Affluenza is such a retarded excuse. Using that logic poor people should just claim that they didn't know any better when committing a crime because they were brought up in a broken home to fend for themselves as well.
Whats absurd in this case is that the video which surfaced might not have been enough to violate his probation in the first place lol. Fleeing to Mexico, especially a vacation destination of all places.
Like holy fuck. If you were given a second chance for killing four people by just getting probation why would you try and fuck it up by violating your probation in the most retarded way possible? His mother is going to serve time now, and he's going to spend up to 10 years now instead of just serving probation (although I doubt he's actually going to serve the maximum).