Recently a rich young man killed two people with his car. His lawyer said that he should not be punished because he was not responsible for his actions. His wealthy parents, because they were so wealthy, never taught their son the difference between right and wrong. So they never taught him how to be an ethical or moral (good) person.
Should wealthy children be shown mercy when they commit crimes because their parents do not teach them to be ethical?
I think that affluenza must be a difficult disease to catch, since you need to have about $25 million in your bank account first.
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Vocabulary from the article:
affluenza - the disease of not knowing what is right or wrong because your parents were very rich and never taught you to be good
probation supervision - he will have to report to an office every month to be checked on
juvenile court - court for children
testifying on his behalf - speaking for him in court
an affliction - a disease or painful condition
to be spoiled - when your parents let you do anything you want and do not show any kind of discipline toward you or they do not set good standards for your behavior
fled - flee, fled, fled...they ran away
fatalities - deaths
the sentence - this means the punishment in this instance
it spanned the systems - it carried over from the juvenile to the adult system
excessive - too much
to place him behind bars - to put him in jail
hindering the apprehension of someone - making it harder for the police to catch someone
a fugitive - someone running away from justice
money laundering - making money illegally and then hiding it in a real, legal business
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