Campus rapist given lenient sentence to avoid "severe impact on him"

[IronLionZion]

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Former Stanford University athlete Brock Allen Turner, 20, raped an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. Prosecutors wanted him put away for 6 years, but the judge, Aaron Persky, gave him 6 months to avoid being unnecessarily harsh on the boy. He'll be out in a few weeks.

After a jury convicted Turner of sexually penetrating an intoxicated and unconscious person with a foreign object, prosecutors asked a judge to sentence him to six years in California prison. Probation officials had recommended the significantly lighter penalty of six months in county jail, according to the San Jose Mercury News.

The judge, Aaron Perksy, cited Turner’s age and lack of criminal history as factors in his decision, saying, “A prison sentence would have a severe impact on him … I think he will not be a danger to others.”

This was described as a "brazen" attack: he was physically forced off of his victim, then chased down and detained by passers-by until police arrived. Yet this column, by Scott Herhold, was the sort of coverage he enjoyed in the press:
http://boingboing.net/2016/06/03/campus-rapist-given-lenient-se.html

No mugshots in county orange available? They used a sweet, smiling, innocent looking yearbook photo to show exactly what sort of people are entitled to leniency?

More links:
http://www.inquisitr.com/3167966/missing-mugshot-brock-turners-stanford-yearbook-pic-in-lieu-of-booking-photo-causes-outrage/
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_29805722/prince-cremated-celebrated-private-ceremony?source=infinite-up

Unconscious girl behind a dumpster and forcibly stopped and chased down by 2 older students sounds like a very shitty scenario that really should be more difficult to get away with.

Maybe Trump can build a wall outside fraternities?

[Fresh_Start]

1. I read that the judge was a former stanford athlete

seems like a miscarriage of justice to me

[avaistheone1]

15. Definitely.

I think both the advising probation officer and the judge are to blame on this soft sentence.

[Warpy]

28. The judge seems to have missed the whole reason for prison

It's supposed to have a "severe impact" on offenders. It's why we put them there, in the hope that they won't want to go back and won't do it again. Sometimes, it even works that way.

This punk will only know that nobody cares about punishing rapists.

I hope this sentence is appealed. I hope this deeply biased judge is off the bench.

[TDale313]

2. Absolutely disgusting.

No excuse for this kinda sentence. Guess fucking what? You rape someone, there should absolutely be a negative impact on you. When do we stop worrying about damaging these entitled little shits life plans and start focusing on the damage they've done to their victims? This story made me want to throw up.

[smirkymonkey]

9. +1000

[malaise]

3. Unbelievable

Yep - he fits the part for the frat judge

[lpbk2713]

4. But ... but ... the poor lad has such a bright future ahead of him.

Bullshit.

His family should have to pay for his victim's care and prescriptions for the rest of her life.

[IronLionZion]

5. This blatantly ignores the fact that some girl's life was impacted

The circumstances sound really brutal

[jwirr]

22. Bullseye. Rape has always been seen as some kind of harmless

event for the victim. It ignores both physical and emotional damage.

[Blue_Tires]

35. +1000

[Orrex]

6. Boys will be boys, after all

We can all take comfort in the knowledge that this young lad won't face any real consequences for the violent sexual assault that he committed.

[Just reading posts]

7. Punishment is *supposed* to have an impact on him.

[stage left]

8. Even six years was too light a sentence.

Six months is a cruel joke.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

25. I'm sure he won't actually serve six months.

Appeals, good behavior, he'll have this expunged and won't be on any list of sexual offenders.

[smirkymonkey]

10. Sickening, isn't it?

This young woman is going to have to live with this for the rest of her life. Six months is a f**king insult!

I'd like to smack the smirking grin off his disgusting face.

[Rex]

11. Wow, that makes me sick to my stomach.

My question is, who does his family know to get him such a light sentence. He should be serving a 20 year sentence in a state prison.

[Bettie]

12. From my 13 year old son

If you see an unconscious girl lying outside by a dumpster and you think "hey, I'm going to rape this girl" instead of "I should get some help for her", then you are a terrible person and should not be allowed around normal people.

He's right. What thought process leads someone to thinking that it is their right to rape a young woman who is completely helpless?

[Rex]

13. Someone that would murder another person, imo. Rape is a stepping stone to murder and worse.

He should be watched for the rest of his life, no way is he normal after committing such a monstrous crime.

[IronLionZion]

14. Corrected Mercury News Links

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_27421028/stanford:-alleged-rape-victim-unresponsive-swimmer-says-he-kept-pants-on

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_27404357/stanford-swimmer-arrested-charged-with-felony-sex-assault

[ismnotwasm]

16. UGH

Sick.

[LibDemAlways]

17. There are a considerable number of people sitting in jail

because they have an illness -- an addiction to drugs. Think that doesn't impact their future? Try getting a job when you have zero connections and have to answer "yes" to the "Ever convicted of a crime?" question on the employment app.

I hate this. That entitled piece of shit is being coddled while that judge no doubt enforces strict sentencing on others. And the predator will no doubt use daddy's considerable connections to land a cushy job.

Just another example of the vast gulf between the haves and have nots that characterizes this country.

[Hiraeth]

18. Judge should be disbarred.

[keithbvadu2]

20. Sounds similar to an "affluenza" defense.

The poor misunderstood youth.

[PersonNumber503602]

21. Meanwhile some judges will happily send a 20 year old to prison for 8 years over some drugs...

[Takket]

23. well come on guys lets be fair

look at all those lenient sentences that young black males get for having an ounce of marijuana so that their lives aren't ruined by one adolescent mistake. Who should this guy not get the same gentle treatment?

[alphafemale]

24. Bright shining eyes of a psycho.

Rich.

Expect to see him welcomed into the empire.

[mehneh]

26. Screw him! I wish the tattooed rapist on his forehead then he can have a light sentence.

[elljay]

27. Persky is running unopposed

this year. However, he will be up for reelection in 6 years. Santa Clara residents- take note and Mark your calendars. Find out who endorsed him and let them know that you will no longer patronize their businesses. Make sure he has an opponent next time and vote him out! Wish I could help but I'm one county away...

[truebrit71]

29. Outrageous.

That judge needs to be removed.

[justiceischeap]

30. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, you should read what his father wrote

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/06/05/3784913/stanford-sexual-assault-dad-letter/

Now, Turner’s father, Dan, has reportedly wrote a letter in opposition to his son’s sentence, blaming the case for damaging Brock’s “happy go lucky” nature and loss of appetite.

...

The letter was posted on Twitter by Michele Dauber, the Stanford law professor who helped draft new university procedures for penalizing sexual violence.

[blue neen]

31. Sickening.

"totally committed to educating other college age students about the dangers of alcohol consumption and sexual promiscuity."

Sexual promiscuity? What Brock Turner did to that woman had nothing to do with sexual promiscuity. He is a depraved individual.

[Rex]

32. Right it was just an action, the body being used should just be discarded into the dumpster.

So disgusting to see a human life given the name, '20 minutes of action'. Think I might have to write a nasty letter to someone, this really pisses me off even more.

As usual, the female victim is not even given a moments consideration. No apology or even a hint of the victim in that letter. Broken and shattered? The rapist?

The father should be ashamed to write that letter, but all that is important to him is his little rapist Brock the sex offender.

[justiceischeap]

33. The '20 minutes of action' bit pisses me off

but what makes me angrier is the assertion by the father that his son has never been violent. The act or rape and/or sexual assault is violent. His victim had scrapes and bruising, that doesn't happen non-violently.

[Rex]

34. I agree, he does everything he can to pretend nothing bad happened and it was all due to intoxic

ation! Nobody is ever too intoxicated not to know what rape is...the father and son need some serious therapy and of course all they care about is the son's 'reputation' and not the poor victim left behind the dumpster.

The entire thing makes my blood boil.

[stage left]

36. So that's why the little prick feels so entitled.

If I were in charge of punishment, they would, father and son, be forced to listen to the powerful words of the victim whose life Brock shattered everyday for the next ten years. Maybe then it would sink in. Shame, shame, Dan Turner.

[Ilsa]

39. I think they had too listen to her. She wrote a long

Victim's impact letter. She talked about the cruelty of how she was treated by the system. She used logic, also, to explain why Brock the Rapist's version was a lie. The judge had to hear it, too, but he didn't give a shit about her.

At least he's a registered sex offender now.

[Dorian Gray]

37. Fuck him

"He can educate people about the dangers of alcohol consumption and sexual promiscuity?"

What he did was NOT promiscuous. He RAPED an unconscious woman.

He should be depressed. He should be anxious. He destroyed a woman's life.

[Skittles]

38. notice how he got the words SEXUAL PROMISCUITY in there

very disgusting

[jmowreader]

40. His life has been "deeply altered forever"?

Good!

[justiceischeap]

41. Not altered enough, IMO.

I wish there was a way when judges screw up sentencing that someone with more authority can overrule them. This happens way too often in affluent white guy rape cases.

[Odin2005]

42. This fucker has a punchable face.

[Ruby the Liberal]

43. And now he's famous

If he got 6 years no one would know who he is.

Karma

[Initech]

44. Hey bathroom police! This is what an actual sex criminal looks like!

And guess what? It's not a trans man / woman, it's a creepy white guy.