Although we haven't discussed Ethan Couch in a while, I think his involvement in the murder of Sharice Iverson (or lack there of) contributed a significant amount. If he had tried to intervene, Sharice Iverson would still be alive. Since he claims he is Jeremy’s best friend, Cash could have pulled him off of her and potentially stopped the crime. He was completely selfish, he didn’t want to get involved or deal with it so he wouldn’t get in trouble. There were signs of what was going to happen, when an 18 year old boy is muffling the screams of a 7 year old girl, nothing good can come of it. Because he did nothing, a little girl lost her life.
Peoples reactions are circumstantial, Ethan Couch obviously was scared and his instinct wasn't to help someone in need. As horrible as it might be, there's no way to convict him for what he didn't do. I understand that there isn't really a way to legislate morality, a law can't force someone to do the right thing. I think it is definitely easier to punish someone for NOT doing something than it is to force someone to do it. An example of a law that tried to legislate morality was the prohibition, the government tried to ban alcohol because of alarming drinking behaviors. However, it didn’t really work because people still did it anyways, if not more.
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