Published on Apr 14, 2014
PROVIDED BY CNNNEXT.COM
"The family of a Texas teenager sentenced to probation after killing four people in a drunken-driving wreck will pay for just a fraction of his court-ordered treatment, a court official testified Friday.
Ethan Couch's parents will be charged $1,170 a month for his treatment at the North Texas State Hospital in rural Vernon.
The facility That amount would cover less than two days of treatment, which costs $715 a day, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.
Couch's case drew national attention due in large part to his defense's argument that his wealthy parents had coddled him into a sense of irresponsibility — a condition that a defense expert called "affluenza.""* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here from San Francisco Gate:
www.sfgate.com/news/texas/article/Affluenza-teen-s-family-to-pay-1-200-a-month-5396137.php
