Comparing Newtown to 'Affluenza'

[nynco]

OK I need to look into the term more.

[Big Wall]

Bring rich is now a illness soon to have a cure from the democrats and be covered by obamacare

[BPTactical]

I am waiting for some hoodrat to pull a "I did it because of Pooritis".

"Affluenza", what a crock of bullshit.

[merl]

I am waiting for some hoodrat to pull a "I did it because of Pooritis".

"Affluenza", what a crock of bullshit.

I'm quite sure Pooritis has been tried, it just doesn't work.

This whole fiasco reminds me of the twinkie defense.

[RblDiver]

I really don't get insanity pleas and others similar to this. I mean, if you're insane, doesn't that make you MORE of a threat? Shouldn't your sentence be doubled in that case, as you're more likely to commit the same action again?