"Affluenza"

I was reading an article about an older news story where a boy in a drunk driving case used the defense of "Affluenza", where kids of rich parents or influential parents feel a sense of entitlement and in turn make poor decisions.  http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/04/12/parents-texas-teen-in-affluenza-drunk-driving-case-to-pay-fraction-treatment/?intcmp=latestnews

I guess I am confused, as a parent of 3 and sitting firmly in the bracket of "Upper Middle Class" but starting out right above Poverty, don't most kids make bad decisions?  I grew up from anything but an affluent home and I made horrible choices as a teen.  Looking back now that I am in my 30's, I assume those bad choices were made because I was a stupid teenager who felt the rules of life didn't apply to me.  I probably continued to make bad choices up until my mid-20's.  I know there are teens and young adults who are always and forever on the straight and narrow.  Good for them. As much as up-bringing probably helped, I do believe firmly personality and how you process the world influences you more than saint parents.  I don't think  "affluent" youth feel anymore entitled than their less fortunate counterparts. All youth feel entitled.  We just hate the rich more as a society.  We can't stand other peoples success and therefore we automatically say they are getting "special treatment".  Maybe, maybe not.  They may have better means to defend themselves.  And as a parent, if my child did something incredibly stupid that hurt as many people as this kid, I would feel horrible and awful, but I would also know my child and I would know he is not evil and I would fight to keep him from serving time in Jail and Prison and get him help in some other way.  Now if this kid or any kid continuously gets in trouble and become "criminal" in nature.. they deserve lock up.  But for those kids, teens and young adults that do one stupid, stupid thing... I think there is a better way to get them help, have them serve their community in an honest manner (talking to youth as an example) taking privileges away such as driving or traveling outside the US etc... but not locking them up and saying they are no good pieces of crap.

So what do you think?  Be honest?  Do you loathe the wealthy kids of America?  Or are all kids and teens just dumb at some point or another, some more than others.  If it was your teen, would you fight like hell to keep them out of the system?  Would you pull everything you've got to help them?  Would you insist your kid is a good kid.  Is there really such a thing as "Affluenza" or are all youth of America living with a sense of entitlement and invincibility no matter their parents financial bracket?