Still no cure for Affluenza...

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01/02/2020 at 21:39 • Filed to: affluenza, Drunk driving, Drugs

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Not unexpected, while giving him  probation in the first place was outrageous, it’s pretty clear he has zero ability to stick with the terms.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2020/01/02/affluenza-teen-whose-lawyers-argued-he-was-too-spoiled-go-jail-is-locked-up-again/


DISCUSSION (19)


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > facw
01/02/2020 at 21:48

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Why would he bother “learning” anything when it was proven in the court of law that he could literally kill people and walk free?


Kinja'd!!! atfsgeoff > facw
01/02/2020 at 21:56

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I absolutely believe Affluenza is a thing, his parents didn’t do him any favors by spoiling him. And I might have agreed that he should be given at least a chance at living a productive life and contributing to society as an adult when at such a young age he has taken so much. But when he fled to Mexico with his mom, that should have been the end. 10 years of hard time without parole, minimum.


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > facw
01/02/2020 at 21:58

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Guy kills someone under the influence of alcohol and served no prison time, yet goes to prison just for having THC in his system. That’s fucking Texas for ya.


Kinja'd!!! atfsgeoff > DipodomysDeserti
01/02/2020 at 22:05

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somethingsomethingalcoholissociallyacceptablesomethingsomething


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > atfsgeoff
01/02/2020 at 22:07

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Affluenza is a thing because society gives rich white kids a chance at redeeming themselves after they make big boy mistakes.

The cure is to treat these kids like every other piece of shit that kills a productive member of society. We’ve got plenty of people in this country, one less asshole won’t hurt us.


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > atfsgeoff
01/02/2020 at 22:09

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Except Texas still has dry counties...


Kinja'd!!! atfsgeoff > DipodomysDeserti
01/02/2020 at 22:31

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I agree in treating them like any other kid who accidentally albeit negligently kills one or more people in a single incident. It should be a severe but not life-ending punishment if there was no malice in the act.


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > atfsgeoff
01/02/2020 at 22:39

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Nothing accidental about getting piss drunk and driving a car. It’s a very intentional act. Plenty of malice for every other person on road in that act, further proven by his attempt to avoid responsibility for his action. Doubt the kid or his family has done anything to help support his victim’s kin over the years.

We have plenty of productive member in our society. Let the scum rot away.


Kinja'd!!! WRXforScience > facw
01/02/2020 at 22:40

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I’m ashamed that these people live in the same area as I do. This kid didn’t go to my school, but I teach at a school full of spoiled kids. The average house price in the district is over $400k and all the kids drive nicer and newer cars than the teachers. It’s unbelievable how enabling the parents are.


Kinja'd!!! atfsgeoff > DipodomysDeserti
01/03/2020 at 00:13

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Getting piss drunk and driving a car does not automatically mean you intend to kill people, despite that being a probable consequence of driving while drunk. Selfish, stupid, negligent, yes. Malicious, not typically. Not that that matters to the victims, but it makes a difference in our justice system, as that’s the difference between manslaughter and murder.


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > DipodomysDeserti
01/03/2020 at 00:37

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If I may...

I feel his point was, “Shitty parenting breeds shitty people,” not, “Shitty parenting absolves someone of accountability.” I think his point was that he should have been given a chance, but blew it.


Kinja'd!!! MrDakka > WRXforScience
01/03/2020 at 00:38

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Where can I buy a house for less than $500k?


Kinja'd!!! WRXforScience > MrDakka
01/03/2020 at 00:49

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Anywhere East of California and west of Massachusetts. The median US house price is under $250 k.

To buy a $400k house you should be making over $100k a year (it’s recommended that you spend under 30% of your income on you’re mortgage).


Kinja'd!!! fintail > facw
01/03/2020 at 00:51

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I can think of a few cures. The French and Soviets. to name a couple, tried some once ;)


Kinja'd!!! MrDakka > WRXforScience
01/03/2020 at 00:54

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*Cries in California*


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > atfsgeoff
01/03/2020 at 08:29

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Four counts of manslaughter generally puts someone away for a lot longer than ten years.


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/03/2020 at 08:31

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Being given a chance at freedom after killing four people is absolving someone of responsibility for their actions. Which is what their shitty parents have been doing their whole life.


Kinja'd!!! Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > facw
01/03/2020 at 11:58

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Oh, there’s a cure...

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I don’t normally condone this sort of thing...


Kinja'd!!! EL_ULY > MrDakka
01/05/2020 at 12:53

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Texas, where this dumbass kid was from I think.