AFFLUENZA

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Psychologist G. Dick Miller testified for the defense that Couch suffered from "affluenza," a condition in which "his family felt that wealth bought privilege and there was no rational link between behavior and consequences," KHOU reported.

The district attorney in the case charged Erzlinger with two misdemeanors instead of a felony, noting that "felony convictions have some pretty serious job implications for someone in Mr. Erzinger's profession."

Rich people have been paying for a different "justice" since before even the Articles of Confederation. In this country it simply costs money to buy things like legislation or wrist slaps. Look at Ted Kennedy. While fleeing what he believed to be a police officer while drunk he killed a passenger in his vehicle. He then swam to the mainland to try to establish an alibi. He was never charged with anything more serious than a traffic violation and it was thrown out. He then went on to represent MA for decades in Congress.

A poor man might stillbe rotting in jail.