Not the season to be naughty

The question was raised as to how long Dave2 was senticend to set the corner for pi$$ing people off. WEll check this out. In DFW Tx this month,a kid was sentenced to a year in a posh $12k per day rehab for killing 4 people while drunk driving. A women was sentenced to 70 years in the pen for stealing a weedeater,power washer and Christmas lights. As you might expect,there is more to both stories than can be published here but not enough to account for the discrepiency. Here is a teaser for those tetering on google search,the heart of the kids defense was he suffered from affluenza. Don't bother googling that,the ASO says medical sience recconizes no such affliction. You have to hand it to his attorny for winning equal opertunity for those who were abused as a kid and those who were spoiled by overabundance.

The judge is probably a family friend or either is thinking "there but for the grace of God goes my son" and therefore wanted to set a legal precedent of affluenzia as a defense.

It's that kind of double standard that foments revolution.

There was a similar case here, fatalities, the young man was just sentenced to a long time, stark contrast for sure.

i saw that on the news, really disgusting. the kid is a spoiled little brat, with wealthy parents. gee...he didnt know any better, really???

The truth of the matter is that is how we feel about drunk driving in this country.

Take this same kid; change the truck to a gun; and the highway to a school yard; and watch how the verdict changes.

You can find many many repeat offenders of drunk driving and nothing ever happens to them till someone gets killed IF it happens then.

It has been said over and over. What determines whether you get a light sentence, if any, or a long one is the ability to afford a really good lawyer. The statue representing equal justice is shown with a blindfold. But the pockets are wide open waiting for friends to drop by.

The verdict in that case in a word-disgusting. There is now a movement here in Texas to have the judge in that case removed from the bench. Hopefully that will happen. It's time to stop money from buying favorable verdicts.

It was 10 years probabation. Dont know if was first time offence or not. But still if he messes up or doest pay restituon off to jail he goes.

It was stated on the news that the drunk driver kid was being sent to a 'rehab' place in California that cost $500,000. His dad was footing the bill. Who knows is that is so. He did get a suspended sentence though.

Yes Daddy is footing the bill. So the kid can come back and kill again. This is not his first brush with the law. Was caught a few years ago. Passed out drunk with a 14 year old naked girl in his truck. No charges were filed.

Lots of us Texans would love to see him meet Ole Sparky in Huntsville.

Ya,there's a case here in Michigan where a woman was driving under the influence of dope and killed four other women on their way home from some religious thing. She's looking at a year in the county jail. Try that under the influence of alcohol and see how long you're sitting behind bars.

(quoted from post at 16:27:46 12/14/13) It has been said over and over. What determines whether you get a light sentence, if any, or a long one is the ability to afford a really good lawyer. The statue representing equal justice is shown with a blindfold. But the pockets are wide open waiting for friends to drop by.

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I have to agree to that. There was a guy who was interviewed in the late 80's or early 90's, defense lawyer, who specialized in DUI's. He was making about 6 million a year defending drunks with money. Had an impressive number of win's. He didn't plead them down, he went in front of a jury. He stated that he didn't see anything wrong with what he was doing because he would defend anyone who could pay him. And the few good lawyers out there wonder why people don't like lawyers.

Rick

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Guy that ran into my nephew killing him, seriously injuring his girl friend got a little over six years. He only blew twice the legal limit. Yes, I'm a little bitter about that. Guy who owned the car and let him drive got a little over two with work release. Also blew twice the limit. Yes, I'm a little bitter about that.

The judge has a reason for her actions the news doesn't say much about. The kid's on probation for 10 years. It's claimed the judge did that so the kid can be watched closely for the next ten years and if he slips up he's headed for the pen. He's been in trouble in the past so he's going to have to change his way real quick. I'll bet he'll end up behind bars in the end. Jim

The woman who killed those other four driving under the influence of dope should be doing at least seven and a half to fifteen consecutively for all four. But,it looks like we have a double standard when it comes to driving under the influence.

DAd probably paid more than $500K "under the table" to get the kid a light sentence. Money carries a lot of weight.

Here's the story:

"A Texas man who lost both his wife and daughter after they were struck and killed by a drunk teenage driver, is speaking out against the sentencing the teen received.

Ethan Couch, 16, was sentenced to 10 years probation after he caused a fatal accident that left four people dead and another severely injured. Couch was driving 70 mph in a 40 mph zone when the accident occurred. Prosecutors had asked for the maximum sentence of 20 years in juvenile hall with parole available after two years.

Afterwards police found he had a blood alcohol level of 0.24, three times the legal adult limit, and had valium in his system.

Eric Boyles lost his wife Hallie and only daughter Shelby in the accident. They had stopped to help a stranded motorist by the side of the road.

Boyles told ABCNews.com that although he knew it was an option, he never believed that Couch could receive just probation for his sentence.

"For the most part I think it's fair to say that everyone was disappointed in the sentence," Boyles said, referring to the victims' families. "It never crossed our minds that [probation] was a reality."

A psychologist in the trial argued that Couch was a product of too much privilege and had never been reprimanded for his actions and therefore was not responsible for his actions, calling him a product of "affluenza."

Boyles said he was frustrated, and he felt that the wealth of Couch's family protected him from a more severe sentence.

"At some point there should be some level of accountability for their actions," Boyles said. "I'm not sure how our justice system has gotten to this."

Before the final sentencing, Boyles and other families of the victims were able to directly address Couch and the judge. Boyles said Couch never made any remarks to the families, even when one family asked him a direct question.

"Nowhere in this process did Ethan ever say to the families, to the court, 'I'm so sorry for what happened,'" said Boyles. "Nowhere did Ethan express any remorse or anything."

Probation for Teen in Fatal DWI Case and Other Shocking Decisions

Boyles said he also spoke to the judge before the sentencing, because he was concerned that Couch might get extra consideration for the sentencing.

"My request to the judge and Ethan is 'You be treated like any other 16 year old,'" Boyles said. "That the 'affluenza' and…power and influence not come into play here in this verdict and unfortunately it did."

Boyles said he feels the justice system let down his family.

Speaking of his wife and daughter Boyles said, "There was something baking in the stove and something in the oven ... and now's there nothing. The house is just stark and sterile."

Teen in 'Spoiled Brat' Defense Gets Probation Sentence

The Associated Press contributed to this report. "


Sentence makes me want to throw up. Public is so outraged they have started a recall petition on the judge. I hope the recall is successful.