AFFLUENZA

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He walked away from his original sentence, but he isn't able to walk away from that violation. He's in detention with Mexican Immigration authorities in Guadalajara. He's already been incarcerated in Mexico longer than he was in the U.S. How much or little he is penalized when he is deported back to the U.S. remains to be determined.

In any case, the media coverage,or 'hype' as you referred to it, has nothing to do with whether the prosecutors will be able to bump Ethan Couch up to adult court or what specific other charges Ethan and Tonya Couch will face when they return to the U.S.

Those issues will depend on parameters and decisions within the U.S. criminal justice system. Like any large system, it's imperfect and there are elements and people within it that sometimes contribute to unjust outcomes or perceived unjust outcomes. But, it is in fact a criminal justice system.

Anyway, for now, the Couches have hired attorneys and they're fighting extradition. Both Ethan and Tonya Couch have filed a writ of amparo, which is a similar protection as America's writ of habeas corpus.

Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Richard Hunter held a news conference today in Houston. He said the deportation process is on the Mexicans' time line and the pair could be back in the U.S. within a couple of weeks or it might take a couple of months.

If the accommodations at the Mexican detention center really suck and Ethan's separated from his mom, it won't bother me if they stay there for a while. They're such a pair of shameless losers, in my opinion.

Well I'm certainly glad to hear that justice will be served to the victims of his crimes then. Same for all of the victims of every crime in this country. Everyone gets justice! Bullshit.