# Judge Lets Killer Drunk Driver Off Because He's Spoiled **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 12, 2013, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119 "2013-12-12T00:00:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/181 "2015-12-30T19:00:54Z")
> [@lalaith](#): > > I recall a quote from her at the time that she wasn’t sending the defendant to prison because he wouldn’t do well in the prison environment. Of course not - Texas prisons are for _black_ people. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/182 "2015-12-30T19:09:57Z")
They have filed to block or delay their extradition from Mexico. Probably won’t work for long but may delay their trip home by a few weeks. > **[Texas 'affluenza' teen and his mother block extradition from Mexico](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-affluenza-idUSKBN0UC07420151230)** > > A Texas teenager, scorned for his "affluenza" defense in a deadly car crash, and his mother won a delay in extradition from Mexico on Wednesday where they fled as U.S. authorities investigated whether he had violated a probation deal that kept him... ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/183 "2015-12-30T19:12:19Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > They have filed to block or delay their extradition from Mexico. Probably won’t work for long but may delay their trip home by a few weeks. > > [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-affluenza-idUSKBN0UC07420151230](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-affluenza-idUSKBN0UC07420151230) Long enough for money to pass hands and people to disappear. ---
**Author:** ![lalaith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@lalaith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lalaith)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/184 "2015-12-30T19:19:37Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > They have filed to block or delay their extradition from Mexico. Probably won’t work for long but may delay their trip home by a few weeks. > > [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-affluenza-idUSKBN0UC07420151230](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-affluenza-idUSKBN0UC07420151230) What I was predicting would happen. I was surprised when the news said they would be coming back today. I figured they’d use the legal system to delay extradition. ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/185 "2015-12-30T20:19:02Z")
I hope the worthless little fuck is enjoyin his time in a mexican jail ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/186 "2015-12-30T20:21:20Z")
and his momma too ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/187 "2015-12-30T20:24:45Z")
> [@lalaith](#): > > I recall a quote from her at the time that she wasn’t sending the defendant to prison because he wouldn’t do well in the prison environment. Well, shit. Neither would I. Who do I get to kill? ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/188 "2015-12-30T20:26:54Z")
she retired after that and has never been heard from again ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/189 "2015-12-30T20:36:23Z")
Can’t we just forget about this dumbass and let him rot in a Mexican prison cell? ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/190 "2015-12-30T20:40:12Z")
sadly he gets to come back and only do 4 months’ ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/191 "2015-12-30T20:41:36Z")
mama could do more time ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/192 "2015-12-30T20:46:01Z")
apparently tx law juvie thing sentenced till hes 19 april, 4 months…adult sentence 120 days and more probation ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/193 "2015-12-30T20:49:35Z")
imo this kid will kill more ppl ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/194 "2015-12-30T21:04:41Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Long enough for money to pass hands and people to disappear. No, this is not like Mexican drug lords buying their way out of prison. This is highly visible small-time stuff yet with international repercussions. It’s actually surprising that they’re even fighting extradition. What the hell are they thinking? ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/195 "2015-12-30T21:14:07Z")
its dumbass rich ppl thinking they have some leg to stand on to be honest if i was a high profile white american fugitive i would beg to be extradited back to the states ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/196 "2015-12-30T21:18:41Z")
dont think nobody where couch is held dont know who he is and hes not bein held in some special jail the kid is in a plain old jail, and likely gettin his ass kikked ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/197 "2015-12-30T21:20:45Z")
Dude, you need a blog. ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/198 "2015-12-30T21:22:40Z")
the mexican ppl dont give a shit about couch just a privileged american they dont care ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/199 "2015-12-30T21:25:08Z")
i will shut up ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119/200 "2015-12-30T21:37:54Z")
Apparently his mother gave him a going-away party before they fled. I wonder if the guests knew it was a going away. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-lets-killer-drunk-driver-off-because-hes-spoiled/676119.md?page=11)