We give Esteban Nunez, son of former CA Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, the benefit of the doubt.
Under Watch:
Esteban Armando Nunez, the 19-year-old son of former California State Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a 22-year-old student after a night of drinking at a party near San Diego State University. He and his three cohorts (one of whom had a felony record and had been charged in two DUI cases), also charged in the death, identified themselves as members of The Hazard Crew, or THC, perhaps not coincidentally the abbreviation for the active chemical ingredient in marijuana. Nunez and one of the other men were reportedly heard bragging hours before the incident about how they learned to gang up on victims and take turns punching them. They were seen drinking beer and rum, talking in belligerent tones and displaying anger over being refused entry to a fraternity party. The four defendants did not know the victim, who was attacked with knives and died after a 30-second fight that ended with a single stab wound to the heart. Nunez is reported to have told his friends that if they were charged, his father could get them off on a self-defense argument. As often occurs in such cases, friends and family came to his defense, including Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who said: “I’ve known him since he was a little boy. He’s a great kid, a good boy.” Yes, Mr. Mayor, near as we can tell, so long as he stays off the hooch and other drugs, just like almost every other addict.