martybegan
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Ain't this a bitch?
Rich White Kid gets drunk and just kills 4 people and leave a kid in catonic/vegetable state of being.
GETS.....PROBATION!
Mike Vick kills 2 DOGS...
GETS...2 YEARS IN PRISON, and the loss of 30-40 million dollars, community service, huge fines, etc!
BOTH were rich.
Can Anyone explain this please?
Thanks...
Our legal system often considers intent and age moreso than the crime committed. Vick wasnt just convicted of killing the two dogs, but of running for years a large dog fighting enterprise. He did this with prior thought, planning, and a willful disregard of the law.
That young punk ass bitch vehicular murderer did not go out intending to kill people with a vehicle, it was the result of his intoxication, which according to current US law lowers his ability to determine the outcome of his actions. Even if he intentionally got drunk, his acts while drunk cannot be considered pre-meditated.
Alrighty then..
How about 2 kids..same judge..no premeditated murder..different outcomes:
The judge in the controversial Ethan Couch case hasnt always been so lenient and last year sentenced a 14-year-old African American boy to 10 years in prison after he punched someone and they died.
Judge Jean Boyd is facing calls to be removed from her position after she handed out the remarkably lenient sentence - 10 years probation - to 16-year-old Couch who killed four people and injured seven while on a drunken joyride.
The case has attracted nationwide attention after a psychologist claimed that Couch suffered from affluenza, a condition in which his wealth and privilege kept him from understanding the consequences of his actions.
Judge who let off 'spoiled' rich teen who killed four in DUI previously put boy aged fourteen in prison for TEN YEARS | Mail Online
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Here you run into the issue that the one crime (assault) lead to the death, and assault is a felony when it does that much harm. Drunk driving isnt a felony, if it were then vehicular manslaughter would be treated just the same as regular homicide committed in the commission of a crime.
The judge may be biased, but it the law that treats drunk driving differently.