affluenza
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'Affluenza' Teen Ethan Couch Arrested Again for Violating Probation
Don’t look now, but the thing we all knew was going to happen, happened. Ethan Couch, most famous for using the “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunk-driving crash, was arrested—again—and charged with probation violation—again. Texas police arrested the 22-year-old on Thursday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports (h/t the Washington Post). Couch was booked at the…
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Rich, White 18-Year-Old Who Drove Getaway Car During Killing of Black Man Acquitted of All Charges, Now Plans to Study Law
Once again, America has proven it pays to be rich and white after an 18-year-old, former high schooler from Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., was acquitted of first-degree and attempted murder charges even after he admitted to driving a car that two homicide suspects were driving in before the alleged crime was committed. Cameron Terrell was…
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Ethan Couch, ‘Affluenza Teen’ Who Killed 4 While Driving Drunk, Set to Be Released From Jail
The infamous “affluenza teen,” who killed four people in Texas while driving drunk in 2013 when he was 16, is scheduled to be released from jail Monday, a few days before his 21st birthday, after serving nearly two years in prison. About five years ago, Ethan Couch’s case made national headlines after his lawyers bizarrely…
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18-Year-Old White Thug Spotted at World Series Game Days After Being Arrested in Connection With Murder of Black Man
It seems we have another blatant case of affluenza on our hands after an 18-year-old thug who happens to be wealthy and white was spotted enjoying a World Series game with his parents at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, just days after being arrested for (and charged with) murder and attempted murder in the shooting…
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'Affluenza' Teen’s Attorneys Argue Judge Had No Authority to Jail Him
And so the saga of privilege for “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch continues. According to a report by Reuters, lawyers for Couch, who drew national attention after killing four people while drunkenly driving as a 16-year-old, are seeking to have him released from a two-year jail term, claiming that the judge who sentenced him had no…
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Mother of Boy Who Cried 'Affluenza' Released From Home Confinement
The mother of Ethan Couch, the young man who killed four people in a drunken driving accident and blamed it on “affluenza,” was released from home confinement after being charged with hindering apprehension of a felon and money laundering, the Associated Press reports. Tonya Couch fled with her son to Mexico when a video surfaced of…
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Mom of 'Affluenza' Teen Gets Bond Conditions Relaxed so She Can Look for a Job
Tonya Couch, the mother of “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch, is apparently looking for a job and has also gotten the conditions of her bond eased so that she can leave home to go job hunting, WFAA reports. Tonya Couch attended her first court hearing Monday since being indicted on charges of money laundering and hindering…