Is Affluenza a reasonable defence in court?

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Prismsblade
08/30/2019
08:48 PM
#1
Pretty much a child raised with so much privalage and by such awful parents that they cant be held accountable for their actions?

Watched a story of a teen who walked aware with no jail time, after killing 4 people, and injuring a dozen others in a horrible car crash.
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Garioshi
08/30/2019
08:49 PM
#3
Fuck no
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Hanky_Bannister
08/30/2019
08:49 PM
#4
That kids been talked about on CE a million times
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AlisLandale
08/30/2019
09:13 PM
#5
I wouldnt be totally opposed to it being a consideration in a reduced sentence provided two things happen:

1) the culprit is forced into a mandatory, in-patient, mental rehabilition program for no shorter than the length of what would have been a jail sentence

2) recognizing that the parents had crippled this person to the point that they are incapable of holding themselves accountable (because thats part of the affluenza argument, after all), hold them criminally liable.

But I doubt either of those would happen so...
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pikachupwnage
08/30/2019
09:15 PM
#6
AlisLandale posted...
I wouldnt be totally opposed to it being a consideration in a reduced sentence provided two things happen:

1) the culprit is forced into a mandatory, in-patient, mental rehabilition program for no shorter than the length of what would have been a jail sentence

2) recognizing that the parents had crippled this person to the point that they are incapable of holding themselves accountable (because thats part of the affluenza argument, after all), hold them criminally liable.

But I doubt either of those would happen so...


Pretty much though I dunno if I fully agree with all of the first thing.
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Webmaster4531
08/30/2019
09:15 PM
#7
Hanky_Bannister posted...
That kids been talked about on CE a million times

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Blue_Dream87
08/30/2019
09:16 PM
#8
Hell no, the poor aren't afforded the same considerations for their situation. Giving the rich an out like that is obviously classist and racist
Sphyx
08/30/2019
09:18 PM
#9
No, but i also don't think "this conviction will ruin a promising career" is a suitable argument for reducing a punishment either, and i'm sure i've been seeing more of that lately.
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LightningAce11
08/30/2019
09:19 PM
#10
No, rich people need harsher punishments because they get away with so much.
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Balrog0
08/30/2019
09:22 PM
#11
we should get rid of the criminal justice system entirely and start over from scratch
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theAteam
08/30/2019
09:27 PM
#12
I recognize that there is an effect of being in a higher class on morals and whatnot.

I don't recognize that it should result in any change of punishment in the court.
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EffectAndCause
08/30/2019
09:28 PM
#13
Pretty sure rich people know Kill people bad, rape people bad.
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uwnim
08/30/2019
09:30 PM
#14
Fuck no. That would be like saying someone who grew up in an area with lots of theft and murder shouldn't be charged because they think that's normal.
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UnholyMudcrab
08/30/2019
09:32 PM
#15
Depends whether you're a WASP or not.
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viewmaster_pi
08/30/2019
09:33 PM
#16
it was a joke
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DrizztLink
08/30/2019
09:36 PM
#17
Only if it works the other way as well and the courts grant leniency in the face of poverty-driven desperation.
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biggernails
08/30/2019
09:38 PM
#18
AlisLandale posted...
I wouldnt be totally opposed to it being a consideration in a reduced sentence provided two things happen:

1) the culprit is forced into a mandatory, in-patient, mental rehabilition program for no shorter than the length of what would have been a jail sentence

2) recognizing that the parents had crippled this person to the point that they are incapable of holding themselves accountable (because thats part of the affluenza argument, after all), hold them criminally liable.

But I doubt either of those would happen so...

that sounds fair, well except the parents being held criminally liable. just make them financially liable
DrizztLink posted...
Only if it works the other way as well and the courts grant leniency in the face of poverty-driven desperation.

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