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发帖数: 612 | 1 http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/probation-sentence-dui-wreck-stirs-ire-21188282
A North Texas teen from an affluent family was sentenced to probation this
week after he killed four pedestrians when he lost control of his speeding
pickup truck while driving drunk, a punishment that outraged the victims'
families and left prosecutors disappointed.
The 16-year-old boy was sentenced Tuesday in a Fort Worth juvenile court to
10 years of probation after he confessed to intoxication manslaughter in the
June 15 crash on a dark rural road.
Prosecutors had sought the maximum 20 years in state custody for the Keller
teen, but his attorneys appealed to state District Judge Jean Boyd that the
teenager needed rehabilitation not prison, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram http://bit.ly/1f8GnvQ ) reported.
If the boy continues to be cushioned by his family's wealth, another tragedy
is inevitable, prosecutor Richard Alpert said in court.
"There can be no doubt that he will be in another courthouse one day blaming
the lenient treatment he received here," Alpert said.
Authorities said the teen and friends were seen on surveillance video
stealing two cases of beer from a store. He had seven passengers in his Ford
F-350, was speeding and had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal
limit, according to testimony during the trial. His pickup truck slammed
into the four pedestrians, killing Brian Jennings, a 43-year-old Burleson
youth minister; Breanna Mitchell of Lillian, 24; Shelby Boyles, 21; and her
52-year-old mother, Hollie Boyles.
Boyd said the programs available in the Texas juvenile justice system may
not provide the kind of intensive therapy the teen could receive at a
rehabilitation center near Newport Beach, Calif., that was suggested by his
defense attorneys. The parents would pick up the tab for the center, at a
cost of more than $450,000 a year for treatment.
Scott Brown, the boy's lead defense attorney, said he could have been freed
after two years if he had drawn the 20-year sentence.
But instead, the judge "fashioned a sentence that could have him under the
thumb of the justice system for the next 10 years," he told the Star-
Telegram.
Relatives of those killed in the accident drew little comfort from that
assurance.
Eric Boyles, who lost his wife and daughter, said the family's wealth helped
the teen avoid incarceration.
"Money always seems to keep you out of trouble," Boyles said. "Ultimately
today, I felt that money did prevail. If you had been any other youth, I
feel like the circumstances would have been different."
Shaunna Jennings, the minister's widow, said her family had forgiven the
teen but believed a sterner punishment was needed.
"You lived a life of privilege and entitlement, and my prayer is that it
does not get you out of this," she said. "My fear is that it will get you
out of this."
A psychologist called as an expert defense witness said the boy suffered
from "affluenza," growing up in a house where the parents were preoccupied
with arguments that led to a divorce.
The father "does not have relationships, he takes hostages," psychologist
Gary Miller said, and the mother was indulgent. "Her mantra was that if it
feels good, do it," he said. | f****d
发帖数: 612 | 2 看来那位撞人的同胞得雇个好律师啊。
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: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/probation-sentence-dui-wreck-stirs-ire-21188282
: A North Texas teen from an affluent family was sentenced to probation this
: week after he killed four pedestrians when he lost control of his speeding
: pickup truck while driving drunk, a punishment that outraged the victims'
: families and left prosecutors disappointed.
: The 16-year-old boy was sentenced Tuesday in a Fort Worth juvenile court to
: 10 years of probation after he confessed to intoxication manslaughter in the
: June 15 crash on a dark rural road.
: Prosecutors had sought the maximum 20 years in state custody for the Keller
: teen, but his attorneys appealed to state District Judge Jean Boyd that the
| T*****p
发帖数: 413 | 3 如果是小留会被自恨黄皮骂死。
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发帖数: 22772 | | H*********S
发帖数: 22772 | 5 CNN上的报道很质疑这种判决，但是美国是法制社会，只讲程序和证据，对事实和道理
没有兴趣 | j*********n
发帖数: 6034 | 6 骂娘都，尽快组织为老中捐款。请个好律师。拯救他们都家庭。
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: CNN上的报道很质疑这种判决，但是美国是法制社会，只讲程序和证据，对事实和道理
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发帖数: 3786 | 7 Dexter would be happy to see this.
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发帖数: 17570 | 9 天灭土共
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