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In reply to the discussion: If This Rich Kid Has ‘Affluenza,’ Then We’ve All Got ‘Negrobetes’ [View all]Cresent City Kid
(1,621 posts)14. Same judge, different kid, jail time
I heard on my local news this morning that a 14 year old whose manslaughter involved one victim got a harsher sentence than Riche Rich from the same judge. What's the opposite of affluenza, poorlio?
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If the poor want poverty to be recognized as an excuse, all they have to do
Jackpine Radical
Dec 2013
#1
Can you believe there is a comment in the reader's forum that said she did the smart thing.
Baitball Blogger
Dec 2013
#64
You can't turn an entire state upside down without the help of unethical lawyers.
Baitball Blogger
Dec 2013
#25
The judge is retiring next year. Probably to spend the payoff she got for this
CBGLuthier
Dec 2013
#16
I hope the families of the murdered victims can bring civil suit against his parents….
Tikki
Dec 2013
#46
Then this is a health crisis. We need to isolate and cure this condition immediately.
ck4829
Dec 2013
#58