"Affluenza"
Crime and No Punishment

A wealthy Texas teenager who killed four pedestrians in a DUI is being let off with only probation because he was diagnosed with a rare new disease: “affluenza”. Apparently, some psychiatrists are arguing, wealthy people have had their moral compasses de-calibrated by privilege. We’re not in a position to judge the case on its legal merits, but we’re pretty certain there’s a cure for this horrible disease: jail.

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