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In reply to the discussion: Should juvenile drivers who commit intoxication manslaughter be tried as adults? [View all]CommonSenseDemocrat
(377 posts)11. I agree, but I wanted my intention of this poll to be known
I was going to write that the affluenza defense was not the reason Couch got probation, but rather it was a function of Texas juvenile law. His family I don't think, quite honestly, is that affluent, otherwise why would the mother commit an adult felony to protect her kid from 120 days in jail? By having the parents pay for his inpatient rehab, versus juvenile hall, the state and county probably saved a lot of money, but I think the state should have confined him until 21 in juvenile hall. I understand the cost is high, but the consequences would have been more rehabilitative without confining him for 20 years. I'll vote other in my poll here.
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Should juvenile drivers who commit intoxication manslaughter be tried as adults? [View all]
CommonSenseDemocrat
Jan 2016
OP
If we, as a society, decide 17 year olds are old enough to know what they are doing,
ZombieHorde
Jan 2016
#27
They are not fully developed. Scientifically proven a long time ago now, and recent
silvershadow
Jan 2016
#39
LOL, adult age varies? For drinking? Legal documents? Really? Or you just making shit up? nt
Logical
Jan 2016
#47
Two shitty things about U.S. culture are minor drivers and students attending high school as adults.
hunter
Jan 2016
#20
Slightly OT but not totally, some people here piss and moan endlessly about technology
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2016
#30