Telling the Story of the Stanford Rape Case
By Marina Koren
Updated: June 6th 2016
This
article is about the case that has taken the Internet by storm. In January 2015
a Stanford student was arrested for the potential rape of an unconscious 22
year old woman behind a dumpster on Stanford campus. Two other students found
Brock and the victim who called the police. The trial has been dragged out for
a gruelling year and finally in March this year, a decision was made on the
accused’s actions. A unanimous jury vote found 20 year old Brock Turner guilty
and he was convicted on three felony charges. The young man was set to face a
maximum of 14 years in prison but when the judge spoke out that Turner would
serve 6 months in the county jail with three years probation, the public was
outraged. The victim released a powerful
statement and Brock’s statement was also released. Other documents have also
been released as well such as Brock’s father’s letter to the judge, which said
some controversial statements and also received a lot of negativity from the
public. There have been protests and movements from people all over who support
the victim and have spoken out about injustice. A petition has been started to
remove the judge from the bench. The petition has over 1, 000, 000 signatures
and this number only continues to constantly increase.
Everywhere I look online I see
another article, another update, another opinion about this case. There are
countless photos, evidence, statements, and responses being spread around about
this story. I have read through all the documents I can find and all the
articles I can to get a clearer idea of the story. I’m happy that this story is
getting the attention it deserves and that people are making such strong points
about the negative affects of his actions. It’s good to show that most people
understand the seriousness of his actions and the damage they have caused. I believe
it’s important that he is held accountable for his actions.
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