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Old 12-12-2013, 04:16 PM
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http://news.msn.com/videos/?ap=True&...3-4af41dbfaa10

teen kills four, injures two others.
his defense team argued that he didn't know better, because he was spoiled by his parents.
watch the video to see how the fine state of texas decided to teach him that actions have consequences.

i really think sentencing should be done by a group of people who are only given the facts of the case, but never see the person being sentenced, don't know what they're worth, who they are, where they're from. you'd probably get more fair, sensible sentencing with no bias.
cnbc reported that lawyers have labeled this the "affluenza defense".
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Old 12-12-2013, 04:49 PM
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Oops, posted on this in the jerk thread...shoulda read this first
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Old 12-12-2013, 05:08 PM
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cnbc reported that lawyers have labeled this the "affluenza defense".
yeah, i saw that. at least when outrages are committed in our judicial system, we can count on witticisms.
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