[Bacchus]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/11/us/texas-teen-dwi-wreck/

Quote:

To the 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 "affluenza," 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.

The decision disappointed prosecutors and stunned victims' family members, who say they feel that Couch got off too easy. Prosecutors had asked for the maximum of 20 years behind bars.

The act of driving a car after a few drinks doesn't deserve the harsh penalties that are often administered now. Men spend weeks or months in jail all for a .10 blood level. But killing someone while driving is a different case. This kid whose accident killed four deserved some time in jail. And his age shouldn't be an excuse. Teenagers younger than him have received full adult sentences for their crimes.

[Sawyer]

Example #12,989,541

DON'T EVER SKIMP ON THE LAWYERS!!

Edit: I'm not saying this is fair, but if you ever get in trouble don't be afraid to spend. Well-paid lawyers can make some crazy, crazy, even obscene shit happen.

[kdolo]

he's got the complexion for the protection as well.

[The Beast1]

It's called a legal system for a reason.

[Kingsley Davis]

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/12/jac...97701.html

[cardguy]

A comedian in the UK called Jim Davidson was once asked why he had being caught drink driving.

"Because I was drunk."

[Parlay44]

(12-12-2013 01:37 PM)Sawyer Wrote:  

Example #12,989,541

DON'T EVER SKIMP ON THE LAWYERS!!

Edit: I'm not saying this is fair, but if you ever get in trouble don't be afraid to spend. Well-paid lawyers can make some crazy, crazy, even obscene shit happen.

I had to meet with a psychologist as part of my custody battle. It's cost about $10k. I'm sure his lawyer cost about $4k-5k.

I agree the kid is a spoiled little brat and should have done jail time.

[runsonmagic]

Everyone shut up. White straight rich men now have a defense for anything we do.

You can't criticize any minority, leaving white men the only targets. But now - Now, like a fattie defending her oreo habit, you can just lean over and say "I have a condition."

[Shotgun Styles]

(12-12-2013 03:54 PM)runsonmagic Wrote:  

You can't criticize any minority, leaving white men the only targets. But now - Now, like a fattie defending her oreo habit, you can just lean over and say "I have a condition."

I don't know what planet you live on, but people can and do criticize minorities all the time. Quite loudly in fact. There are whole websites and communities dedicated to it.

You are entitled to your own opinion, my friend, but not your own facts.

[Shotgun Styles]

(12-12-2013 01:39 PM)kdolo Wrote:  

he's got the complexion for the protection as well.

[teh_skeeze]

More proof that the rich get special privileges in this country. If he was poor and had shitty parents, he'd get getting his ass pounded by Tiny right now. I hope the families of the deceased clean this family out in the civil suit.

[Merenguero]

(12-12-2013 01:37 PM)Sawyer Wrote:  

Example #12,989,541

DON'T EVER SKIMP ON THE LAWYERS!!

Edit: I'm not saying this is fair, but if you ever get in trouble don't be afraid to spend. Well-paid lawyers can make some crazy, crazy, even obscene shit happen.

The problem is that the people who understand that concept the best are often the least likely to get into trouble.

[Peregrine]

(12-12-2013 05:48 PM)Merenguero Wrote:  

(12-12-2013 01:37 PM)Sawyer Wrote:  

Example #12,989,541

DON'T EVER SKIMP ON THE LAWYERS!!

Edit: I'm not saying this is fair, but if you ever get in trouble don't be afraid to spend. Well-paid lawyers can make some crazy, crazy, even obscene shit happen.

The problem is that the people who understand that concept the best are often the least likely to get into trouble.

Also applies to not talking to the cops. Watching an episode of Cops (guilty pleasure) with a friend and he exclaims "What an idiot, why did he just flat out admit to the crime? The cop didn't have squat".

"People smart enough to know that usually aren't slangin' dope on the corner."

Merenguero, are you good enough to pull off something like "affluenza"? 'Cause that is some next level sophistry.

[Ensam]

[runsonmagic]

(12-12-2013 04:50 PM)Shotgun Styles Wrote:  

(12-12-2013 03:54 PM)runsonmagic Wrote:  

You can't criticize any minority, leaving white men the only targets. But now - Now, like a fattie defending her oreo habit, you can just lean over and say "I have a condition."

I don't know what planet you live on, but people can and do criticize minorities all the time. Quite loudly in fact. There are whole websites and communities dedicated to it.

You are entitled to your own opinion, my friend, but not your own facts.

Sorry, I never see those things because I have a serious condition called affluenza. Perhaps you've heard of it?

[runsonmagic]

(12-12-2013 05:47 PM)teh_skeeze Wrote:  

More proof that the rich get special privileges in this country. If he was poor and had shitty parents, he'd get getting his ass pounded by Tiny right now. I hope the families of the deceased clean this family out in the civil suit.

What's fucked up is his lawyer argued he should be given special privilege... because he grew up with special privilege.

He's never learned the consequences of his actions... so we should make sure the actions he took don't have consequences.

As opposed to actually enforcing the law.

Kid is right. Maybe his actions don't have consequences - for him.

[Shotgun Styles]

(12-12-2013 06:19 PM)runsonmagic Wrote:  

Sorry, I never see those things because I have a serious condition called affluenza. Perhaps you've heard of it?

Indeed I have, big pimpin. Indeed I have.

[Handsome Creepy Eel]

Oh yeah, happens here in Croatia all the time. We've had a guy run over two schoolgirls with his Mercedes (on a pedestrian crossing) and he got a few years probation because he has to attend a private school in Switzerland so it would inconvenience him. Or the tycoon who was driving his megayacht while doing something else (receiving a blowjob from a prostitute, it is rumored) and killed an Italian couple on a sailboat. Or the guy who ran over 3 people with his BMW and didn't even have his driving license suspended.

Come to think of it, the only reason why most Croats found USA alluring was that such obvious mockeries of justice don't happen there. I guess even that's gone now.

[StudebacherHoch]

That's fucked up beyond words.

[randomForest]

Are you fucking kidding me?

Between this guy, not one single Wall Street prosecution for fraud during the run-up to the credit crisis, not one trial for torture or other war crimes during the Bush presidency, not one trial for the ridiculous lying to Congress done by James Clapper under Obama---if this isn't evidence that the "law" is selectively applied to shield the powerful from accountability while inflicting progressively draconian penalties on non-elites, I don't know what is.

If the father/husband of the daughter & wife who were killed picked up a gun and shot this kid, I would vote to acquit him if I was on the jury. Seriously. When justice cannot be obtained through the system---indeed, when the system is used to shield elites from accountability---then the only recourse is to obtain it in the streets. Otherwise, what you have is tyranny. And I mean real tyranny not trumped up, faux outrage, Tea Party bullshit.

[kdolo]

(12-12-2013 01:40 PM)frenchie Wrote:  

It's called a legal system for a reason.

its called the American legal system for a reason.

Its called

"Just-us"

i.e. justice is for "Just -Us" (rich, white)

[kdolo]

(12-12-2013 03:54 PM)runsonmagic Wrote:  

You can't criticize any minority, leaving white men the only targets.

OOOOO KKKKKKKK ............ (sarcastic eyeroll)

[kdolo]

(12-12-2013 06:37 PM)StudebacherHoch Wrote:  

That's fucked up beyond words.

You want to know about being fucked up beyond words ???


Zimmerman kills black man for no apparent reason - No punishment


Vick kills animals - Punishment - Jail time, fines, loss of millions income,


In America. a dog's life is worth more than a black man's................

[MrXY]

(12-12-2013 08:14 PM)kdolo Wrote:  

(12-12-2013 06:37 PM)StudebacherHoch Wrote:  

That's fucked up beyond words.

You want to know about being fucked up beyond words ???


Zimmerman kills black man for no apparent reason - No punishment


Vick kills animals - Punishment - Jail time, fines, loss of millions income,


In America. a dog's life is worth more than a black man's................

Here's the front and back of Zimmerman's head after he shot poor innocent little Trayvon "for no apparent reason"

[Hotwheels]

(12-12-2013 08:14 PM)kdolo Wrote:  

(12-12-2013 06:37 PM)StudebacherHoch Wrote:  

That's fucked up beyond words.

You want to know about being fucked up beyond words ???


Zimmerman kills black man for no apparent reason - No punishment


Vick kills animals - Punishment - Jail time, fines, loss of millions income,


In America. a dog's life is worth more than a black man's................