[CocaKoala]

Just because it's possible to fail doesn't mean that it isn't easier to succeed. Consider the case of Eric Couch, who stole two cases of beer, drove 70 mp/h (30 miles per hour over the speed limit) and crashed, killing four people. Two hours after the crash, his BAC was .24%. He was 18.

His lawyer argued that he suffered from 'affluenza', and he was sentenced to probation and therapy; note that Eric was a repeat offender (having been previously cited for Minor in Possession and Minor in Consumption of Alcohol.

Eric Couch wasn't sentenced to a jail term until he violated the terms of his probation and fled to Mexico.

Success isn't guaranteed, but does everybody get the same leeway as Eric Couch?