Affluenza Teen captured in Mexico

Vallarta! I should have guessed..

Dear God, his defense is that his parents indulged him?? But he can't even deal with probation? His parents should hang their heads in shame.

The whole family should be locked up.

Oh my God, Yes.....

The father has been cooperating..

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-affluenza-idUSKBN0UC07420151229

Looks like a case of too little too late.

I saw an interview with this guy's mother when this case was pretty new. She was asked when was the last time she had disciplined her son in any way. Her answer was "Uh....I can't remember."

Sometimes the criminal justice system doesn't even try to pretend to be just.

Ugh.

This is more than a matter of affluence though, though yes, spoiled and financially privileged can go together like a horse and carriage. It doesn't always coincide with poor parenting behavior. This one sounds like a lineage of poor parenting behavior over time, a kind of idiocy.

I agree that financial privilege doesn't necessarily coincide with poor parenting. There are probably excellent parents who happen to also be rich.

But if you think about it, when the justice system let this guy kill 4 people with his vehicle and get away with just probation, they were sort of saying that his financial privilege automatically made him unable to gauge the consequences of his actions. In other words, they were saying financial privilege equated to a lack of discipline and accountability. - as if rich parents cant instill those.

I understand bad parents and spoiled children, but the judge should've been tarred and feathered.

Yes, true, re your comment.

It also makes me think those parents should have been made to have counselling once the authorities were aware of the horrendous crash, back when he was sixteen and essentially let off the hook via only probation. Tricky, as it's not always a parent's laxity that is at fault as a cause, but at least I see reason for some lengthy interviews being compulsory, if not long time counselling.

Not my field, but opinion re spreading a bit of blame re the whys. I do get the idea of parental rights, but am wondering if they were pushed to take some counselling. I also don't know anything about what he has been up to in the meantime.

I edited now, in case you already read my latest post.

'Affluenza' teen who killed 4 people and fled to Mexico faces shockingly light punishment
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/12/29/1464528/--Affluenza-teen-who-killed-4-people-and-fled-to-Mexico-faces-shockingly-light-punishment?detail=facebook

Damn, this guy is really getting the kid gloves treatment - again.

"As of now, the most severe punishment Couch could face is 120 days in adult jail, Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson said at a press conference Tuesday. "

The legal system in our country stinks. There is no such thing as 'equal protection under the law.'

Good grief.

Here's a little more detail on his consequences. It appears he could get some real jail time, after all. But only if he messes up the second chance at a 10 year probation that they'll likely offer after 120 days in jail.

It also appears that his dear old mom might get some kind of punishment for her role in helping him evade law enforcement.


Anderson said an arrest warrant was being issued for Couch's mother, Tonya Couch, on charges of hindering an apprehension, a third-degree felony that carries a sentence of two to 10 years in jail. Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson said that at a hearing next month she plans to ask a judge to transfer Ethan Couch's case to adult court.

Couch would then face up to 120 days in an adult jail, followed by 10-year probation. If he violates probation, he could face up to 10 years in jail per death, said Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson.

If the judge declines to transfer Couch to adult court, Wilson will ask that his probation be revoked, in which case he could be held in a juvenile facility until his sentence expires when he turns 19 next April.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/sns-bc-us--deadly-wreck-affluenza-20151229-story.html

Good to see that the mom can serve some jail time too!

Jalisco state prosecutor Eduardo Almaguer Ramirez said U.S. authorities knew the mother and son were in Puerto Vallarta because of a phone call to Domino’s Pizza, The Associated Press reported.

A U.S. Marshals Service agent tipped authorities in Mexico to the location of the phone on Monday, according to a police report issued by Almaguer’s office. The phone had been used to order pizza for a room at a condominium complex called Los Tules near the beach.

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article52248345.html#storylink=cpy


Snort! They were in Mexico and ordered Domino's Pizza? goofy.

In case anyone notices, the post first landed in another thread and I quickly deleted it and put it here where it belongs.