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Paper Roses

(7,634 posts)
Tue Dec 29, 2015, 07:13 PM Dec 2015

Affluenza? Give me a break. What a crock. [View all]

As a great number of Americans are suffering from real, crushing situations that involve serious issues like lack of money, lack of education, lack of housing, poor health, are we to feel sorry for this kid who has too much money to know right from wrong?
What lawyer thought up this defense, what idiot judge fell for it?
I have no sympathy for this young man. Too much money, too much privilege?

If we have no money to pay our bills, to house ourselves, get healthcare, should the legal system give us a pass?
How about brokefluenza, sickfluenza, on-the-streetfluenza.

You may not agree but I feel that too much money is no excuse.

Heck, Affluenza isn't even in the dictionary.

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