Haha. It's pretty sad when that's your last name and you still can't "turn over a new" one...
No shit. All the judge did was resign...
Judge In 'Affluenza' Case Sentenced A Black Teen To 10 Years For Killing A Guy With A Single Punch.
A Texas county judge — who spared a wealthy, white teen jail time for killing four people while drunk driving — sent a younger, black boy to juvenile detention last year for killing just one man.
In March 2012, Judge Jean Boyd sentenced a 14-year-old black boy to juvenile detention for killing someone with one, powerful punch, the Tarrant County News in Dallas reported. Prosecuted as a juvenile, the boy's name has not been revealed publicly.
Just last week, however, Boyd sentenced 16-year-old Ethan Couch to probation and rehabilitation after killing four pedestrians while driving drunk.
The boy’s psychologist, who testified in court, diagnosed the 16-year-old with “affluenza,” a faux-disorder implying his wealth impeded a sense of personal responsibility. Boyd's decision sparked outrage that family money might have prompted the boy’s freedom.
In the older case, the black offender jumped out of his car one night in October 2011 and punched Mark Gregory, standing at 5’ 1’’ and weighed 106 pounds. Gregory's head struck the pavement, and he died two days later, according to a statement from the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office.
Anita Lauterbach, the victim’s mother, remembers Boyd pushing for rehabilitation. Much to her relief, no facility would take the offender.
“She’s too easy on them. I don’t think she needs to be sitting not that bench,” Lauterbach told the Tarrant County News.
A treatment program likely didn’t accept the boy responsible because of the violent nature of his crime, Jamison Monroe, founder and CEO of Newport Academy — the facility where Couch will undergo his treatment — told the Tarrant County News.
The 14-year-old received a 10-year sentence, according to the statement from the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office. But, like many inmates, he probably won't serve that entire sentence.
The boy could remain in the Texas Juvenile Justice Department — "which is basically prison for juveniles" — until he's 19, according to the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office. If he "hasn't worked in the program" before he turns 19, he could be transferred to an adult prison, where he'll serve the remainder of his sentence, the DA said. He could also be paroled into the community before he turns 19.
The 14-year-old's crime is arguably more violent than 16-year-old Ethan Couch's drunk driving. Couch, however, behaved incredibly recklessly. He and his friends reportedly stole two cases of beer from a store, and his blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit when he killed the pedestrians.
A Texas county judge — who spared a wealthy, white teen jail time for killing four people while drunk driving — sent a younger, black boy to juvenile detention last year for killing just one man.
In March 2012, Judge Jean Boyd sentenced a 14-year-old black boy to juvenile detention for killing someone with one, powerful punch, the Tarrant County News in Dallas reported. Prosecuted as a juvenile, the boy's name has not been revealed publicly.
Just last week, however, Boyd sentenced 16-year-old Ethan Couch to probation and rehabilitation after killing four pedestrians while driving drunk.
The boy’s psychologist, who testified in court, diagnosed the 16-year-old with “affluenza,” a faux-disorder implying his wealth impeded a sense of personal responsibility. Boyd's decision sparked outrage that family money might have prompted the boy’s freedom.
In the older case, the black offender jumped out of his car one night in October 2011 and punched Mark Gregory, standing at 5’ 1’’ and weighed 106 pounds. Gregory's head struck the pavement, and he died two days later, according to a statement from the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office.
Anita Lauterbach, the victim’s mother, remembers Boyd pushing for rehabilitation. Much to her relief, no facility would take the offender.
“She’s too easy on them. I don’t think she needs to be sitting not that bench,” Lauterbach told the Tarrant County News.
A treatment program likely didn’t accept the boy responsible because of the violent nature of his crime, Jamison Monroe, founder and CEO of Newport Academy — the facility where Couch will undergo his treatment — told the Tarrant County News.
The 14-year-old received a 10-year sentence, according to the statement from the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office. But, like many inmates, he probably won't serve that entire sentence.
The boy could remain in the Texas Juvenile Justice Department — "which is basically prison for juveniles" — until he's 19, according to the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office. If he "hasn't worked in the program" before he turns 19, he could be transferred to an adult prison, where he'll serve the remainder of his sentence, the DA said. He could also be paroled into the community before he turns 19.
The 14-year-old's crime is arguably more violent than 16-year-old Ethan Couch's drunk driving. Couch, however, behaved incredibly recklessly. He and his friends reportedly stole two cases of beer from a store, and his blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit when he killed the pedestrians.
Kills 4 and 1 is a vegetable.....Very sad!
He`ll pay just like O.J. paid after the fact....Karma is chasing this SCUMBAG!
He`ll pay just like O.J. paid after the fact....Karma is chasing this SCUMBAG!
Couch's parents were married in Johnson County, Texas in 1996, and divorced in 2007.[SUP][10][/SUP] He grew up in Burleson and previously attended Anderson Private School.[SUP][11][/SUP]
Couch drove himself to school at the age of thirteen. When the head of the school questioned that practice, his father threatened to buy the school. At the age of fifteen, Couch was cited for "minor in consumption of alcohol" and "minor in possession of alcohol," after he was caught in a parked pick-up truck with a naked, passed out 14-year-old girl.[SUP][12][/SUP]He pleaded no contest and was sentenced to probation, a compulsory alcohol awareness class, and 12 hours of community service.[SUP][13][/SUP]
[h=3]Family history[edit][/h]His parents have each had their own run-ins with the law, publicized retrospectively in the media following their son's conviction.[SUP][10][/SUP] Fred Couch has been charged with criminal mischief, theft by check, and assault, but the charges were dismissed. On August 19, 2014, he was arrested for impersonating a police officer, allegedly displaying a fake badge during a disturbance call.[SUP][12][/SUP][SUP][14][/SUP] In 2013, Tonya Couch was sentenced to a $500 fine and a six-month community supervision order for reckless driving when she used her vehicle to force another motorist off the road.[SUP][10][/SUP][SUP][15][/SUP]
Couch drove himself to school at the age of thirteen. When the head of the school questioned that practice, his father threatened to buy the school. At the age of fifteen, Couch was cited for "minor in consumption of alcohol" and "minor in possession of alcohol," after he was caught in a parked pick-up truck with a naked, passed out 14-year-old girl.[SUP][12][/SUP]He pleaded no contest and was sentenced to probation, a compulsory alcohol awareness class, and 12 hours of community service.[SUP][13][/SUP]
[h=3]Family history[edit][/h]His parents have each had their own run-ins with the law, publicized retrospectively in the media following their son's conviction.[SUP][10][/SUP] Fred Couch has been charged with criminal mischief, theft by check, and assault, but the charges were dismissed. On August 19, 2014, he was arrested for impersonating a police officer, allegedly displaying a fake badge during a disturbance call.[SUP][12][/SUP][SUP][14][/SUP] In 2013, Tonya Couch was sentenced to a $500 fine and a six-month community supervision order for reckless driving when she used her vehicle to force another motorist off the road.[SUP][10][/SUP][SUP][15][/SUP]
plaxico burress went to rikers for 2 years for shooting himself.
vick federal prison for dog fighting.
white boy kills 4 people, told to go to malibu and find himself and still somehow manages to mess it up.
burress and vick had a higher financial standing than this kids parents, both black and both wound up in prison for measly stuff compared to what this kid did. of course race is a factor.
whites routinely get lenient punishments for similar crimes in comparison to minority offenders
vick federal prison for dog fighting.
white boy kills 4 people, told to go to malibu and find himself and still somehow manages to mess it up.
burress and vick had a higher financial standing than this kids parents, both black and both wound up in prison for measly stuff compared to what this kid did. of course race is a factor.
whites routinely get lenient punishments for similar crimes in comparison to minority offenders
