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Rich Kids Kills Four People and Gets Probation; Judge Ruled His Wealth was a Handicap
By Dr. Sinclair Grey III
December 13, 2013
Being the child of wealthy parents has its privileges. If you want to know what kind of privileges just read the story of Ethan Couch, a 16-year-old boy who crashed the vehicle he was driving in June and killed four people in Texas. The lives of youth pastor, Brian Jennings; Hollie and Shelby Boyles; and Breanna Mitchell were taken by a reckless act of drunkenness. No words can explain what happened except that Ethan Couch will not serve one day in prison because he suffers from what psychologist G. Dιck Miller calls ‘affluenza.’
Affluenza is defined as ‘a psychological malaise supposedly affecting wealthy young people, symptoms of which include a lack of motivation, feelings of guilt, and a sense of isolation.’ Simply put, Ethan’s lawyer argued that the accident, which killed four people, was a result of Ethan being a victim of wealth. No blame was put on his blood alcohol level which was .24 (three times the legal limit for an adult). According to Miller, the parents of Ethan on one occasion let Ethan drive at age 13 and didn’t engage in punishing their son especially after he was found in a parked pickup truck with a 14-year-old girl who was passed out and unclothed.
Miller described Ethan Couch as ‘emotionally flat’ and that he would be best served not in prison but in therapy for at least two years with no contact with his parents.
CBSDFW reported that Ethan Couch was sentenced in Fort Worth, Texas Juvenile Court to 10 years probation. This is an insignificant punishment compared to what state prosecutors were recommending – 20 years in prison.
As part of his sentencing, Ethan will be sent to a private counseling center which costs $450,000 per year. A payment that his father, Fred Couch – owner of a Fort Worth sheet metal manufacturing company will pay. Once again, Ethan is bailed out by the fortunes of his family.
Ethan Couch is not the first person to benefit from wealthy parents. ‘In a particularly clear example,cited by journalist Glenn Greenwald, hedge fund manager Martin Joel Erzinger served just 90 daysin jail after driving the car that seriously injured a bicyclist and fled the scene of the accident in 2010. The district attorney in the case charged Erzlinger with two misdemeanors instead of a felony, noting that felony convictions have some pretty serious job implications for someone in Mr. Erzinger’s profession.’
Ethan Couch and his parents are facing lawsuits from the families that resulted in this tragic death. Millions of dollars are being sought because of Ethan’s reckless action. His father’s company is name in the lawsuits because it owned the truck that Ethan was driving.
Source: Huffington Post, KHOU (Houston Texas), Syracuse.com, CNN, and Christian Science Monitor
Dr. Sinclair Grey III is an inspirational speaker, motivator, author, organizer and liberator of persons from all intellectual, social and cultural walks of life. He is a committed advocate for communal change. Email: drgrey@sinclairgrey.org. Follow on Twitter @drsngrey
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