Father of Texas 'affluenza' teen arrested for impersonating police officer

[unhappycamper]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/us-usa-texas-affluenza-idUSKBN0GK1GO20140820

Father of Texas 'affluenza' teen arrested for impersonating police officer
By Marice Richter
DALLAS Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:01am EDT

(Reuters) - The father of the Texas teenager who killed four people while driving drunk and claimed his family's wealth was partially to blame has been arrested for impersonating a police officer, legal documents showed.

Frederick Anthony Couch was arrested on Tuesday for an incident that occurred on July 28 in the Fort Worth suburb of North Richland Hills.

Couch is the father the then 16-year-old boy who was sentenced to probation for the deadly accident after his lawyers argued the enormous wealth of the youth's family blinded him to responsibilities resulting from his actions. An expert witness for the defense described the boy's condition as "affluenza."

The American Psychiatric Association does not recognize "affluenza" as a diagnosis. The probation given to the teen sparked outrage, with social critics saying it indicated a more lenient court system for the wealthy.

[rurallib]

1. the turd doesn't fall far from the asshole.

[get the red out]

2. You've got that right!

These people are just amazingly bad. But hey, money talks.

[SummerSnow]

3. Seems like they suffer from 'stupidfluenza'

[underpants]

4. Aspergers?

Dan Aykroyd , I have read, carries a police badge with him as part of his Aspergers symptoms.

Olden Polynice - basketball player at UVa and later several NBA teams - was arrested more than once for impersonating a cop (flashing a badge) and I think he has Aspergers too.

[Gothmog]

5. This story was strange to begin with

Romney used to like to impersonate police officers. It must be a rich person thing