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13th December 2013 05:46
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Affluentia is an immunity for persecution
Affluentia- noun of state from affluentem .
Affluence
1. abundance of money, property, and other material goods; riches; wealth.
2.an abundant supply, as of thoughts or words; profusion.
3.a flowing to or toward; afflux.
I am going to propose this, as a new kind sickness for DSM V.
People who raised in with 3 private cities (city of London- Vatican, DC Washington)
feel that they are not broken any rule when they criminally act.
first case
Second case
Conflict of interest trial
See also: Rob Ford conflict of interest trial
In August 2010, the City of Toronto's integrity commissioner ruled that then-Councillor Ford had not followed City Council's Code of Conduct by using official letterhead and other council resources in fund-raising letters for his football foundation. Ford had accepted $3,150 on behalf of the foundation and the commissioner indicated that Ford should pay back the money.[132][133] On August 25, 2010, the City Council discussed the integrity commissioner's report and voted 26–10 for Ford to return the money.[134] Following the meeting, Ford forwarded letters from several donors to the integrity commissioner expressing their wishes that they did not want repayment. By February 2012, Ford had not paid the amount and the matter was raised at a February 7, 2012 City Council meeting.
Ford spoke and voted his committed allegation held at the February 7 meeting on as City Council voted "[t]hat City Council rescind the previous decision made under Item CC52.1[135] and direct that no further action be taken on this matter", which carried by majority, 22 voting Yes, 12 No, with 11 absent.[132][136] In March 2012, a complaint was filed by Paul Magder from Toronto alleging that Ford's actions in voting at the February 2012 Council meeting had violated the Ontario Municipal Conflict of Interest Act"
Third case
http://kdvr.com/2013/10/31/judge-cou...nder-al-turki/
Addition to above this is ridiculous I believe,
Forth case
Ethan Couch, 16, of Keller, Texas, had faced 20 years behind bars but walked away with 10 years probation Tuesday
A psychologist called by the defense, Dr. Gary Miller, blamed the teen's behavior on his parents, claiming they gave him whatever he wanted including 'freedoms no young person should have.'
Miller called Couch a product of 'affluenza,' where his family felt their wealth bought privilege and there was no rational link between behavior and consequences. He added that the boy had an 'intellectual age' of 18 but an 'emotional age' of 12.
'The teen never learned to say that you’re sorry if you hurt someone,' Miller said, according to the Star Telegram. 'If you hurt someone, you sent him money.'
State District Judge Jean Boyd appeared to agree with the defense.
'Money always seems to keep (Couch) out of trouble,' Eric Boyles, whose wife and daughter were killed in the June 15 crash, told the Star Telegram after sentencing. 'Ultimately today, I felt that money did prevail. If (he) had been any other youth, I feel like the circumstances would have been different.
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13th December 2013 06:58
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Re: Affluentia is an immunity for persecution
Hey Tangri - Affluentia is a widespread disease. If we introduced it into the DSM - it would double the size of the book !!!
Clive Hamilton has written extensively on the disease aspect !
http://clivehamilton.com/books/affluenza/
http://www.tai.org.au/documents/downloads/NL33.pdf
"Af-flu-en-za (n). 1. The bloated, sluggish and unfulfilled feeling that results from efforts to keep up with the Joneses. 2. An epidemic of stress, overwork, waste and indebtedness caused by dogged pursuit of the Australian dream. 3. An unsustainable addiction to economic growth. - See more at: http://clivehamilton.com/books/affluenza/#sthash.2PiQfN7a.dpuf"
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13th December 2013 08:29
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