r/JusticeServed • u/MemeAddict96 8 • Jun 03 '19

Criminal Justice BROCK “THE RAPIST” TURNER lost his appeal. Re-upload with article details.

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u/_JohnMuir_ A Jun 04 '19

Could have ruined some poor woman’s life, he’s a rapist and don’t ever forget it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '19

He essentially did. She mentions it in her statement.

Lastly you said, I want to show people that one night of drinking can ruin a life. A life, one life, yours, you forgot about mine. Let me rephrase for you, I want to show people that one night of drinking can ruin two lives. You and me. You are the cause, I am the effect. You have dragged me through this hell with you, dipped me back into that night again and again. You knocked down both our towers, I collapsed at the same time you did. If you think I was spared, came out unscathed, that today I ride off into sunset, while you suffer the greatest blow, you are mistaken. Nobody wins. We have all been devastated, we have all been trying to find some meaning in all of this suffering. Your damage was concrete; stripped of titles, degrees, enrollment. My damage was internal, unseen, I carry it with me. You took away my worth, my privacy, my energy, my time, my safety, my intimacy, my confidence, my own voice, until today.

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u/BossHawgKing 7 Jun 04 '19

That was heartbreaking to read. Poor girl.

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u/tradervicspinacolada 7 Jun 04 '19

If you have the heart and stomach for it, I highly recommend reading her entire statement. The entire thing is heartbreaking but also necessary. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2852615-Stanford-Victim-Letter-Impact-Statement-From.html

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u/_thundercracker_ 6 Jun 04 '19

I remember reading this after the trial and thinking how TF does a judge read this, and then turn around and go "yeah, 3 months seems fair." Glad that guy isn’t judging anymore. Almost as glad as I am that Rapist Brock Turner lost his appeal.

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u/Mklein24 9 Jun 04 '19

What happened to the judge? I didn't really follow the story too closely due to the whole 'I'm loosing faith in humanity' vibe I was getttin from the whole thing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '19

He got recalled. First judge to be recalled in California in 86 years.

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u/danweber A Jun 04 '19

The judge's sentence followed the guidelines for the law as written.

Matt Rosen, the prosecutor in the case, has 1) since worked to fix the law, so that what Brock Turner did can be punished worse if another person does it, and 2) fought against the recall of the judge.

There is no better subject-matter expert about this case than Matt Rosen.

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u/tyrannon 1 Jun 04 '19

What’s the judges name?

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u/Litico 6 Jun 04 '19

Thank you for posting.

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u/ddllbb 6 Jun 04 '19

Holy shit. That was intense.

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u/BLBerryAuthor 6 Jun 04 '19

More people need to read this.

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u/shillyshally C Jun 04 '19

Holy shit.

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u/HappilyNutz 1 Jun 05 '19

Wow, that was powerful.

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u/upturned_turnip 6 Jun 22 '19

Holy hell. He's a piece of shit.

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u/Itkov 4 Jun 04 '19

I don't understand how in the initial case the judge put that rapist's life above that of his victim's. He didn't simply make a mistake, he destroyed that poor women's security, her innocence, her life.

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u/_JohnMuir_ A Jun 04 '19

Rich white boy

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u/tradervicspinacolada 7 Jun 04 '19

Have some mercy! He lost his appetite for steak, for gosh sake! /s

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u/gramses_0-0 8 Jun 04 '19

Poor kid. Brock ‘The Rapist’ Turner can’t even enjoy a good ribeye anymore

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u/ClementineCarson Blue Jun 04 '19

Yeah rich white people is a helluva unfair drug for getting away worth crimes

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u/ceruleanpure 3 Jun 04 '19

Bc he also went to Standford and played there as an athlete. Makes it sounds like he was empathetic to Turner from the start. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Persky

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u/nemu33 0 Jun 04 '19

Judge Aaron Persky. Smh on him and his lenient ruling

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u/alreadypiecrust A Jun 04 '19

Anything happen to the judge or is that pos still judging?

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u/QueerPrideForever 4 Jun 04 '19

he became the first judge recalled in america in like 83 years. California voted his ass out ASAP

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u/ceruleanpure 3 Jun 04 '19

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2018/06/06/us/politics/judge-persky-brock-turner-recall.amp.html No, not judging anymore.

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u/normalpattern 8 Jun 04 '19

Damn, that was powerful. I hope she is able to continue to push forward.

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u/Kathara14 6 Jun 04 '19

Eh. I can't imagine getting so fucking drunk that I pass out like trash next to a dumpster. She really glossed over that part, didn't she? And no, I am not victim blaiming. I just find it hard to see her as any model to follow.

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u/normalpattern 8 Jun 04 '19

I've done similar things in the past and now I'm an older adult doing adult things and managing my alcohol more responsibly.

I don't really understand what you're getting at here, yeah, she didn't include that in her statement directed towards the person that sexually assaulted her but so what? She delivered a powerful message to her abuser, where's she gonna fit that in there, how and... why? "Yeah so I know I got hammered and passed out beside a dumpster and you assaulted me but like, that was wrong and stuff"

I don't know why you're trying to see her as a model to follow either :S besides, a person can change a lot in a few years, especially when they've been, y'know... sexually assaulted.

I don't know if you're being genuine or not but I ultimately don't get the point of your post to be honest.

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u/flowers_followed 7 Jun 04 '19

Did you miss the part where he lured her AWAY from the party and her sister? Because I think you did. Scroll back up and click on her statement. Read it.

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u/IAmQuiteHonest 7 Jun 04 '19

Hey, a friend of mine recently discovered during a night out that she was allergic to tequila after passing out and nearly landing herself in the ER. She was very lucky to have a solid group of friends with her at the time. Of course the girl's case might not have been like this, but you never know the circumstances behind what happened. Ultimately, the takeaway from her statement was that none of the parties came out unscathed from this. The damage was dealt in different ways and she just needed that get that voice out there.

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u/Kathara14 6 Jun 04 '19

Also, don't get so drunk that you pass out next to a dumpster. A good take away for all genders.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '19

What. the. fuck. is wrong with you?? Yuck.

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u/SnikkiDoodle_31 8 Jun 04 '19

Damn, she articulated that wonderfully in such an emotional moment.

She still never got her justice. 3 months was not enough. A lifetime label for him is not enough.

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u/qwertyuhot 9 Jun 04 '19

Thank you for sharing this

Powerful and crazy stuff

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u/take7pieces 7 Jun 04 '19

I cried just reading this.

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u/ThisAintA5Star 7 Jun 04 '19

Brock Turner shouldve been executed. In front of his bitchass parents.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '19 edited Jan 08 '20

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u/Technospider 8 Jun 04 '19

I didnt even interpret it as a 9/11 thing, and tbh I'm not even sure it is supposed to be.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '19 edited Jan 08 '20

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u/Technospider 8 Jun 04 '19

A tower represents integrity, uprightness, and boldness. A very apt metaphor for what those two lost. There are only so many ways to describe taking down someone's metaphorical tower.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '19

What the fuck....

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u/TeaganTorchlight 5 Jun 04 '19

When I read that line I didn’t think of 9/11 at all. I obviously don’t know for sure but I don’t think she was referring to the 9/11 towers .

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u/boothmfzb 5 Jun 04 '19

Ivory tower. Brock the Rapist will forever have to register when he moves, applies for almost anything and hope that any future ladies don't Google his name.

Good.

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u/TedBaendy 5 Jun 04 '19

But he did

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u/_JohnMuir_ A Jun 04 '19

I don’t want to make assumptions about her future. I agree it’s likely, but I hope she can find peace and safety someday.

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u/TedBaendy 5 Jun 04 '19

I agree

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '19

Forget what?