Ethan Couch Case Analysis | What is the Affluenza Defense?

[@internetperson9121]

Parents raised him to believe his wealth shielded him from consequences. Court confirms that parents were right.

[@elavke5441]

I remember this

[@DJElectraFry]

Parents who raise their kids to think they are above the law are definitely at fault….but we can’t all blame our actions on our parents. Even teenagers and young children know right from wrong and life experiences can distort reality, but that doesn’t mean a crime should go unpunished. The law needs to hold everyone accountable. Hi Couch was old enough to know right from wrong and he needs to be held accountable for the people he killed. He should have been tried as an adult for multiple counts of vehicular HOMICIDE! How much money did his family give the judge/lawyers to let him off with a smack on the wrist?!!! I would get more prison time for check forgery or fraud….Martha Stewart even did more prison time and she didn’t kill anyone or evade the law! Bottom line, this douche bag has his parents money and they bought him lawyers and he will probably kill again and never feel any remorse.

[@Lilsushi352]

yikes...this comment gave me chills

[@kimberlys8422]

@@DJElectraFry Any judge with integrity, who wasn't taking "kick backs" whould've/ should've/ could've thrown the book at him. They're all republicans. Staunch.

[@ilduce5874]

@@kimberlys8422 True dat. Texas is way too red nowadays. The state office holders are neck and neck with the politicians for pole position as to who can offer more proof of their tonedeaf ignorance to the rest of the world.

[@maureeningleston1501]

I can remember being shocked by this case, he killed 4 people and his defence team were trying to portray him as the victim, how disrespectful to the real victims.

[@Ron4885]

Well said Maureen. I agree for sure.

[@brianmorash3962]

Agreed. I said more or less the same thing above.

[@maureeningleston1501]

@manny022 Very true, it's all a game truth and justice don't come into it.

[@AP-eq6fv]

This happened nearly 10 years ago and my blood still boils.

[@prihaps]

And the judge ate that shit up

[@LeviathantheMighty]

The affluenza defense is when corrupt, rich people dodge responsibilities for their actions. It's an insult to justice and the victims of crimes.

[@mydemon]

"One could argue that consequences are the treatment for affluenza. Ethan got cheated of the treatment that he needed and deserved". Profound. thank you Dr. Grande!

[@maureeningleston1501]

Spot on.

[@Ron4885]

I noticed that too. Excellent.

[@evanjuleen]

He doesn't matter. His victims were cheated out of their lives when the system didn't hold him accountable the first time around. and the family of the survivers were cheated out of justice.

[@amber_Forever16]

Yes!!!

[@Whol3NothaL3v3l]

Nah, consequence only work when the person is aware that's what it is. Good try though. Even Dr. Grande can be wrong sometimes 😉

[@cheriann6461]

It's truly a shame that neither Ethan, nor his parents, ever had to face any real consequences for the death of 4 people (4 people who were only there, because some were decent enough to offer aid, to others). That kid is a monster, as far as I'm concerned, and his parents made him that way.

[@paulharker7184]

The Judge must also be a monster, for setting such an incredibly lenient sentence. There's no excuse for that.

[@BP-jf9nb]

This is incredibly unjust. For every serial killer aptly sentenced to death , we have a Couch who gets away with nothing

[@kimberlys8422]

If I ran over someone's cat or dog I couldn't live with myself. 4 innocent lives gone, and their families in agony.

[@javeydones5163]

@@kimberlys8422 that’s a big issue for me, yeah he didn’t get any prison time for the manslaughter, but even worse is that he didn’t seem to feel bad about killing people. He changed nothing about his life to make up for it. I think life in prison is the only appropriate sentence because he was never going to change.

[@katherinecapach6353]

The great irony is that his defense worked. He's too rich to understand consequences... so he didn't really get any.

[@CBrown86]

“This poor kid has never had consequences! So we cant start now!” Absolutely deplorable

[@satch4684]

The justice system simply works that way, you can win a serious trial and go home free (Casey anthony) but obviously if u have a lot of money, easier to afford a good defense team.

[@clarissa8477]

What really gets me is that he got a total slap on the wrist and then fled the freaking country. Why? That was so dumb.

[@katherinecapach6353]

@@clarissa8477 and mommy helped him take his criminal vacation of dumb. It baffles me that they thought it would work... but I guess brains don't run in the family

[@scottcantdance804]

If some dumb young idiot is found not guilty via the "affluenza" defense, then the parents should be jailed, thus ensuring that these downtrodden, disadvantaged, wealthy elites don't continue contracting "affluenza" through poor parenting.

[@2manybooks2littletime25]

"It's better to be rich and guilty than to be poor and innocent." Idk who said that, but Ethan Couch is a prime example

[@Chill_Im_Probably_Trolling]

Immortal technique - Harlem streets I think was the song. I'm sure many quoted that before him but he's the one I know lol

[@2manybooks2littletime25]

@@Chill_Im_Probably_Trolling thank you!🙂

[@Chill_Im_Probably_Trolling]

@@2manybooks2littletime25 no problem, you have good musical taste

[@2manybooks2littletime25]

@@Chill_Im_Probably_Trolling as do you!

[@Chill_Im_Probably_Trolling]

@@2manybooks2littletime25 you ever listen to Tom McDonald? If not I highly recommend. Love hip hop that actually has a message or at the very least you can make out all the words LOL

[@marthasalter405]

"asshole-itis" isn't in the DSMV either but it exists and it crosses all socioeconomic lines.

[@annahelander2881]

K62.89 in ICD-10. "Anus-itis" or "Unspecified disease of the anus" would be the technical term, but I believe the slang terminology would be acceptable in this situation.

[@rebeccadelbridge2998]

Lol!

[@4bibimimi]

Cranial rectosis

[@4bibimimi]

@@annahelander2881 the suffix -itis connotes inflammation or swelling. The urban colloquialism 'the itis' refers to the bloated feeling after eating too much.

[@mrooz9065]

I’m with Martha on this term no matter how convincing the rest of you are. Hers has a ring to it.

[@ChristinaTodd1970]

This case disgusted me from the beginning and still disgusts me. His “mother” disgusts me almost more than Ethan. I cannot believe he got off so light. There are two justice systems in America, one for the plebes and one for the wealthy. If I had killed all those people while driving drunk I’d probably be in prison for 20 years per death, served consecutively. Grrrrrrr🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@grantorino2325]

In this particular case, the correct term is not "mother," but perhaps "hen that laid his egg." I'm not sure about "2 justice systems," but let me just say that money can buy mansions, private jets, cocaine, and beautiful prostitutes. But it can't buy *class* .

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

@@grantorino2325 You forgot one: money can also buy freedom. Just ask OJ Simpson, Robert Blake, Casey Anthony, Michael Jackson, ...

[@Nathanatos22]

6:34 There goes your Domino’s Pizza sponsorship lol

[@yukiefromoz2573]

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[@LaraSane]

Not so much! I just got a Domino's ad on this video....

[@bruhmomenthdr7575]

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[@lorismith103]

I don’t think it was a matter of Ethan not understanding the consequences, but rather thinking the consequences didn’t apply to him. He was & is a spoiled child.

[@amyrussell860]

Agreed. And well put.

[@ciaranglobel784]

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[@cari567]

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[@ladymopar2024]

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[@relentlesseducator]

i loled

[@Room-uc5se]

Best

[@sarahhibrahim]

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[@Iruparazzo]

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[@dirtysanchez941]

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[@maijaliepa119]

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[@kristis4147]

Gotta love Dr Grande. He doesn’t fancy us with smoke and mirrors. Just the facts with quite the humorous comments.

[@wepeelwraps]

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[@angelahamon6730]

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[@FrankBenlin]

He was taught well by his parents. He is everything they wanted him to be.

[@SirCamsmorethanalot]

and they'll all be enjoying the eternal flames - just does not happen soon enough.

[@BigZebraCom]

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[@SisterCaliGal]

10/10 comment, would read again!

[@BigZebraCom]

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[@Sandwich13455]

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[@BigZebraCom]

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[@BigZebraCom]

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[@dirtysanchez941]

Excellent choice, Dr. Grande!! I've been angry about this case for years now.. As a recovering alcoholic of 14 years, I really am disgusted by how this case played out. Thank you, Dr. Grande.

[@rejaneoliveira5019]

“He was cheated out of the punishment that he needed and deserved” - that’s a powerful and insightful statement. To me this affluenza defense is unreal. I still can’t wrap my head around it, just wrong at so many levels. Very thoughtful analysis Dr. Grande, thank you so much.❤️ Btw, I agree about Dominos pizza😂, that’s pure torture...😩

[@otismichael2583]

The whole though if not giving someone punishment because they've never received punishment is mind boggling

[@elleblue07]

That the judge bought it blows my mind 😦😡.

[@weldmin4818]

@@elleblue07 Did the judge buy it, or did they buy the judge?😃

[@weldmin4818]

@@elleblue07 thanks for setting me up 7 months ago to say that today😄

[@WishAtElevenEleven]

Anyone else super happy to see dr. Grande getting frequent sponsors now?

[@Suntrippers]

Dr grande posing eating his dinner is giving me life rn 🤣

[@elizabethgrogan8553]

I grew up in an affluent household. However, my parents cared for us but were fairly strict. Homework and chores were not negotiable. We received a small weekly allowance. None of us ended up in court. We were not offered alcohol until we were over 18 and only on special occasions. My first car was old but ran perfectly. Ethan's parents are the reason he grew up so entitled. I can't help but feel that they bought his freedom.

[@mrooz9065]

I believe the wealthy are more than often are ridiculed out of envy. Many are hard working people raising responsible and productive children. I have faced both sides of the isles. Good for you and your parents.

[@dizzyboy352]

@MRooz They are ridiculed because they are evil. Rich people are literally the ultimate evil in the universe. People only become a good person through suffering. If you become rich, it kicks in all the instincts of being the dominant one in the pack and you will become a sociopath and if you are born rich, you will be a psychopath. There are many studies showing that people in higher ranking or powerful positions are psychopaths, just look at police officers. There are also many studies showing that the more successful you are, the less empathy you have. Have you never heard of the Stanford prison experiment? I don't like Dr. Grande, affluenza should be in the DSM because it is literally the ultimate mental illness. Every problem human civilization has ever faced has been caused by inequality. The world is an evil place, not because of the successful, but because of those who refuse to fight the successful in their power/dominance seeking behavior. With great power comes great responsibility. If you become rich you have a massive responsibility to fight for communism on earth. If you don't, you are a narcissist who think they deserve to live a life of luxury while there are homeless people. How much money do you really need? And your hoarding of all the wealth leaves billions poor and beyond miserable. There are two types of people in the world, narcissists and empaths. If you are selfish, you are a bad person and on the side of evil. If you are empathic, you are a good person and on the side of good. If you care about yourself more than you care about other people, then you are a bad person. If you care about other people more than you care about yourself then you are good person. Humans have evolved to survive, so our bodies are designed to give us dopamine when we do something narcissistic and you can see the logical outcome of it with monarchs and capitalists who have been trying to conquer the world since civilization began. People will consciously and subconsciously falsely rationalize in a way to falsely justify seeking dopamine and avoiding cortisol, they call it motivated reasoning. Antisocial personalities are incapable of telling right from wrong and truth from falsehood. Only the most evil antisocial personality can be evil without lies. That's why all right wing things are built on lies. All knowledge is built on empathy. Money is control over others. In communism there is no money. The earth easily provides more than enough to supply everyone's needs if you didn't need money to get it. Instead of the psychopathic cultural hegemony that the capitalists provide us, we have a culture built off empathy. We go to work everyday because we want to provide for other people's needs and help other people; we don't need anything in return for that because we are good people. Money is the incentive that directly controls every human on earth's behavior and the capitalists use their control of the money to steer the world. That's why it's called wage slavery. Freedom means that no man has power over another and if no man shall have power over another, empathy must rule us all. Empathy replaces the incentive structure in communism. You can't be neutral on this revolutionary battlefield. If you don't fight the bilderbergers and the cia as hard as you can then you are fighting on their side because every hour of work you put in and every dollar you spend is GDP, which goes directly towards supporting the military and the capitalists. The bilderbergers are planning to commit omnicide with plausible deniability through "natural disasters" and finally achieve their ancient dream of eternal world domination. Leaving only the bilderbergers and their ilk alive will effectively make the human race a race of pure evil because only the most evil people to ever live will be left alive. Even if they achieve communism after this, god will abandon humanity forever because committing the apocalypse is way too big of an evil to achieve communism to ever be forgiven. It's really not difficult to transition to communism, everyone just continues going to work like they are doing but do it for empathy instead. Wake up Dr. Grande. You have been warned.

[@dizzyboy352]

The ancient battle of good vs evil has been the battle of left vs right. They are synonyms. Right wing is domination seeking. Left wing is empathy seeking. As you know Dr. Grande, power/success seeking is just one of the traits of antisocial personality disorder (can't we just create a duality of good personality traits and evil personality traits?) and let me clarify that democrats and republicans are both right wing parties. We live in a totalitarian fascist country so they are the two sides to the fascist political thought frame. Good people join the democrats and evil people join the republicans. They use framing to trap our minds in a cage. Nothing outside of the frame is ever talked about on mainstream media so no alternative thoughts ever get into people's minds. If you go outside of the frame of acceptable debate, that is not accepted because the cia created a pejorative derogatory term to use for them "conspiracy theorist" and people will provide pressure via ridicule, causing you cortisol to either get you back in the frame or to destroy you for being different. People, especially women, try to be normal more than anything to secure their spot in the pack and thus ensure their survival. People without being asked and thus creating evidence (intelligence agencies behave based on plausible deniability), defend fascist ideology as part of their mainstream tribe identity. The tribe seemingly unites as a single hive mind unit to most effectively work together to survive. Women are smaller and weaker and thus not able to survive alone in the wild as well as men are, so women have much stronger social instincts than men. Women are also natural caregivers, so it's natural for them to work to serve others and provide for their families. Women are the stronger sex in capitalism, compared to men being the stronger sex when we lived in the wild. Although the oligarchs are misogynists so they discriminate and try to destroy women. Luckily humans evolved to not like being submissive but because men didn't evolve to submissively take care of a baby, they do poorer in capitalism. Our school system is designed to separate the submissive from those who have a spirit that refuses to be dominated. If you submissively do all the pointless homework, then you are given good grades and your elevation in the pecking order of the capitalist rat race tribe is increased. If you can see the homework is stupid and refuse to do it, you are discarded like a piece of trash and driven to the bottom of society. Don't forget that the police massively crack down on homeless people because you need to experience the most extreme cortisol possible if you try to get outside of capitalism, as if being homeless wasn't enough of a consequence to force you into wage slavery. Evil/domination/antisocial people only understand power and via cultural hegemony they have managed to give most people some level of antisocial personality disorder. The mainstream corporate media is powerful so people will basically believe anything they say even if it's false because it's coming from something more powerful than them. That's why youtube promotes "authoritative" videos and censors borderline videos. Authoritative means authoritarian and borderline means the border of the frame of acceptable debate within fascism. Only videos of make up tutorials and other irrelevant things don't face censorship. You can literally see video of the youtube CEO admitting this is what they do. Like in the wild the only thing people understand is power and domination. If something is more powerful than you, you will be submissive to it, if something is weaker than you, you see an opportunity to dominate it. Don't antisocial personalities only think in how to use something to their advantage? Challenging something more powerful than you definitely isn't to your advantage cause it can destroy you. If something from a less powerful position tells you a way better truthful narrative (maybe a loser in his mom's basement in the comment section), you are likely to default to the mainstream narrative that the world accepts as true, just because that loser who is spitting truth is not very powerful, he is who the "conspiracy theorist" pejorative label was created for. They are a loner monkey and not part of a much more powerful tribe called the mainstream. Many monkeys are way more powerful than a lone one. Loners need to think of the truth and see reality to survive alone. Social people need to think in tribal instincts to survive, being a member of the tribe and increasing their rank in the tribe are the most important things to them. Our world is designed like a baboon tribe with each monkey having a defined position in hierarchy 1-10 or however many, with each monkey's position being determined by wealth. That's why tribalism is so effective at being used for controlling and manipulating us. Pretty sad that humans never evolved beyond behaving with monkey instincts. In communism we behave based on moral reason, not instincts like in capitalism and feudalism. We don't need our selfish survival instincts anymore because our intelligence means we no longer need to try to survive in the wild. In fact our selfish survival instincts are very harmful and evil. It takes training to be a good person and we could evolve moral behavior into instincts if all humans behaved morally long enough. Submissive people are good people. Dominant people are evil people. "We must tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of the earth." We must tame the instincts of man and create behavior based on moral reason. The dopamine/cortisol behavior motivator is an instinct and we must disregard the fear of suffering and be willing to make ANY sacrifice to bring about communism on earth. Amen.

[@dizzyboy352]

@Based Frank ^^^^^^Exhibit A for people ridiculing you for being different. Don't criticize what you can't understand.

[@auntielaura5]

@@dizzyboy352 Calling all rich people evil is just as ludicrous as saying all poor people are lazy. I knew a man who drove an old car and wore clothes from Target; only after his death did we find out he anonymously paid the college tuition of a couple dozen young people, and gave most of his fortune to charity. Also, who says no rich people suffer?? Yes, money helps most problems, but the death of a child is horrible for anyone - including President Biden. The Hurst fortunes did not keep Patty Hurst from being kidnapped and brainwashed, or her family from the terror that lasted more than a year. Franklin Roosevelt was a heathy and vibrant man until polio left him paralyzed and in pain for the rest of his life. Making blanket statements about groups of people, rather than looking at them as individuals, is intellectually lazy and can only lead to negative outcomes.

[@DaisyLee1963]

A long time ago I had a conversation with a middle aged man who'd been acquitted of killing another man years before. He told me he thought his acquittal was one of the worst things that had ever happened to him because he lost the opportunity to experience his punishment. He told me believed he would have been a better person for having what he called, "paid a debt." Thanks for another interesting and important video, Dr Grande.

[@firstlast8258]

I’m sure the man’s family of the guy he killed would gladly give him punishment

[@dianamarie5663]

I am not diagnosing, just speculating. Messed up parents are common, but if you live in our society you know right from wrong. If you choose to ignore the rules, you are a sociopath. I love how you ended the Hello Fresh ad, with you smiling in front of your meal.

[@Gramsci89]

that ad for hello fresh really took me by surprise, glad you got some sponsors Doc.

[@ktrain-hj6jm]

Do you think that's him, cooking on the video? That was a pretty good bacon flipping technique. Oh! I just saw him there, sitting down to dinner. That was actually an enjoyable ad.

[@Gramsci89]

@@ktrain-hj6jm Yeah I feel like that bacon technique gives us a deeper insight into the man.

[@ktrain-hj6jm]

@@Gramsci89 Absolutely! 🤣😂🤣

[@thehydrostore380]

Yeah, I must admit, I hate paid promotions built into videos. I’m already paying for KZbin premium, so I can not have adds tacked onto the videos.

[@Missliz441]

I am happy you are getting so many sponsors lately Dr. Grande!

[@DonPeyote420]

"He was already aware of alcohol" hahahaa the Good Doctor is on fire today if I may say so myself :D :D :D

[@jpf77302]

I love that we got to see you cooking your dinner from your sponsor!! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a youtuber do that. Now I’m going to try it!

[@martineldritch]

I suppose the defense worked better than back in the days when it was called the "spoiled rotten" defense.

[@Gigipretty64]

Back in those days, money just changed hands and no one ever got charged.

[@catasrophieGrrl]

I also didn't have any boundaries provided when I was a child. I was allowed to do as I pleased. But we were not rich, so I learned fast that just because you can doesn't mean you should.

[@SailorSlay]

What gets me is that same judge handed life down on a blk teenager that had gotten in a fight with another teen. He punched the other boy. The boy fell, hit his head and died.

[@paula889]

If that's true, then that judge should be removed immediately. Any random person off the street could hand down better judgements than that.

[@mrs.reluctant4095]

I use to really hate advertisement, but when spoken by Dr.G. I don't even recognize that it is advertising.. Doctor, you come across so practical, friendly and humble once you speak about cooking, you really should do this more often! Next career path for you: cook. 😁 🧡

[@andreawillingham8377]

I listen to Dr Grande describing serial killers to relax 😂

[@mrs.reluctant4095]

@@andreawillingham8377 But it would be even more relaxing, when he was talking about food, don't you think? 🙂

[@wot4me2]

Wouldn't it be fun if Dr. Grande cooked for us? Or did a "Food as Therapy" video?

[@mrs.reluctant4095]

@@wot4me2 👍 This would be awesome, I would enjoy this so much. 🧡

[@denisenilsson1366]

This is proof that we have the best legal system that money can buy.

[@RobertRobinson-dy3rj]

True 😏

[@ekaski1]

Ethan was a student where I taught. He wasn't my student, but I had the student who became paralyzed. My sister is very wealthy. People sometimes ask if I'm jealous of her. Not in the slightest. One of their children died from a drug overdose and my nieces are suicidal. I've known plenty of happy well-adjusted rich people, and I've known plenty of drug-addicted suicidal poor people. I don't mean to imply causation. It's just that I know money really doesn't buy happiness, so there's no reason for me to be jealous of it.

[@Dan-ud8hz]

“Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible.” ― Admiral H.G. Rickover

[@carolynsilvers9999]

This is an example of how justice doesn't always work fairly.

[@DuckiesDad08]

“Either they were gonna be arrested, or the pizza would arrive”. 😂 What is wrong with you? Lol!

[@kellinicole1983]

No dominoes sponsors anytime soon 😂

[@joannagriffith3403]

😂😂

[@moonstruck562]

@@kellinicole1983 maybe hello fresh offers pizza options lol

[@mrooz9065]

They were this dumb yet beat the system.

[@toniemorrison4263]

We need intelligent, fair, clear thinking men like Dr Grande to run for political office.

[@andrewmarchant3554]

Oh, come on, that'll never happen.

[@rachelv9408]

Yes!!! Dr. Grande for President!!

[@maureeningleston1501]

@@rachelv9408 Dr Grande I'm afraid is far too young and intelligent to be President of America..

[@rachelv9408]

@@maureeningleston1501 unfortunately, you are correct. I doubt he would want to take that on anyhow. Lol

[@jurivlk5433]

Grande is an extremist and a bad psiquiatrist

[@maric820]

😂😂😂😂😂 I can't! The Domino's pizza remark got me. 😂

[@Jack209]

Ted Kennedy was blackout drunk at a party, as a married man, hanging out with young women, and he "accidentally" made a wrong turn to a beach, where (I think we can guess what he was going to do with her). Then he ran from the accident scene, had accomplices try to help him escape the area, and it took him 8 hours to report the accident. Can you imagine if he was a poor or middle class teenager? He would spend probably years if not a decade in prison, and would never be able to get a good job or live a normal life. Ted Kennedy, on the other hand, was a privileged man, so he gets 3 months of informal probation. He would never be able to get a good job after that.. just kidding, he spent over 30 years as a US senator. Ethan Couch is the same way. He thought he was invincible, too rich for anything to apply to him. He was never sorry for what happened. The only thing he regretted was not being able to party some more. Ted Kennedy and Ethan Couch both had affluenza. They believe they're so rich that they can never face punishment. Sadly, it's not a belief, it's reality

[@honeyxaj5587]

the hello fresh part was SO CUTE

[@jennylynn82173]

Dr. Grande - I want to say that I believe your Hello Fresh commercial is my favorite advertisement I have ever heard on You Tube, lol - Love it! Adorable. Now, back to your discussion... :)

[@giaparmer]

You could do an entire second channel devoted to hello fresh commercials and I would subscribe

[@everwhat013]

came to say the same! that's the only ad mid-video i've ever watched instead of skipping straight through. dr. grande in an apron cooking up some hello fresh meals, i'm for it!

[@codyehret8168]

Congrats on all the sponsors your getting!

[@beeimaginative]

Dr Grande always has a fresh take on each case. He did not have to couch his analysis of Ethan.

[@sandrashevel2137]

The whole family seems to have this Affluenenza.

[@filipefigueiredo9847]

The whole family looks like hell...

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

Must be... inherited.

[@sandrashevel2137]

@@colorbugoriginals4457 yes lmfao

[@CBrown86]

Great analysis Dr G, and I gotta say your bunny rabbit salt and pepper shakers are so adorable!!

[@debbiec4530]

I really enjoyed the ad because Dr Grande was really cooking! Looked very proud and cute at the end showing off the dish. It did look yummy. Oh..... interesting case as well. I knew this one.🤣🤠💕

[@parkersullivan6372]

Dr Grande, you’re on point today! Made me laugh out loud twice before you even had a chance to get to this video’s sponsor. BTW, your adverts are second to none. You are the only content creator who actually makes me want to purchase these services.

[@emilyhollis4231]

💯 agree!!

[@markisthegreat3432]

Holy moly. Ty Doctor. I've asked for this many times and am now rewarded with your hard work.

[@kimberlys8422]

What really makes me sick is that that spoiled _loser_ felt no remorse. He took and ruined countless lives. The parents are culpable, trying to protect their developmentally disabled _baby_

[@tessharte1307]

You just get better and better Doc!

[@ministryoftruth8523]

"It seems he was already aware of alcohol." Ha ha ha ha..... OMG that was hilarious! It seems that Dr. Grande's standup comedy tour is back on .

[@Yolanda8419]

At first I read “the influenza defense”. My second thought was “is it a defense that someone has the flu?”

[@rachealgarba670]

Me: *watching Dr. Grande and laughing* Husband: what's so funny? Me: Dr. Grande. Husband: But he's so serious! Me: You dont watch enough Dr. Grande.

[@ScaryCranberry]

So happy to see you getting some sponsors dr Grande! Super proud and glad to see the channel grow, well done! ❤️

[@thelocalmaladroit8873]

Shut the front door! The Doctor is in the kitchen! Dinner and mental health lessons-can’t wait 😘

[@alimar0604]

I'm going back to check out Dr Grande in his kitchen 🇬🇧

[@hoperising7373]

Can you please do an analysis of the people who are randomly stabbing others in the NYC subway system? It’s been all over the news for days. Curious to understand what people who do that are thinking and what motivates random attacks like that. There have been multiple attacks within the period of just an hour in some cases.

[@pandaboo8090]

Thanks for your consistent upload, Dr. Grande!

[@kirstineschiemann3774]

I remember that case. The "affluenza"- thing is the stupidest thing I had ever heard and till this day, it is still the stupidiest. What is even more stupid is that the judge actually accepted it, even as a thing. It is and was beyond ridicolous. The affluenza defense is a crime in itself. And I would have to fully agree with DR. Grande, 8 years pr life would have been fair, or maybe even more.

[@ChristinePerez903]

I remember this case. Ethan needs discipline and his parents need parenting classes. Great video Dr Grande!!

[@Schreibtisch1]

And the judge clearly needs a another job

[@maureeningleston1501]

Thank you Dr Grande, this is going to be such a great one.

[@soundexperience5179]

I just saw the story of the 18 year old student in Tampa who just got 24 years for killing a mother and her baby while street racing. His parents are good people but bought him a muscle car just prior to the incident. Ethan Couch will have to look over his shoulder for the rest of his life.

[@drhirise1]

We must get radical when we see a case like this. The members of the judiciary that buy a garbage defense like this - they're the problem. This is a case of money, and corruption, and the judge that decided this case should be thrown off the bench, and jailed himself. Innocent people died here, and there is no justice here. Children lost their parents. What a horrible story.

[@davidbrienlantry8760]

My message to the little cactus at the edge of the table, "Don't jump! You have so much to live for... Dr. Grande hasn't commented on Handmaid's Tale, Matt Gaetz or MTG!"

[@emilyhollis4231]

or Gabbie Hannah. I'd really love to know what his non diagnosis of her(a case like hers) would be!!!

[@DopamineDecor]

Oh, he is on the edge, isn't he?

[@sethennis3316]

I hope he really had a really bad time in jail as I imagine his arrogance and disrespect would land him in trouble real quickly

[@Aenima308]

The way he says “hello fresh” sounds like he’s saying hello to his friend named Fresh.

[@carolynwilson7806]

I live in the DFW area. This was such a horrible case in all aspects and a travesty of justice. I see the young man who was paralyzed in the accident often and he and his family have to live with the consequences of Ethan’s actions everyday. Ethan really hasn’t had any consequences to speak of. The parents were too busy being rich and not taking responsibilities for their own actions to actually parent and take care of their child. He was allowed to live in a house, by himself, without any adult supervision as a young teen. In my opinion, they all should have been sent to jail.

[@apothnesk0]

I would love to hear your analysis on Jenelle Evans, one of the original 16 and pregnant mothers, she got kicked off the show due to some very scary reasons, and is horribly abusive, but so is her mother. Would love to hear your take on that whole situation

[@mariaotto6732]

Great video as always Dr. Grande. That ad video, nice to see you preparing and enjoying the meal :)

[@joycewilliams967]

The fact that this young man escaped real consequences for taking 4 lives is an abomination of justice. It makes a mockery of the very term. That judge should have been removed from the bench.

[@manuelmoraleda9285]

In this U.S.court, Affluenza is a defense, in Singapore it is a joke that deserves a Singapore style public caning. This kid's parents destroyed him with wealth and privilege. Sad and infuriating at the same time.

[@Saakk129]

Man, it looks like his mother and both grandmothers became aware of alcohol during their pregnancies..

[@Lerch-zc3ww]

A disgusting failure of the judicial system, and of parenting.

[@BigZebraCom]

@03:00 Click on the time stamp to see salt and pepper Bunny Shakers.

[@kayzbluegenes]

🐰🐰🤣

[@zero_bs_tolerance8646]

Thanks, Doc.

[@4bibimimi]

You used to be able to get an itty bitty Cactus like the one on the corner of your table at the Woolworth's in my hometown for $0.39

[@alimar0604]

'It appears he was already aware of alcohol'! Love you Dr Grande 💕🇬🇧

[@zenawarrior7442]

Messed up family, bad outcomes, strange and sad case. Love the Dominos comment & your Hello Fresh ad🥗🍎Thanks Dr G...you make our day😉💛💚

[@donkeybutt3239]

Can you try to explain anphantasia is? Also tourette syndrome? How they effect the brain, the person, their everyday life, the people around them and how to cope with these disorders if any at all? Thank you and have a wonderful and blessed day! ☺️☺️☺️

[@royadartube]

In Iranian highly wealthy and extremely religious group, there is a phenomenon called Aghazadeh-ha (son of a wealthy or powerful family) They are excluded from law and prosecution, have access to unlimited money, and cause all kinds of different problems for the community. Their parents mainly have serious involvement with the current government. They are mainly children born and raised in families with enormous, sudden and easy, unhealthy wealth and a hand in politics. There was one incident that a woman from a really wealthy political family said “I couldn’t find a good high school for my son, therefore I opened one”. This comment being said on tv created a lot of anger for people. A while ago an extremist, related to Iranian politics and clergy, commented: "Our kids' access to money and expensive cars and luxury and countless trips around the world is because of “great genes” and has nothing to do with their parents being wealthy or politician. " He was aiming at people who criticized “Aghazaadeh-ha" for getting into a high political position without any education or experience.

[@tomatofeind2019]

Interesting, thanks!

[@royadartube]

@@tomatofeind2019 It is sad that it is happening in all societies. Each society has some shape of corruption related to families of wealth and fame not being able to nurture their kids.

[@dawnespino]

I live in Tarrant County, Texas and this case garnered much less attention here than it did around the country. (I have friends/family in other states who were asking me about it.) The press here may make a minor mention of their court dates, but other than that, nothing. I would be interested to see Dr. Grande do an analysis of Tonya Couch. While both parents appeared to contribute to this situation, hers seemed more "invested" in helping him to avoid the consequences (ie: fleeing to Mexico). The fact that she had her nursing license revoked speaks a lot. I'd be very curious as to WHY her license was revoked (being a nurse myself).

[@Mountlougallops]

First: best Hello Fresh commercial ever , especially juxtaposed with the Domino’s comment 😆👍🏼👌🏽 Second: how does one not hate that kid and his parents? Imagine all the victims in their wakes!

[@abe365]

The only way to treat Affluenza is to show that person that there are consequences to their actions. In this case, by sending that guy to a councilor and not jail, they reinstated that there will be no consequences for a rich lad.

[@EmmaElaineN]

I can't help but think, all else being equal; what would have happened to Couch if he had a higher melanin content?

[@otismichael2583]

Most definitely would've been sent to prison. The affluenza defense could only work for a white person.

[@kellicline5336]

Green money buys you the same high power attorneys and favor. O.J. Simpson is a perfect example of this. A black man and a dead wealthy white woman and man with no conviction? Yeah... you can see what the determining factor is. Of course in the United States there are more Caucasian people and so more wealthy white people so it's going to appear to be more prevalent. Bottom line is poor people do not get equal representation under the law and do not have access to competent legal council. Statistically those who get the best treatment ( lightest sentences ) despite any other attributing factors are the wealthy and women.

[@otismichael2583]

@@kellicline5336 no way in hell that defense wouldve worked for a person of color. I dont care how rich they are.

[@johnfw1973]

Why you people always got to make everything about race ? You almost seem jealous that your black and covet others skin color

[@EmmaElaineN]

@@johnfw1973 I really don't want to get this going... but... When you say "you people," are you referring to us very white old ladies? And if it is looked at statistically and probabilisticly, I think my questions is valid. Yes there are outliers. Oh yeah, just for the record I'm also an Anarchist and I'm for prison abolition, what ever the "race."

[@farmcat3198]

Alcoholic family dynamics can result in kids not being taught right from wrong. When Mom and Dad are too timid or self-involved to teach proper behavior and consequences, children don't understand the concepts of right, wrong, and others.

[@Pimpernella]

That would be the first time Hallo Fresh helped me with getting in that pre-sleep state. It sounded like a mantra I could use for increasing my poorly developped meditation skills. It worked like a natural sedative on me. You've really missed a career in vocal advertising there, Dr Grande. Great intonation. I have however enjoyed their meals on several occasions.

[@marypoppins1493]

Parents should have gone to prison. The teen that's paralyzed should have top care paid by parents for the rest of their lives

[@NovemberRain007]

Look at you cooking that HelloFresh meal, Dr. Grande 🥰🥰🥰... The photo of you sitting at the table is precious 😭😭! Anyway, I cannot believe this man got zero prison time for killing those four innocent people! I hope karma catches up with him real soon.

[@hidesbehindpseudonym1920]

How could a metal roofing company make his father that wealthy? That just doesn't make sense

[@royadartube]

Thanks Dr Grande

[@leviblevins513]

The case that made me lose all faith in our justice system..... and showed me how their are two different justices systems.... One for the rich... and one for the rest of us. Just hearing this guys NAME makes me so angry. Everytime I see a teenager go away for 25 years for DUI manslaughter I think about him.... Sitting in his mansion with his probation..... and it makes me sick. Thanks for covering this one.

[@SarahSmith-mu1wc]

I completely agree with you Dr. This case is infuriating. What that kid REALLY needed was serious jail time. In my opinion, when the legal system gave him such a light sentence after killing FOUR HUMAN BEINGS, they not only failed at delivering justice for their families, but they reinforced Ethan's notion that he was somehow special and above the law. On a lighter note, I'm not a Domino's fan either. 🤣🤣🤣

[@evanjuleen]

Agree w every word, well said. 👍😂 Exept domino's 🤣papa John's fan here 😘

[@evanjuleen]

I actually really appreciate you saying that.

[@hwway4488]

Really interesting case and great analysis. I think the clinician used the term like you say to give a name to this idea that he didn't understand the consequences of his actions, and I think understanding the consequences of actions is a condition for legal culpability, so if the clinician could convince the court of that it makes some sense why they thought they have to give him a sentence reflecting that mental state or capacity.

[@ladymopar2024]

This case bothered me so much notice so mad that he could get away with this

[@___LC___]

Poor parenting is no excuse or defense. His crimes are indefensible.

[@gram5963]

We got sponsored! Yay!

[@drusilla_darke]

*"We?"* So Dr. G will be sending you a cheque for a portion of his advertising revenues?

[@gram5963]

@@drusilla_darke it wasn’t that serious of a comment.

[@drusilla_darke]

@@gram5963 It wasn't that _serious_ of a response. 🙃

[@gram5963]

@@drusilla_darke well, look at us go!

[@drusilla_darke]

@@gram5963 🙃 😷 😃 💜

[@valerieincluded1061]

I really enjoyed your hello fresh ad. I love seeing the people behind the camera

[@brendarudman8806]

That pizza joke!LOL. Domino's must be plotting their revenge...😜

[@knitter4years]

Sending you multiple hearts for this Dr. Grande. I'm using a keyboard so telling you is the best I can do.

[@patrickmcadams31]

“He was already aware of alcohol..” Scorching 🥵 😂

[@rullmourn1142]

I remember this case, everyone was engaged by the sentence. It's a defense that will never be used again. The judge in the case [retired] soon after the trial ended.