I tried voting for one of those top individuals but it wasn’t his turn.
Doesn’t matter that he didn’t kill someone. This guy is “W” Bush and Ted Kennedy level, but I guess that counts as qualified in the age of Trump.
He didn't walk because he was rich. Nor did he avoid justice. As a first time offender he was offered an avoidance program in exchange for having the charges dropped. Basically DWI school. His life since has been a testament to the change he has made. It's been nearly 20 years now and his life in those 20 years has been exemplary.
As a teen, I made a similar mistake, driving an unregistered car without a license or insurance. I entered a similar program, and offered to join the US Army in exchange for the dismissal of charges.
Young people make stupid mistakes.
Old people like you make even stupider mistakes like thinking a young person should pay the rest of their lives for a stupid mistake that hurt no one.
I'm very much in favor of taking responsibility for one's mistakes. But after that a person must be allowed to prove they have changed. Beto has done a tremendous job doing just that.
You're way off base here. I suspect it's related more to political bias than actual outrage over his youthful transgressions.