There was a devastating car crash that killed 4 people last month. The cause was a drunk teen driver. He had stolen a beer from a Walmart and then proceeded to crash his car. The first woman he killed was stranded on the side of the road due to a car issue. Another woman and her daughter came to help and were also hit. A passerby was the last victim. The verdict was decided based on the thought that the teen suffered from "affluenza". This means that he didn't understand the consequences of his actions because he was too rich and privileged.
In my English class I am reading a book about suicide and that relates to this because of the deaths of young people. In Earth science we will learn about roadways and weather. I just finished a drivers ed class. This makes me think about how soon I will be driving. I don't want to end up in this teens position. I would never want to be responsible for someones death because I was being stupid.
I think that this was the wrong decision on the judges part. Now there is an excuse for killing people that rich people can use. Not that they couldn't buy their way out of any way. This is the perfect example. He stole that beer. He got into his car. He needs to be punished. I don't know how he lives knowing what he did and the fact that he got away with it. I think some jail would do him good. He murdered 4 people. There is no way around that. Their families are suffering a loss that was unnecessary. As I read this article I was astonished at how crazy this is. I don't to drive knowing people like that are on the roads. I feel horrible for those peoples families.
His parents need parenting lessons. They should of had more control over their sons life. He should have never been allowed that freedom. I don't know him. I don't know his full story but I do know what its like to lose someone. I hope he has at least learned a lesson. I hope this teaches people about consequences. This should be a warning and should be spread. It could save lives if people find out what happens when your stupid. Don't ever think it won't happen to you. I'm sure that is what this teen thought.
The central idea of the passage was the verdict of the case. It started by telling about car crash deaths. Then it told what this teen had been diagnosed with. The diagnosis was "affluenza" which the passage described as "his wealthy parents pretty much let him get away with everything." It explained what had happened with the case and how it ended. The final part included was what Eric Boyles, the husband and father of the woman and her daughter that were murdered, thought about the case. Boyles said "I felt that money did prevail." I have to agree with him. (Gray)
Howell, Robert. "Car Accident." Photograph. Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 10 Oct. 2005. Media. 9 Jan. 2014. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Car_Accident.jpg>.
Gray, Madison. "The Affluenza Defense: Judge Rules Rich Kid’s Rich Kid-ness Makes Him Not Liable for Deadly Drunk Driving Accident." Time NewsFeed. Time Inc, 12 Dec. 2013. Web. 9 Jan. 2014. <http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/12/12/the-affluenza-defense-judge-rules-rich-kids-rich-kid-ness-makes-him-not-liable-for-deadly-drunk-driving-accident/>.
Destiny, I agree with your opinion that this boy's parents should have had more control over his life. It is unacceptable to let your son get so undisciplined. Some of the mistakes on your blog include some missing apostrophes such as: “. . . peoples families,” “. . .for someones death,” and “. . .their sons life.” Another problem I saw was that you had a lot of very short and sometimes random sentences such as: “He stole that beer. He got into his car. He needs to be punished.” and the random one: “I don't know him.” The last thing is that on your final citation your period should be after the parenthesis and not before. Also, what did you mean by: “He should have never been allowed that freedom?” yes,he went to Walmart to steal, but his parents probably didn’t know that. His parents probably thought he was going to Walmart to just buy something. Another thing I want to know is what did you mean when you wrote: “It could save lives if people find out what happens when (**also you’re missing an apostrophe here-->) your stupid.” Stupid? Yes, people make stupid mistakes everyday but a lot of them are small like writing the date wrong; I wouldn’t say stupid in this case but rather . . . intoxicated. It’s sad that this happened, and I agree that “This should be a warning and should be spread.”
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