Affluenza? Sinfluenza? Assfluenza?

Father of 'affluenza' teen arrested for allegedly pretending to be a Texas policeman

Frederick Couch responded to a disturbance call in Lakeside, Tex., and told the real cops on the scene that he, too, was an officer. His teen son dodged jail time for a fatal June 2013 car wreck after his family claimed his wealth made it impossible for him to tell right from wrong.

BY Meg Wagner

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 1:08 PM

 

 North Richland Hills Police Frederick Couch, dad of the teen boy who infamously dodged jail time for a drunken driving accident that killed four, was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly pretended to be a cop.

Will this Texas family pull the "affluenza" defense again?

The father of the infamous affluenza-afflicted teen, who ducked jail time for a deadly drunken driving accident because his family said he was too rich to tell right from wrong, was busted Tuesday for pretending to be a cop.

Frederick Couch allegedly posed as a Lakeside, Texas, officer during a disturbance call in July, Dallas News reported.

Couch was already on the scene when officers responded to the July 28 call.

Couch's son dodged jail time for a fatal car wreck in June 2013 after the Couch family claimed the teen's wealth made it impossible for him to tell right from wrong.

As the legitimate cops were wrapping up the investigation, Couch apparently pulled them over to his car and told them he had his "police stuff" inside. He pulled out his wallet and a phony police badge as proof, and claimed to be a reserve officer with the Lakeside force, police say.

Police let Couch go at the scene, but a further investigation proved the Texas man had never been a licensed Texas officer. They finally arrested him Tuesday on a warrant.

Ethan Couch, center, is on probation for a drunken June 2013 crash that killed four people.

Couch was released on $2,500 bond shortly after his release.

Couch's 16-year-old son, Ethan, made headlines last year when he dodged prison time for a deadly drunken driving crash because his lawyers claimed he suffered from "affluenza," a rich-kid syndrome that made him believe his wealth exempted him from the consequences of risky behavior.

Ethan is currently serving 10 years of probation for a June 2013 crash that killed four people.
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Damien's note: It becomes increasingly plausible that the poor kid doesn't know right from wrong. But I don't see how you can blame money for the problem.