of a condition call Affluenza. Yes, the judge gave him probation because he grew up rich and doesn't know any better.
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(CNN) -- To the families of the victims, Ethan Couch was a killer on the road, a drunken teenage driver who caused a crash that left four people dead.
To the defense, the youth is himself a victim -- of "affluenza," according to one psychologist -- the product of wealthy, privileged parents who never set limits for the boy.
To a judge, who sentenced Couch to 10 years' probation but no jail time, he's a defendant in need of treatment.
The decision disappointed prosecutors and stunned victims' family members, who say they feel that Couch got off too easy. Prosecutors had asked for the maximum of 20 years behind bars.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/11/us...een-dwi-wreck/
Meanwhile, the same judge:
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FORT WORTH (March 16, 2012)--A 14-year-old Fort Worth boy has been sentenced to 10 years in a juvenile jail for killing a stranger with a single unprovoked punch.
State District Judge Jean Boyd sentenced the boy, who is not being identified because he is a juvenile.
The teen admitted to a manslaughter charge earlier this year after the October 2011 attack on old Mark Gregory, 40.
A statement from the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office said the boy and two friends hopped out of a car when they saw Gregory walking.
The punch that the teenager threw knocked the 106-pound Gregory down.
He hit his head on the pavement and died two days later.
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http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/142925215.html
What do you think? I think both kids deserved stiff punishment, but it's funny how one kid killed one guy and get 10 years while the other killed 4 guys and get probation. Make you wonder.
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