The burning statement that a Stanford woman reads to her rapist in court goes viral—as it should
(her letter is incredibly powerful--please read in its entirety at the link below)
The burning statement that a Stanford woman reads to her rapist in court goes viralas it should
In March, a former Stanford University student was convicted and sentenced for raping and sexually assaulting an unconscious 23-year-old woman. The rapist is a champion swimmer, and was an Olympian hopeful who got off easy.
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The crime took place back in January 2015. Two Stanford University graduate students were biking across the campus when they saw a young man thrusting his body on top of an unconscious, half-naked woman behind a dumpster. The bikers were able to stop the crime in action, then tackle the attacker after he ran away. A little over a year later, a jury found Brock Turner, 20, guilty of three counts of sexual assault. He faced a maximum of 14 years in state prison. But instead, he was sentenced to six months in county jail. When you can afford an expensive team of attorneys, expert witnesses and private investigators things can often work in your favor.
Many agree with Santa Clara District Attorney Jeff Rosen who felt the sentence handed down by Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, was disappointing and said Turner should have been sent to prison.
"The punishment does not fit the crime," Rosen said in a statement. "The predatory offender has failed to take responsibility, failed to show remorse and failed to tell the truth. The sentence does not factor in the true seriousness of this sexual assault or the victims ongoing trauma. Campus rape is no different than off-campus rape. Rape is rape. And I will prosecute it as such."
On June 2, 2016, the victim addressed her assailant directly in court with a statement published in the Santa Clara District Attorneys office. Katie J.M. Baker with BuzzFeed published the statement and it has garnered over 4 million views in two days and its every bit worth the entire read. The account is one many will never forget and reads as if you are there with the victim going through each raw and riveting emotion. The victim begins by addressing the judge, then directly her words toward her rapist: (Warning: the disturbing content may be an emotional trigger for some.)
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Brock Allen Turners father also wrote a statement to the judge and it reeks of an American rape apologist who sees his rapist son as the victim. Because this is how we often roll in America when it comes to sexual assault.
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/6/6/1534962/-The-daunting-and-powerful-statement-a-Stanford-victim-reads-to-her-rapist-in-court-goes-viral?detail=email&link_id=6&can_id=da4156c5f19300febaca3a0dcad12608&source=email-the-dumbest-man-in-congress-proves-his-ignorance-once-again&email_referrer=the-dumbest-man-in-congress-proves-his-ignorance-once-again&email_subject=the-dumbest-man-in-congress-proves-his-ignorance-once-again
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)progressoid
(50,000 posts)k/r.
Orrex
(63,234 posts)Or engraved. One or the other.
ejbr
(5,856 posts)have it read back to him in her voice every year on the anniversary of this crime so that it may finally sink in
Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)ejbr
(5,856 posts)Just 6 months. And the boy's statement only acknowledges wrongdoing for drinking which is legal but not rape.
And then the father's statement came out, and all it talks about is how poorly this decision has made his son feel. He's depressed, he's sad, it's ruining his future. He promises he won't drink again, blah blah blah... Again, not a single mention of rape, except in the middle he says:
My jaw hit the floor that this boy's father could possibly even think about defending him with words like that. I mean, really?
REALLY?
The Guardian provides more context and the statement here: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/06/father-stanford-university-student-brock-turner-sexual-assault-statement
Don't teach your son not to drink, asshole, teach him not to rape!
radicalliberal
(907 posts)No wonder his son became a rapist.
niyad
(113,628 posts)Saviolo
(3,283 posts)I should have used the far more correct "rapist" or maybe just "asshole" when referring to him.
niyad
(113,628 posts)dismiss what he did with the "boys will be boys" excuse, which we have seen in far too many cases.
That word definitely has an air of "innocence" to it that I really didn't intend to impart to that rapist asshole (oh hey, they work together!)
niyad
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Geronimoe
(1,539 posts)The judge would order that the rapist be castrated in the public square. It seems the judge who clearly sympathizes with the rapist and not the victim of the rapist, the rapist, and the rapist's father all need a great deal of psychiatric care.