Controversy has surrounded the topic of wealthy children receiving light jail sentences because they might be affluent. Being affluent means that you don’t understand that certain actions will lead to consequences being of your wealthy background. Some psychologists say that these children tend to suffer from anxiety and depression resulting in their tendency to make bad choices. The controversy starts when they are not punished the same way as others because of this claim. Where a regular person might receive life in prison for a murder, a person suffering from affluenza will get help and only probation. Jessica Simmons asks, “Don’t some people who live in impoverished conditions also suffer from the inability to see the consequences of certain
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The wealthy tend to bypass consequences through flaunting their money whenever that want to. This leads to their children picking up the same bad habits. Being wealthy can cause depression because their aren’t that many people like you and high expectations are always near. At the same time, even normal people face the same problems of expectations and depression, so what is the difference? Suniya Luthar says a way to help the affluenza problem is for parents and others to make sure children feel loved and cared for and that you value them for being human beings, not for the splendor of their accomplishments (Greguska, “ASU….”). However, besides educating parents and teachers there is nothing else that can be done. Affluenza still is not a valid excuse for criminals. Wealthy children need to learn that the world is not peaches and cream. If their actions are excused then that gives that more motivation at misbehave. They should be treated like everyone else and receive the same punishment. A poor person who suffers from depression would never be given the same treatment. If wealthy children can use the excuse of affluenza so should everyone else. Not everyone is educated. In conclusion, no one should be able to use affluenza to benefit from someone else’s
The wealthy tend to bypass consequences through flaunting their money whenever that want to. This leads to their children picking up the same bad habits. Being wealthy can cause depression because their aren’t that many people like you and high expectations are always near. At the same time, even normal people face the same problems of expectations and depression, so what is the difference? Suniya Luthar says a way to help the affluenza problem is for parents and others to make sure children feel loved and cared for and that you value them for being human beings, not for the splendor of their accomplishments (Greguska, “ASU….”). However, besides educating parents and teachers there is nothing else that can be done. Affluenza still is not a valid excuse for criminals. Wealthy children need to learn that the world is not peaches and cream. If their actions are excused then that gives that more motivation at misbehave. They should be treated like everyone else and receive the same punishment. A poor person who suffers from depression would never be given the same treatment. If wealthy children can use the excuse of affluenza so should everyone else. Not everyone is educated. In conclusion, no one should be able to use affluenza to benefit from someone else’s