Ethan Couch Confirms a Justice System Sick From Affluenza
Ethan Couch, the teen who killed four people and paralyzed one after driving drunk, continues to confirm that the nation has a biased justice system. He avoided prison due to a fictitious condition called Affluenza. This is puzzling when one pauses to think how frequently serious psychological issues are not even considered in cases involving poor, black and underprivileged members of society. How many times have black kids fallen prey to criminal activity after years of being victimized by abuse, neglect, miseducation and poverty? Surely, if a rich man’s disease exists a poor man’s condition must also be real.
The fact that this teen’s wealth was powerful enough to alter the consequences of his actions that fateful night confirms that he is not the only partaker who is sick. The criminal justice system has a severe case of Affluenza that flares up whenever it becomes convenient. This fictitious disease not only … click HERE to continue reading
