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Ethan Couch's Affluenz Case Study

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18-year-old Ethan Couch killed four pedestrians and injured two others while driving drunk in 2013. The media refers to Couch, in headlines and elsewhere, as the "affluenza" teen. Affluenza is a psychological malaise that supposedly affects wealthy young people, symptoms of which include a lack of motivation, feelings of guilt, and a lack of judgment for right and wrong. This disorder may have led him into a sense of irresponsibility and clouded his sense of judgment. The question is; if Couch was truly raised without a sense of right or wrong, then how can we expect him to behave in a way that is acceptable? Many others still say he deserves to get help, however, he also deserves to face the consequences. The “affluenza defense” did, in fact,

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