getting paid off, and she knows everyone knows she's getting paid off - and she's doing it anyway.

Evil bitch.

Remember you money when you're in hell, bitch.

56 posted on 03/05/2014 2:13:02 AM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: chessplayer

What do you expect when the government allows pull to influence its decisions?


57 posted on 03/05/2014 5:07:07 AM PST by RWB Patriot ("My ability is a value that must be earned and I don't recognize anyone's need as a claim on me.")
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To: chessplayer

well accidents can happen to anyone anytime.....even if they are rich and hiding in some rehab place. Anyone Anytime.


58 posted on 03/05/2014 9:12:43 PM PST by TomasUSMC (FIGHT LIKE WW2, WIN LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM.)
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