Wednesday, December 11, 2013 22:53 EST
...“For 25 weeks, (click here) I’ve been going through a healing process,” Eric Boyles told CNN host Anderson Cooper Wednesday night. “And so when the verdict came out, I mean, my immediate reaction is, I’m back to Week 1. We have accomplished nothing here. My healing process is out the window.”
Boyle’s wife and daughter, Hollie and Shelby Boyles, along with two other people, were killed on June 15 when 16-year-old Ethan Couch’s pickup slammed into them while they were trying to help a stranded motorist. Couch’s blood-alcohol level was measured at the time at 0.24, more than three times the adult limit. Another victim was left paralyzed and one more suffered broken bones and internal injuries...
But while not disputing that Couch had broken the law by drinking as a minor and driving under the influence, a psychologist testifying on his behalf argued that he had developed a condition called “affluenza” because his family’s wealth had led him to grow up with a feeling of entitlement.
District Judge Jean Boyd...
He was intoxicated. His alcoholism wasn't addressed by the Judge? The decision needs to be appealed by the prosecutor. The judge is wrong and isn't making the community safer. I can't believe there are at least 323 family district courts. That is amazing. It must be an out of control state to need that many courts to handle community problems. Wow.
...Jean Boyd of Fort Worth (click here) serves as the 323rd Family District Court judge. She is chair of the Juvenile Justice Committee of the Judicial Section of the State Bar of Texas and has previously served as Chair of the Juvenile Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. She is a past board member of the Tarrant County Bar Association and a past president of the Tarrant County Women Lawyers Association, the Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, and the Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court. She is also a board member of Gill Children’s Services, Inc., and a past board member of Child Advocates of Tarrant County and Alliance for Children. Boyd received a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University and a law degree from South Texas College of Law. Reappointed to board 5/2/08....
Not being able to quit drinking or control how much you drink
A potential criticism of the idea of affluenza is that it presents subjective social critique as an objective, inevitable and debilitating illness.
Additionally, how many times is affluenza used for a mental health defense of drunken driving? Not every drunk driver can be suffering from affluenza. He is not the teen to do this. Why should this teen be considered a different case from that of a teen suffering from alcoholism? There is no difference, the judge is very wrong.
The teen was witnessed on surveillance video stealing beer from a store, driving with seven passengers in his Ford F-350, speeding, and had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit (0.24). A defense psychologist testified in court that the teen was a product of affluenza and was unable to link his bad behavior with consequences due to his parents teaching him that wealth buys privilege. The rehabilitation facility near Newport Beach, California that the teen will be attending will cost his family $450,000.00 annually over a 10 year period/
A potential criticism of the idea of affluenza is that it presents subjective social critique as an objective, inevitable and debilitating illness.
Additionally, how many times is affluenza used for a mental health defense of drunken driving? Not every drunk driver can be suffering from affluenza. He is not the teen to do this. Why should this teen be considered a different case from that of a teen suffering from alcoholism? There is no difference, the judge is very wrong.
The teen was witnessed on surveillance video stealing beer from a store, driving with seven passengers in his Ford F-350, speeding, and had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit (0.24). A defense psychologist testified in court that the teen was a product of affluenza and was unable to link his bad behavior with consequences due to his parents teaching him that wealth buys privilege. The rehabilitation facility near Newport Beach, California that the teen will be attending will cost his family $450,000.00 annually over a 10 year period/
