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Texas teen Ethan Couch gets 10 years' probation for deadly DWI crash - CNN.com
WHAT?????? Holy hell....I'll fully agree that the kid needs treatment, but damn.....
I thought Texas was a "hang 'em high" kinda place?
Jail sure isn't going to change anything for anyone in this scenario, but christ on a cracker......
He even STOLE the beer......
And some people wonder why there's anger and frustration towards the rich and privileged.
To families of the victims, Ethan Couch was a killer on the road, a drunken teenage driver who caused a crash that left four people dead.To the defense, the youth is himself a victim -- of "affuenza," according to one psychologist -- the product of wealthy, privileged parents who never set limits for the boy.
To a judge, who sentenced Couch to 10 years' probation but no jail time, he's a defendant in need of treatment.
WHAT?????? Holy hell....I'll fully agree that the kid needs treatment, but damn.....
All four were killed when the teen's pickup plowed into the pedestrians. Couch's vehicle also struck a parked car, which then slid into another vehicle driving in the opposite direction.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.
I thought Texas was a "hang 'em high" kinda place?
Jail sure isn't going to change anything for anyone in this scenario, but christ on a cracker......
He even STOLE the beer......
And some people wonder why there's anger and frustration towards the rich and privileged.