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23. Welcome Lefty 615
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 11:57 AM
Dec 2013

We'll see what a Florida judge and jury will come up with.

If a judge were to make that kind of ruling in Florida, I don't think he would see another term.

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
+1 Baitball Blogger Dec 2013 #10
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
Privilege - etymology Diego_Native 2012 Dec 2013 #19
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
Sponsored by your local Aston Martin dealer jsr Dec 2013 #32
"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
I hope the families of the murdered victims can bring civil suit against his parents…. Tikki Dec 2013 #46
This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #48
This isn't anything new gollygee Dec 2013 #51
This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #53
+1 Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #55
Please tell me that this awful story is a hoax. lapislzi Dec 2013 #52
This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #54
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
The cure for affluenza is a solid dose of state-inflicted poverty in a prison cell jsr Dec 2013 #59
K&R Solly Mack Dec 2013 #60
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
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