Texas 'affluenza' teen detained in Mexico: CNN

[christx30]

Source: Reuters

A Texas teen, who was a fugitive after allegedly breaking his probation sentence for killing four people while driving drunk, has been arrested in Puerto Vallarta in Mexico, CNN reported on Monday, citing officials briefed on the matter.


Read more: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0UC07420151229

[7962]

1. Well, well, lookie what we found!!

Haaaaaaaaaa! Little bastard

[uppityperson]

2. Good.

[yeoman6987]

3. Dumbest kid ever. Given a get out of jail free card

He just had to stay in his mansion for a number of years (not sure how long) and then done. Idiot!!!!!

[christx30]

4. Agreed.

But now he's going to live in a much larger home. And he's going to be getting roommates! How exciting!
Let's see how "wait till my father hears about this" goes over with the inmates and staff.

[joshcryer]

6. Well he ran because of the video of him playing drinking games.

The lawyers could've got him off on that and they could've worked with the probation officer but the kid decided bailing would be the smarter decision.

Went from a court appearance and a long argument about how he wasn't drinking, etc, to him almost certainly getting the 10 years for violating the probation.

[George II]

17. It wasn't even the kid, it was his irresponsible mother who did it. How about "parenting"?

[joshcryer]

18. True, but he's an adult now, so...

...he made the decision just as much as his mother.

[roguevalley]

19. put them both in jail. in the end, you have to face what you

do. He was old enough to tell her no but I doubt that no is a common phrase in his family. For the four families of the dead, I am glad for them that this putz didn't have a dozen years of fun before getting caught.

[joshcryer]

20. He should get his probation finished in jail.

Mom should get whatever minimum there is for aiding and abetting, no parole, no probation.

[roguevalley]

22. agreed.

[cstanleytech]

31. I have a better solution for the mother..................

24,000 of community service for the next 10 years picking up trash along the roads in and around the county.

[joshcryer]

33. I like that.

With the condition that if she misses her duty she gets a year in jail.

[cstanleytech]

36. Fine by me but she has to still serve the community service after that one year in jail.

That way she doesnt try to get out of it by getting help from any connections who arrange for her to do that year in a country club jail.

[JI7]

47. No. he is responsible also

[avebury]

52. Exactly why the parents should have been prosecuted for the

deaths that their son caused. If the son's lawyers were going to play the blame the parents not my client card then then the prosecutors should have gone after the parents for sending "dangerous weapon" out on the roads (more than once).

This kid has demonstrated that he is not capable of learning from his mistakes and he will continue to get in trouble with the law. And his mother has demonstrated no desire to raise a productive citizen and aids and abets the kid in his ongoing behaviorial issues.

The time has come for both of them to get locked up and learn from the university of actions do have consequences.

[rjsquirrel]

54. Watch how rich folks work

He's not getting any ten years.

Hopefully he's hit by a drunk driver while crossing the street. That would be justice for what he did.

[47of74]

5. Good. I hope they throw the goddamn book at the little jerk.

[MissDeeds]

23. Ditto

He deserves nothing less.

[getagrip_already]

60. or a couple of books..

I ain't no lawyer (and I don't play one here), but it would seem to me that leaving the state and country in an attempt to allude capture, is a set of felonies all on their very own.

And if he tries to claim "I was only on a vacation", all they need to do is point out that he changed his appearance (died his hair jet black from blond).

Hopefully they can run the meter up a bit beyond 10 years.

[JudyM]

66. Acc. to the article, being on the lam only would add 4 months. Nt

[joshcryer]

7. His mom really thought they could hide out in Mexico?

Really?

[Warpy]

32. Yeah, running down to Mexico aint what it used to be

Bad guys from here in NM try it once in a while, thinking they speak the language and look like everybody else down there and they still get nabbed. A little jerk like Couch would really stick out like a sore thumb.

[Trajan]

40. They might have seen it ...

In a movie .... Hey - They had considered robbing banks in Bolivia ....

[harun]

59. Saw too many movies, lol

[getagrip_already]

61. yeah, you would think they would have googled at least..

About countries without extradition treaties (or at best, weak agreements).

Costa Rica would have been a much better choice. Lots of embezzlers down there living happily in the open.

[Orrex]

8. I hope that he gets another stern warning

Otherwise, how will he ever learn?

[keithbvadu2]

25. Good one!

[SCVDem]

9. Puerto Vallarta?

These people are idiots! Where's the low profile?

I too am glad you're busted!

[CanonRay]

10. I hope the Mom gets her own cell

[LiberalElite]

49. They just said on Good Morning America

that mom refused to sit still when a photo was taken, so the pic is all blurry. The apple doesn't fall far from the treee.

[Judi Lynn]

11. You've captured one of the best stories we could hope to see!

This is such GREAT news.

What an adorable photo. How did he get all that booze in that tiny little mouth?

Thank you, christx30.

[christx30]

13. A late Christmas present, to be sure.

I can't wait to hear all of the excuses their lawyers give. I just hope someone has a millisecond timer to see how quickly those excuses are thrown out of court.
This kid seriously screwed himself over. He and that mother of his.
If Martin Shkreli had a son...

[TexasTowelie]

42. See the photo below in post #41.

I would add a caption describing how he looks, but someone might take it the wrong way.

[dhill926]

12. The smell of schadenfreude…

Is especially sweet this evening…

[Playinghardball]

14. That poor young boy needs to be taken out behind the barn..

Then sent to jail....

Breaking rocks in the hot sun...

[niyad]

64. indeed

[hatrack]

15. And just think of the short-term benefits - time in a Mexican Jail!

The overture, as it were, to a very educational experience that awaits him.

[George II]

16. Puerto Vallarta? Nothing like going down in style. Better get your "affluenza" shot, buddy.

[Dragonfli]

21. You can buy your way out of almost anything in Mexico with enough $

If he isn't given over to US custody soon, he will be "let out on a technicality", along with his mother.

It is unfortunate but there is a great deal of corruption in the Mexican penal system. Of course, not much different here when 4 counts of manslaughter gets you probation if you are rich.

Perhaps Hillary can just tell him to "cut that out". it worked well in '07 to keep Wall St in check as we all know.

[RandySF]

28. I just knew someone would drag her into this

Team Sanders is growing increasingly pathetic as we get closer to Iowa.

[rpannier]

34. It's the new 'It's Obama's Fault' for some

Tripped on the stairs, "Obama's fault."
Got a cold, "Thanks Obama."
Cut myself shaving, "Thanks Obama."

If the kid even knew HRC it might have some semblance of non-idiocracy.
But there's nothing even linking the two. I doubt they've probably even been in the same auditorium together

Oh, well.

[Matariki]

37. Results of your Jury Service

These alert wars are getting stupid...

REASON FOR ALERT

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[exboyfil]

29. Not sure he has the cash

This is just too high profile. He is coming back.

[mountain grammy]

24. Just one of the thousands of ways the rich are different.

He'll slip away if they don't get him in custody pronto.

[Lint Head]

26. As the inmates said, "Fresh meat!"

[keithbvadu2]

27. He wants to be in Mexico?

He and mom can serve their time in Mexican prisons.

We can dream.

[AwakeAtLast]

68. Agreed. n/t

[bluestateguy]

30. Hmmm

I wonder if the cops gently picked him up., took him to Burger King for some food and then quietly took him to the station.

Or did they slam his head against the police car, throw him on the ground, beat him a few times with the night-stick, throw him in the police van and then upon arrival at the station, take him into the back with a few officers and a toilet plunger, and some "off the record" discipline.

Which one?

[rusty quoin]

35. I watched earlier, "These Three" on TCM

It's about how gossip started from a rich psychopathic daughter ruined the lives of 3 good people. You guys might know the story as the remake of the original title, "The Children's Hour." That one was closer to Lilliam Hellman's play.

My point is the rich can do so much damage, and yes, I think they embrace psychopathy.

[BuelahWitch]

38. Watched The Children's Hour which aired right before your movie

Yes, it was disgusting how that spoiled little brat ruined those peoples' lives. No morals or ethics at all.

[rusty quoin]

39. She, Mary in both movies was a psychopath. In rich hands, she can do incredible damage.

I think most psychopaths are either in prison or in Wall Street .

[wheniwasincongress]

41. He dyed his hair black

[LittleGirl]

43. wow, shows that he had planned this trip quite well,

bastard. his mother should get a cell too.

[Helen Borg]

46. He sure looks alert

[MADem]

44. He pulled a Scott Peterson and went for the full dye job on hair/beard. nt

[Helen Borg]

45. Affluenza boy is going to the slammer!

Finally some justice for the victims

[LiberalElite]

48. It's the lead story on Good Morning America

I do hope the little fkwad and mommy get what's coming to them.

[wolfie001]

50. I hope these two don't worm their way out of this mess

The 1%-ers seem to have a 'Get Out Of Jail' card for every misdeed.

[onecent]

51. Question: HOW rich were these people to pull off

some kind of a pretense that he was "never told no" so he gets a free pass?

I know it happens in America everyday but this is stupid on the part of the people that gave him this sentence.
How dumb is America really becoming???????????????? (no offense to anyone--just seems off!

Is his father a judge in that county?????

[marble falls]

53. Where's mom?????

[olegramps]

55. This is just another example of the mentality of the wealthy and privileged.

The laws that govern the common folks are not applicable to them. The courts share a measure of responsibility for the unequal treatment of those who are charged.

[MissKat]

56. How will he get out of this one?

My favorite line in the story--

"handed over to the U.S. Marshalls"...

The one who needs to confront reality along with her son is this stupid mother.

"Oh, Mommy, they might have seen that I'm drinking again, you know I can't help it. You made me this way."

"Son, I'm sorry. Let's dye your hair and go hide out in Mexico. I don't want you ever to have to face up to the fact that you brutally killed four innocent people. No, Mommy must protect you from that."

Yep. Time for a big can of whoop ass to be opened on the pair.

[Skittles]

72. easy

the most he can get is more stringent probation terms or 4 months in jail

[Sunlei]

57. he will get a couple days in jail for breaking probation terms. just the 'time served' now.

[catnhatnh]

58. Here's the stupid part-that video was evidence of NOTHING

My father had a similar case when he was a union steward. He was called after midnight by a shift worker who said he had been caught stealing gasoline. My father told him to say nothing to the company people till he got there, but by the time he arrived the worker had admitted wrongdoing...."I had to Tom, they had a picture of me with the gas can coming from the pump." "Well" my father asked him "Were they going to smell the picture to make sure there was gas in the can?".

[restorefreedom]

62. press conference now

did i just hear the judge say he is going before a JUVENILE judge??

wtfffffff?

anyone else catch that? maybe i heard wrong, hope so, psycho bastard is 18 now

edit...someone just said they will petition to get it moved to adult court

[Iggo]

63. Fucking dipshit.

He got away with murder.

All he had to do was probation.

And then he ran...

Fucking moron.

[MizzM]

65. Contrarian point of view

Permit me to be a bit of a contrarian. Every comment I hear on this subject has been an emotional response to a kid who was drunk and killed some innocents. Yes, he should be tormented by this the rest of his life. But he was tried and adjudicated for this crime. Everyone thinks he got off too lightly. Ok, but the fact is that you can't try him again for the same crime. Drat those laws that we have! And, I'm sure it doesn't hurt to have money behind you. That will never change.

Right now, it seems to me, what he is guilty of is violating his probation. Just exactly how did this turn into a massive manhunt and media circus over a kid violating his probation? One would think he is the only person in history to have done this. What started all this I wonder.

[JudyM]

67. A collective sense of injustice, MizzM.

Which strikes many of us as worse because of his white-male-wealth status privilege and his and his mothers' apparently overt sense of entitlement, lack of remorse & accountability.

[AwakeAtLast]

69. I think it will mean house arrest will be revoked

And will have to do some real time in prison. Which is a stiffer penalty and certainly fits the crime better. At least I'm hoping that is what will happen.

[christx30]

70. And this kind of justice happens all the time.

Everyone thought OJ was guilty of Ron and Nicole's murders. He was eventually imprisoned for a kidnapping charge. And going WAY back, Al Capone couldn't be touched for all the crimes he committed. But the IRS got him.
I like to think about it as a check on the power of the courts. They will eventually get the guilty.

[4lbs]

71. It is time for the families of the people he killed to file $100 million civil lawsuits each, so

that this rich white kid and his mom lose all their wealth and property.

The fact that they fled should allow a jury in a civil case to find for the plaintiffs, no problem. In a civil case, you only need 75% of the jurors to find in favor of the plaintiff (9 out of 12).

Then, the lawyers defending the kid and his mother can also fight over their money.

The key: Make them poor for life.

Look at what happened to O.J. He was acquitted, but ended up losing millions in a civil suit, having to sell all his possessions. Then he made the stupid move to try to steal back his Heisman trophy and is now serving prison time for burglary and robbery charges.

Let the same thing happen to this kid and mother.

They were arrested not in some backwater Mexican town, but in Puerto Vallarta. One of Mexico's 3 "rich white American" vacation destinations along with Acapulco and Cancun. They even fled and tried to stay rich.

From the movie "Trading Places"

It seems that the way you hurt rich people the most, is to turn them into poor people.

This kid has only known rich. Let him experience poor, real poor, below poverty poor, fight alley dogs for garbage scraps poor, for life.