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Head Doctor Says A Rich Kid Isn’t Guilty BECAUSE He’s Rich. Reporter Says What We’re All Thinking.

This whole “affluenza” thing has thrown us all for a loop. For those who don’t know, 16-year-old Ethan Couch was sentenced to 10 years of probation after driving drunk, killing four people and injuring nine. The excuse? A psychologist (being questioned by Anderson below) said he suffered from affluenza — being a rich kid and…

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