AFFLUENZA

[HairOfTheDog]

I blame the Judge that was influenced to accept such an ignorant defense. Putting him in jail for at least 5 yrs and for the next 3 yrs public service would have been a more effective and relevant sentence.
Or a public flogging.

That judge was a dipshit, no doubt.



Many citizens were outraged upon learning the sentencing of Ethan Couch -- more than 33,000 people signed a petition to have Judge Jean Boyd ^ removed from the bench. Then-governor Rick Perry took no action.

In 2004, Judge Boyd was presented with a black 16-year-old defendant, Eric Bradlee Miller, who drove a pickup truck while drunk and killed one person. Boyd sentenced Miller to 20 years in prison. According to the Star-Telegram, Miller was “a troubled teen whose mother was a drug addict and was being raised by his grandfather.” Ref: http://2paragraphs.com/2015/10/ethan-cou...r-a-judge/

Ten years later, Judge Boyd sentenced 16-year-old spolied rich kid Ethan Couch to probation for killing 4 people and paralyzing another while driving with a BAL 3x the legal limit.

Pretty fucked up disparity in judgment between the two cases, if you ask me. Fortunately, Judge Boyd "retired" from the bench in December 2014.

Anyway, I just saw Sheriff Dee Anderson and famed defense attorney Mark Geragos (represented Michael Jackson and Scott Peterson) interviewed on CNN. Sheriff Anderson had the most blatant "WTF" look on his face when Geragos suggested that Tonya Couch probably just innocently took her son on vacation for the holidays with no illegal intent.

Yeah, sure, Mark. Right after little Ethan was busted out on video apparently violating the terms of his probation and thus subject to incarceration, Momma Couch coincidentally forgot all about his regular probation check ins, had him dye his hair, took him off to another country, and stopped all contact with family and friends.

Anyway, I'm hearing that Couch could face 10 years. I'm also hearing that he's likely to face only 120 days in a juvenile facility. Sheriff Anderson says that Tonya Couch will face charges as well and mother and son will be deported back to the U.S. soon.