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From: Cstar1
6/6/16
I appreciate that he want to protect his son... too bad he didn't teach him to respect others as well.
Father of Stanford Rapist Argues His Son Should Not Be Punished for '20 Minutes of Action'
The father of Brock Turner, the ex-Stanford swimmer who was given a paltry six-month sentence in a county jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in 2015, is defending his son's crime-and saying that he should not be imprisoned for only getting "20 minutes of action."
Read more from JezebelFrom: Cstar1
6/7/16
It's not just the son - or the father. There was a statement from one of the son's female friends too, that was just as clueless.
From: WWW3
6/8/16
There is a dark part of me that hopes he becomes very popular with the predators he will encounter during his limited time in jail.
From: Cstar1
6/8/16
I just hope he wakes up someday and realizes that he's a rapist, with all the ugliness that word can employ.
From: Cstar1
6/8/16
I'm not sure I agree with this, but it's certainly one point of view. The focus of the story is that the victim's statement had no place in the courtroom, that victim impact statements are contrary to our justice system, where guilt & sentencing should be based on facts that were presented in the trial, and that's all.
The Stanford Rape Case Demonstrates Liberal Hypocrisy on Basic Criminal Justice Issues of Fairness
Brock Turner is an odious criminal who committed a heinous act and deserves to go to prison for much longer than his six-month sentence requires. His trial confirmed that both racism and sexism continue to plague America's criminal justice system, especially where rape is involved.
Read more from Slate MagazineFrom: Cstar1
6/9/16
Brock Turner's 6-month sentence for Stanford sexual assault may be cut in half
The six-month jail sentence of Brock Turner, the former Stanford student who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman, triggered a lot of outrage - with critics arguing the weak sentence shows that rape and sexual assault on college campuses isn't taken seriously by the legal system.
Read more from VoxFrom: Cstar1
6/9/16
Dayum.... I've never heard of this happening before, have you?
Jurors refuse to serve under rapist-friendly judge Aaron Persky
The East Bay Times reports that "at least 10 prospective jurors" refused to participate in Judge Aaron Persky's next trial in protest at the cozy 6-month sentence ( out in 12 weeks) he gave Stanford rapist Brock Turner.
Read more from Boing BoingFrom: Cstar1
6/11/16
Rapist's mother wrote letter to judge complaining about decorating - and not one word about the victim
"We moved into our home on Jan. 17 2015. Then we got that fateful call from Brock on Sunday the 18th and our world has been spinning apart ever since," Carleen Turner wrote. "This house now reminds me of the horror of that moment.
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