Taxpayers pick up bulk of rehab bill for 'affluenza' Texan
Taxpayers picked up most of the $200,000 bill for the so-called affluenza teen's court-ordered rehabilitation in a probation deal that kept him out of prison for killing four while driving drunk, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Ethan Couch, who turned 19 this week and was 16 at the time of the incident, will be in a Tarrant County adult court on Wednesday for a likely determination of how much time behind bars he must spend for violating the probation deal.
Taxpayers paid more than $150,000 of the bill for his year-long rehabilitation because his parents were unable to pay for all of the treatment, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram said, citing court documents.
A psychologist testified for the defense that Couch was so spoiled by his wealthy parents he could not tell right from wrong. The psychologist described the affliction as "affluenza," a term that quickly became a media buzzword.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-affluenza-idUSKCN0X92SN
This is so egregious I can't believe it is true. I don't care if these were court ordered shrink sessions, that drunk got off because he is rich.
He should pay. He didn't even do any jail time for killing 4 people.
I could really curse right now I am so mad at how this guy has been given a pass.
Taxpayers picked up most of the $200,000 bill for the so-called affluenza teen's court-ordered rehabilitation in a probation deal that kept him out of prison for killing four while driving drunk, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Ethan Couch, who turned 19 this week and was 16 at the time of the incident, will be in a Tarrant County adult court on Wednesday for a likely determination of how much time behind bars he must spend for violating the probation deal.
Taxpayers paid more than $150,000 of the bill for his year-long rehabilitation because his parents were unable to pay for all of the treatment, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram said, citing court documents.
A psychologist testified for the defense that Couch was so spoiled by his wealthy parents he could not tell right from wrong. The psychologist described the affliction as "affluenza," a term that quickly became a media buzzword.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-affluenza-idUSKCN0X92SN
This is so egregious I can't believe it is true. I don't care if these were court ordered shrink sessions, that drunk got off because he is rich.
He should pay. He didn't even do any jail time for killing 4 people.
I could really curse right now I am so mad at how this guy has been given a pass.