Rich Teen Kills 4 People While Driving Drunk & Only Gets Probation!

[hue]

A teenager in Fort Worth, Texas was given probation after driving drunk and killing four pedestrians. Prosecutors pushed for a jail sentence of 20 years for 16-year-old Ethan Couch, whose blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit.

[indepat]

1. The rich are different than you or I, but this sentence makes a mockery of the equal justice under

the law doctrine, not to mention the entire judicial system.

[valerief]

2. Rich people aren't supposed to even go to trial. nt

[magical thyme]

3. sucks, except as avebury suggested yesterday...

the ruling opens the door up wide to civil suits against the parents by the families of the dead and injured, and possibly criminal charges against the parents.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

4. .

[Triana]

5. Defense Attorney: "tough shit"

"nothing that the judge could have done"

B U L L S H I T

This "Defense attorney" will build himself a big profitable career of having gotten that little cretin off.

[Last Stand]

6. Heartbreaking.

This is the most unabashed example of the legal system's bias towards the rich yet.

[noiretextatique]

7. disgusting...absolutely disgusting

the JUSTUS system in america is a cruel JOKE on the poor and powerless.

[imthevicar]

8. I have a feeling

that we will be hearing from this one again. I was right about GZ, I will be right about this one also. The problem is, more will have to die.

[drynberg]

9. SIMPLY, THIS AIN'T RIGHT

This rich can do no harm bullshit has got to go now.

[Festivito]

10. Then ALL their money should be transferred to the victims' families.

Still insufficient, the relatives, friends, employing corporations and fellow workers should kick in more.