Drunk teen kills 4, gets probation because of the excuse that he was too privileged.WOW

[Cryoh]

yo guyz, he had a way rougher life than any of you! can you imagine how awful he must have had it growing up, not having parents who loved him enough to discipline him! don’t you see, plowing into 4 people while wasted was a desperate cry for attention and help. clearly, he needs access to a luxury rehab resort!

yo. where did you get that quote you have in your sig from? I’ve chuckled many times reading it over the years, but don’t know where or what it is from, if indeed there is any story to it. also, Chinese kung fu looking characters in the av is a good choice. :tup: I gotta check out my man Donnie Yen again sometime this weekend. Iron Monkey ain’t to be messed with!!!

-Starhammer-

fishjie’s quote is from Casino, which you need to watch ASAP.

[fishjie]

yeah joe pesci is a badass

[blitzfu]

“I pray to Joe Pesci instead of God. Joe actually gets things done.”
-George Carlin

[J-ride]

If the problem is the affluent lifestyle that then that could easily be solved with a few years of hard labor. Sentence that kid to 5 years of roofing or pouring concrete, see what that does for his affluenza.

[fishjie]

NO BUT HIS PARENTS NEVER LOVED HIM!!! AFFLUENZA IS NO JOKE, POOR PEOPLE JUST WOULDNT UNDERSTAND

On a serious note, I think that the internet will serve its own brand of harsh justice here. This is the reason anonymous exists. Figure out all the kid’s personal info, I’m sure they’ll come up creative ways to ruinate this bastard. Or at least fuck with daddy’s business.

EDIT:
The couch family is getting sued for 20 mill by family of son who got paralyzed. There’s gonna be justice.
http://channels.feedolu.com/entertainment/7432037/more-affluenza-fallout-life-for-paralyzed-victim-of-ethan-couch-drunkdriving-crash-is-living-hell-says-fam

[CaptainGinyu]

I’m glad everyone who isn’t the Judge recognizes how stupid this is. I’m really happy, even Fox News and CNN actually agree how wrong and irresponsible this ruling is.

[BEWD]

imagine what kind of crimes youd be exempt from for yellow fever!

If that was the case SRK would be the online haven of criminals worldwide.

As far as the judge, I’m guessing she watched OZ too much and didn’t want the brat to end up like Adam Guenzel and Franklin Winthrop. blech.

[BEWD]

Co-Author of Affluenza: “I’m Appalled by the Ethan Couch Decision” | TIME.com

[NonSexualRice]

This makes me angry.

Furious, even.

[Varlawg]

People like that should get the death penalty.

[Dramatix]

Four individuals were slaughtered in a drunk-driving accident and no genuine retribution was delivered because the victim was “suffering” from being over-privileged?

This is the same state that sent a 17-year-old that worked two jobs to take care of her sister after their parents bailed and held honor roll in AP classes to jail for truancy. I am not surprised.

I can’t.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/cJgtpcKAT2GjWtWxb-kb3NptjCwJAgvQtVH-gExFzBA=w456-h186-p-no

[Dramatix]

Rich white kids have all the luck.

Except in the dicc department

Pretty sure they have the funds to fix that issue.

[Wellman]

I love the State of Texas

But yeah this shit is fucking embarrassing and not in laughable ways but just disgusting. Then again Nigeria and other countries out in the world are just as bad, they just don’t pretend they aren’t like how far too many American courts claim.

[Ragnorok64]

This makes me angry.

Furious, even.

Did you intend this to be read in the voice of Snagglepuss?

[jimmy1200]

From the link above

Co-Author of Affluenza: “I’m Appalled by the Ethan Couch Decision”

**It seems clear that this decision is really special treatment for the rich, who often go unpunished for their misdeeds. Imagine an inner city kid claiming he stole Nikes because he had “affluenza” and wasn’t taught responsibility by his parents. Not likely to work in a country where a homeless, freezing, Texas man spent months in prison for stealing blankets, or where Curtis Wilkerson got life in California for shoplifting a pair of socks.

Liberals and conservatives alike have condemned the Texas decision. But before we cast the first stones, let’s admit that Couch’s actions do reflect our national “affluenza.” After all, we have exalted consumerism above other values. And while we pride ourselves for our “exceptionalism,” we have for years been exceptionally irresponsible in our naked pursuit of wealth.

We refuse to increase taxes on millionaires while cutting food stamps for the poor, and advocate cutting social security while ignoring the obscene bonuses of bankers whose speculation caused the 2008 crash. We allow thousands to die each year for lack of health insurance. We strip the mountains of Appalachia and poison our water to continue our addiction to fossil fuels. We have made war under false premises while our drones kill civilians with impunity. We have supported murderous dictators—think Pinochet or Rios Montt—to assure continued profits. We could virtually end world hunger at an annual expense equal to what we give our military every week, but we refuse to do it. And we deny our role in changing the climate in drastic ways.

All of these actions flow from affluenza, greed, and refusal to consider consequences. We rage about the Couch decision but ignore our greater responsibility to the world and future generations. In 1877, the Sioux chief Sitting Bull spoke of the light-skinned people who were overrunning his lands: “They make many laws which the rich may break but the poor may not, and the love of possession is a disease with them.”

That’s the real “affluenza.”**

[PozerWolf]

His punishment - cooking classes, nutritional counseling, MMA workouts, gym workouts, horse riding, yoga, beach time, TV…

video

That pause.
Dodging the question always seems funny to me.

[RECESSIONTIME]

Affluenza- the belief that money solves everything.

This is more pattern recognition than actual mental illness.

[Starhammer]

yo guyz, he had a way rougher life than any of you! can you imagine how awful he must have had it growing up, not having parents who loved him enough to discipline him! don’t you see, plowing into 4 people while wasted was a desperate cry for attention and help. clearly, he needs access to a luxury rehab resort!

yo. where did you get that quote you have in your sig from? I’ve chuckled many times reading it over the years, but don’t know where or what it is from, if indeed there is any story to it. also, Chinese kung fu looking characters in the av is a good choice. :tup: I gotta check out my man Donnie Yen again sometime this weekend. Iron Monkey ain’t to be messed with!!!

-Starhammer-

fishjie’s quote is from Casino, which you need to watch ASAP.

Casino. Got it. Will find ASAP. :tup:

-Starhammer-

[angelpalmlovesuall]

It’s funny that his punishment is basically a fitness plan designed to turn him into an even bigger douchebag than he already is. A douchebag that rides horses apparently.

[DoctaMario]

From the link above

Co-Author of Affluenza: “I’m Appalled by the Ethan Couch Decision”

**It seems clear that this decision is really special treatment for the rich, who often go unpunished for their misdeeds. Imagine an inner city kid claiming he stole Nikes because he had “affluenza” and wasn’t taught responsibility by his parents. Not likely to work in a country where a homeless, freezing, Texas man spent months in prison for stealing blankets, or where Curtis Wilkerson got life in California for shoplifting a pair of socks.

Liberals and conservatives alike have condemned the Texas decision. But before we cast the first stones, let’s admit that Couch’s actions do reflect our national “affluenza.” After all, we have exalted consumerism above other values. And while we pride ourselves for our “exceptionalism,” we have for years been exceptionally irresponsible in our naked pursuit of wealth.

We refuse to increase taxes on millionaires while cutting food stamps for the poor, and advocate cutting social security while ignoring the obscene bonuses of bankers whose speculation caused the 2008 crash. We allow thousands to die each year for lack of health insurance. We strip the mountains of Appalachia and poison our water to continue our addiction to fossil fuels. We have made war under false premises while our drones kill civilians with impunity. We have supported murderous dictators—think Pinochet or Rios Montt—to assure continued profits. We could virtually end world hunger at an annual expense equal to what we give our military every week, but we refuse to do it. And we deny our role in changing the climate in drastic ways.

All of these actions flow from affluenza, greed, and refusal to consider consequences. We rage about the Couch decision but ignore our greater responsibility to the world and future generations. In 1877, the Sioux chief Sitting Bull spoke of the light-skinned people who were overrunning his lands: “They make many laws which the rich may break but the poor may not, and the love of possession is a disease with them.”

That’s the real “affluenza.”**

AGREEAGREEAGREEAGREE!!!

Its like I typed that shit myself!