Teen who killed 4 in drunken crash avoids jail

[JP135]

"Seems to me the way you hurt a rich man is by turning him into a poor man." Eddie Murphy, in Trading Places

[talisman]

"Seems to me the way you hurt a rich man is by turning him into a poor man." Eddie Murphy, in Trading Places

Lol! Just watched that yesterday for the first time in ages.

[Rick Modena]

There won't be any justice for the families involved in this case.

None at all. He killed/maimed (sp?) those people and he has showed no remorse for his actions. As usual, mommy and daddy came to the rescue with a very good attorney and they will ship him to California where he will live an upscale lifestyle with the rich and famous.

Like someone else said, he will fuck up again but they will can just rinse and repeat unit the money runs out.

[Rick Modena]

Lol! Just watched that yesterday for the first time in ages.

"Mortimer, your brother needs medical attention!

"FUCK HIM!"

[Sean88gt]

Trading Places is one of my Christmas films. Love it.

[robray5.0]

Saw this on CNN. Kid will fuck up before 10 years like others have said. It would be really hard to live with if that was my family he killed. Hope the family's sue the shit out of him and his family in civil court.

[Baron Von Crowder]

The optimist in me wants to think this kid will see the light and do something with his life to help mankind.

Then the reolist in me slaps the fuck out of the optimist and concludes he will be the fuckstain his parents raised him to be, and nothing good will come of it.

[stevo]

Couch suffers from “affluenza,” according to his lawyers, a term which means that his wealthy parents pretty much let him get away with everything. The defense saved him from a 20-year sentence; State District Judge Jean Boyd bought it at his sentencing on Tuesday and gave Couch probation instead.

“He never learned that sometimes you don’t get your way,” Gary Miller, a psychologist assigned to Couch said in court. “He had the cars and he had the money. He had freedoms that no young man would be able to handle.”

It looks like his parents taught him the truth.

Stevo

[Snatch Napkin]

Looking at this kid's demeanor told me everything I needed to know about him. He's an entitled, worthless little brat that never got his ass whooped.

[JP135]

Looking at this kid's demeanor told me everything I needed to know about him. He's an entitled, worthless little brat that never got his ass whooped.

It wasn't just me, then? I never saw him in court or anything more than him walking into a court appearance and knew he was a smug little POS by the way he carried himself.

[Snatch Napkin]

It wasn't just me, then? I never saw him in court or anything more than him walking into a court appearance and knew he was a smug little POS by the way he carried himself.

Exactly! Walking through the metal detector, rolling his eyes at authority, stumbling around.... Fucking pathetic!

[KBScobravert]

It wasn't just me, then? I never saw him in court or anything more than him walking into a court appearance and knew he was a smug little POS by the way he carried himself.

Someone will punch his ticket within a year. I might just add him to my dead pool list. Either he runs into the wrong person, someone comes looking for him, takes his own life or he violates parole and gets tossed inside - 2014 predictions. I am hoping he just disappears one day.

[Frank]

Someone will punch his ticket within a year. I might just add him to my dead pool list. Either he runs into the wrong person, someone comes looking for him, takes his own life or he violates parole and gets tossed inside - 2014 predictions. I am hoping he just disappears one day.

If that were only true, the prisons wouldn't be filled with punks like him. Not enough get their "tickets punched" before they harm another again.

[blownaltered]

The parents will have the defense that the kid pleaded guilty, acknowledging that it was HIS fault, not theirs. As well as the fact that he is old enough to be tried as an adult. The parents will have to pay for their attorneys until the plaintiffs lose.

There won't be any justice for the families involved in this case.

There is also a hell of a big difference between winning a case and perfecting a judgment.

That's not exactly true. He is still a minor, so his parents are still legally responsible for this financially. Take Hulk Hogan for example, his son was older than this and was sentenced as an adult. The family went after Hulk Hogan financially and he had to pay.

[Sean88gt]

That's not exactly true. He is still a minor, so his parents are still legally responsible for this financially. Take Hulk Hogan for example, his son was older than this and was sentenced as an adult. The family went after Hulk Hogan financially and he had to pay.

Yeah, I get that. BUT, I said the kid gave the parents a defense, not an assured victory. The families will sue the insurance companies, and possibly the owner of the alcohol. And I'm sure they'll go after Couch family, but that doesn't mean they'll ever see a dime. Hogan settled, I'm not sure the terms of the settlement either.

Also, what were the circumstances of that case? Hogan is more public than Couch is (and Couch, the old man, never purchased a fuck).