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hughee99

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35. I know people aren't a fan of manditory minimums, and I'm not either,

Fri Dec 13, 2013, 12:36 PM

Dec 2013

but this is ONE of the reasons they exist. So judges can't just hand out a "pass" to the rich and well connected while everyone else gets punished.

In this case, though, a mandatory minimum doesn't seem to have come into play, but it's a subject that came up just the other day.

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If This Rich Kid Has �Affluenza,� Then We�ve All Got �Negrobetes� [View all] Blue_Tires Dec 2013 OP

If the poor want poverty to be recognized as an excuse, all they have to do Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #1

Sure why not? If the rich can do that, why not every one else? RC Dec 2013 #38

I think this is the article you meant to link to . . . JustAnotherGen Dec 2013 #2

Thanks...Edited.... Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #4

I can only hope that the families of sharp_stick Dec 2013 #3

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That process has already begun. MoonRiver Dec 2013 #21

Five Lawsuits So Far Lefty615 Dec 2013 #24

I hope you're right, but... Shemp Howard Dec 2013 #44

So I guess I suffer from Pooritis.... SummerSnow Dec 2013 #5

No you just have a case of Poorlio. Chisox08 Dec 2013 #17

That made up affliction ticks me off to no end. Xyzse Dec 2013 #6

Apparently his Monopoly board doesn�t even HAVE a jail on it. n/t aggiesal Dec 2013 #57

I so can't believe the judge bought that gollygee Dec 2013 #7

It says something about the judge and our judicial system. Baitball Blogger Dec 2013 #12

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Maybe the judge bought it because somebody bought the judge. Shemp Howard Dec 2013 #47

Poor rich kid never had any consequences... ljm2002 Dec 2013 #8

Yeah that was my immediate response when I first heard this gollygee Dec 2013 #11

I'm sure we'll hear this defense in Florida, Baitball Blogger Dec 2013 #9

Their own fault Lefty615 Dec 2013 #22

Welcome Lefty 615 Baitball Blogger Dec 2013 #23

really????? heaven05 Dec 2013 #39

I believe the accident took place on the east of Orange County. Baitball Blogger Dec 2013 #41

okay heaven05 Dec 2013 #42

Bike lanes are put in as a margin of error central scrutinizer Dec 2013 #30

there was one asshole on this board making that very argument frylock Dec 2013 #37

and that one was a hit and run Skittles Dec 2013 #61

Can you believe there is a comment in the reader's forum that said she did the smart thing. Baitball Blogger Dec 2013 #64

that's disgusting Skittles Dec 2013 #66

This is the question for our time. JDPriestly Dec 2013 #13

it's obvious NewJeffCT Dec 2013 #15

You can't turn an entire state upside down without the help of unethical lawyers. Baitball Blogger Dec 2013 #25

Well, He did promise they'd inherit the earth Brainstormy Dec 2013 #27

Same judge, different kid, jail time Cresent City Kid Dec 2013 #14

Opposite of Affluenza FormalObserver Dec 2013 #29

The judge is retiring next year. Probably to spend the payoff she got for this CBGLuthier Dec 2013 #16

I have no doubt. jsr Dec 2013 #28

I've been reading quite a few shanti Dec 2013 #40

Let me get this straight... Lefty615 Dec 2013 #18

Exactly. There are 2 Americas. tblue Dec 2013 #45

Affluenza is a serious condition and there needs to be an awareness campaign. Chisox08 Dec 2013 #20

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"He never learned that sometimes you don�t get your way," citizen blues Dec 2013 #26

Happens often enough: Saviolo Dec 2013 #31

That punk should of been locked up Redford Dec 2013 #33

And What of the Judge? stuartsdesk1 Dec 2013 #34

I think "Judge" Boyd should be included in that cell dickthegrouch Dec 2013 #49

I heard on the tube this morning panader0 Dec 2013 #56

I know people aren't a fan of manditory minimums, and I'm not either, hughee99 Dec 2013 #35

this "psychologist" needs to be reviewed and have his license removed frylock Dec 2013 #36

Did anyone hear the defense attorney when asked how this this is justice? locdlib Dec 2013 #43

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I think the kid was mis-diagnosed. gort Dec 2013 #50

Then this is a health crisis. We need to isolate and cure this condition immediately. ck4829 Dec 2013 #58

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This nation sucks! Enthusiast Dec 2013 #62

""He never learned that sometimes you don�t get your way"--and with "justice" like this, raccoon Dec 2013 #63

Two Americas, two-tiered "justice". roamer65 Dec 2013 #65