"Rich" kid kills 4, gets probation.

[s_stabeler]

um, in that case, then someone apart from the kid in question screwed up. In cases of mentally ill defendants, they are supposed to undergo treatment until they are no longer mentally ill to the same level (the standard is basically "no longer pose a threat to the public")- if the kid is still the exact same arrogant little prick, then he shouldn't have been released. (I'm not saying it excuses the kid's behaviour- just that it makes the situation a little bit more complicated.)

[Gravekeeper]

Actually, I wonder why nobody has pointed out that technically, "Affluenza" is more-or-less simply legal insanity- in which case, the kid really should have been confined - even if not to an actual secure hospital

He was. The parents/awful judge wanted to send him to some fancy ass resort "rehabilitation" center but a different judge ended up sending him to North Texas State mental in-patient facility. In a sort of "well, if you say this is a real mental illness you're gonna get real mental illness treatment". So this is him post treatment. IE still an arrogant little prick that thinks he can get away with anything because the defense was bullshit to begin with.

Its also worth noting they faced and settled 5 of 6 lawsuits so far but the 6th refused to settle and requested a jury trial. So mom and son had a civil lawsuit trial looming too before they fled that wouldn't go away when they threw money at it.

[s_stabeler]

Actually, I wonder why nobody has pointed out that technically, "Affluenza" is more-or-less simply legal insanity- in which case, the kid really should have been confined - even if not to an actual secure hospital- as in, the places where insane murderers are sent- then he should not have been at liberty to go out and party like any other kid. (the justification being that, if the kid really can't see right from wrong, then he is a danger to himself and others. As such, keeping him away from wider society is, if you think about it, an extremely good idea. (the idea would be to gradually work to cure him of the 'affluenza' by teaching him the difference between right and wrong.Then, yes, he could be released.)

[Kheldarson]

Although if his mother is with him, I'd assume that she knows (or at least was told). Remember, they can't find the mother, either.

But that just gives him greater claim that he didn't know. His mom took him out of the country. It must have been fine! /sarcasm

[mjr]

He'll probably come back eventually, then claim he didn't know it wasn't okay to flee the country and it's the fault of his parents that he didn't know.

Although if his mother is with him, I'd assume that she knows (or at least was told). Remember, they can't find the mother, either.

[Greenday]

Sooner or later the LEOs will catch up to him and he'll either cry like a baby or do something stupid and the LEOs will either have to beat him up or shoot him. His "parents" didn't do him any favors in letting him skate on this. I predict a short life for this boy.

He'll probably come back eventually, then claim he didn't know it wasn't okay to flee the country and it's the fault of his parents that he didn't know.

[Tanasi]

Sooner or later the LEOs will catch up to him and he'll either cry like a baby or do something stupid and the LEOs will either have to beat him up or shoot him. His "parents" didn't do him any favors in letting him skate on this. I predict a short life for this boy.

[Shangri-laschild]

To point something out with the comparisons that were made a while back between the kid who punched someone and this kid.... If I punched someone and got arrested for it, I'd be arrested for assault, not attempted murder. Yes, when you assault someone there is a reasonable assumption they will get injured. But when you drink that much and drive, there is also a reasonable assumption someone will get injured as well. I'd say one punch likely has less risk of killing someone than driving drunk so the comparison really can't be dismissed like that.

[catcul]

I saw this, the little shithead. Congrats, judge, you really taught him a lesson! -.-

It taught him that he can get away with murder.

[Gravekeeper]

I saw this, the little shithead. Congrats, judge, you really taught him a lesson! -.-

[Jetfire]

DUMBASS!!!

If he's going to violate probation, you'd think he'd be more discrete.

His entire situation doesn't exactly scream "Mensa Member".

Someone probably posted the video of him, and someone else pointed out how it violated his probation, and what we're seeing now is the Panic of the Affluent, with Mother Hen anxiously protecting her perfect "Can't do any wrong" spawn.

I'm sure he'll post on Facebook where he is soon enough.

[Rageaholic]

THREAD BUMP as this news hits the airwaves
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/man...7Kz&OCID=HPDHP

The little shit is on the run possibly with his mother maybe heading out of the country as both their passports are missing.

Teen was videoed at a party doing beer pongs just after his last visit with his probation officer.

DUMBASS!!!

If he's going to violate probation, you'd think he'd be more discrete.

[mjr]

THREAD BUMP as this news hits the airwaves
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/man...7Kz&OCID=HPDHP

The little shit is on the run possibly with his mother maybe heading out of the country as both their passports are missing.

Teen was videoed at a party doing beer pongs just after his last visit with his probation officer.

I do suspect they're out of the country. In the article you reference, it does mention that when authorities went to the mother's house, it was cleaned out except for a pinball machine.

Grisham said sheriff's deputies tried to search the home he shared with his mother and found the place cleaned out except for a pinball machine.

[Racket_Man]

Well, you know, unless he really is unrepentant and irredeemable and thus ends up violating parole, anyway...

THREAD BUMP as this news hits the airwaves
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/man...7Kz&OCID=HPDHP

The little shit is on the run possibly with his mother maybe heading out of the country as both their passports are missing.

Teen was videoed at a party doing beer pongs just after his last visit with his probation officer.

[Gravekeeper]

The thing that gets me is its the same fucking judge. So that's 4 counts of intoxication manslaughter and 2 counts of intoxication assault this little bastard has gotten out of. Under the same judge. Also, again, he's been sent to rehab because his parents can afford too and offered to pay for it.