"Affluenza" Teen On the Run From The Police - YouTube

Channel: The Young Turks

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ETHAN COUCH, THE BOY WHO USED AFFLUENZA AS A DEFENSE TO NOT
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GET ANY JAIL TIME AFTER HE KILLED FOUR PEOPLE FROM DRIVING
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DRUNK, IS NOW DEALING WITH A WARRANT OUT FOR HIS ARREST
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BECAUSE HE HAS NOT FOLLOWED THE
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RULES OF PROBATION.
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HE NEVER GOT ANY JAIL TIME, BUT HE DID GET TEN YEARS OF
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PROBATION AND PART OF THE DEAL IS THAT HE NEEDS TO REPORT
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TO HIS PROBATION OFFICER.
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IT TURNS OUT THAT HIS PROBATION OFFICER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE
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TO GET A HOLD OF HIM OR HIS MOTHER, SO THERE IS A
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WARRANT OUT FOR HIS ARREST.
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A DALLAS-AREA JUDGE ISSUED A WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST AFTER
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HIS PROBATION OFFICER WAS UNABLE TO REACH HIM OR HIS MOTHER.
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COUCH IS NINETEEN AND HE IS IS TWO YEARS INTO HIS TEN YEAR
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PROBATION, WHICH HE RECEIVED AS
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A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.
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HIS BLOOD-ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS INSANE, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE
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BEEN NEAR QUADRUPLE THE ACTUAL LEGAL LIMIT.
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DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT, BUT IT WAS ENORMOUSLY HIGH AND
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CLEARLY ILLEGAL.
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THE DEFENSE SAID THAT HE WAS TOO RICH TO KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES.
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WELL IF YOU ACCEPT THAT DEFENSE, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING
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TO HAPPEN NEXT?
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HE IS GOING TO KEEP VIOLATING THE LAW AND SAYING THAT THE
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JUDGE TOLD HIM HE WAS TOO RICH TO KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES,
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SO HE IS GOING TO DO IT AGAIN.
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HE NEVER GOT CURED FOR HIS AFFLUENZA.
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IT IS AN ONGOING THEME WITH A NUMBER OF HEADLINE STORIES
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WE HAVE COMMENTED ON.
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GEORGE ZIMMERMAN IS EMBOLDENED BY THE FACT
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THAT HE ALWAYS DODGES CONSEQUENCES FOR HIS
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ACTIONS, SO HE JUST KEEPS GOING OUT AND CAUSING TROUBLE.
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ETHAN COUCH USES THE RIDICULOUS DEFENSE OF AFFLUENZA, AND
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DODGES CONSEQUENCES.
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HE HAD TO GO TO REHAB, BUT HIS PARENTS GOT TO DECIDE WHICH
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REHAB HE HAD TO GO TO.
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THERE NEEDS TO BE REAL CONSEQUENCES, ESPECIALLY WHEN
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YOU STEAL LIQUOR FROM A WALMART, GET BEHIND THE WHEEL WHEN YOU
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ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE ANYONE IN THE CAR, OR EVEN BE BEHIND
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THE WHEEL, AND THEN YOU KILLED
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FOUR PEOPLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SEVERELY PARALYZED
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ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS.
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IT IS INCREDIBLE THAT THIS KID KEEPS GETTING IN TROUBLE
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AND FACES NO CONSEQUENCES.
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BY THE WAY, AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A VIDEO OF HIM
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PLAYING BEER PONG.
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SO, WHETHER IT IS ACTUALLY HIM IN THE VIDEO IS NOT
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PERFECTLY CLEAR, BUT THAT MIGHT
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BE WHY HE IS ON THE RUN.
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IT IS NOT THE GUY CRASHING INTO THE TABLE, IT IS THE GUY THAT IS
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ON THE SIDE.
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HE IS STANDING AND WATCHING, YOU SEE HIM BARELY.
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IF HE WAS NOT IN THE VIDEO, I DO NOT KNOW WHY HE WAS ON THE RUN.
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OR MAYBE HE IS NOT ON THE RUN, HE IS JUST IN THE BAHAMAS, AND
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THEY ARE JUST RICH AND THEY ARE LIKE, I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD TO
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FOLLOW PROBATION LIKE NORMAL
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PEOPLE.
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THE DEFENSE WAS THAT HE HAS AFFLUENZA, THAT HIS PARENTS
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SPOILED HIM SO MUCH THAT HE HAD A HARD TIME LEARNING THE
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG.
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SEEMS LIKE HIS MOM IS ENABLING HIM IN THIS CASE AS WELL.
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IF YOU VIOLATE PROBATION, YOU CAN GO TO JAIL FOR A LONG TIME.
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AND IF YOU ARE A RICH WHITE PERSON, YOU DON'T WANT TO
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GO TO JAIL FOR A LONG TIME.
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IF YOU HAVE LOTS OF MONEY, YOU CAN GO LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
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IS IT POSSIBLE THAT HE JUST RAN?
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WE HAVE EXTRADITION TREATIES WITH MANY COUNTRIES IN THE
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WORLD, IT WOULD BE A RIDICULOUS
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THING IF HE DID DO THAT.
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BUT SINCE HE HAS REALLY GOOD LAWYERS, I'M SURE HE COULD
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BEAT THAT AGAIN.
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BUT WE DON'T KNOW, IT HAS JUST BEEN TWO DAYS, HE COULD POP
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OUT OF THE WOODWORK AND SAY HE WAS ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL.
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WE WILL SEE HOW IT GOES, BUT RIGHT NOW HE COULD BE IN A WORLD
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OF TROUBLE.