Actually in talking about Brock’s supposed “PTSD” when he is clearly a rapist, Brock’s dad was completely out of line. There are ways of pleading for his son that don’t either diminish the crime or is insulting to the victim. His dad failed at this. I could easily write an impassioned letter to the judge on behalf of…

Everybody is aware of what he meant, which is why people are making fun of his statements. He’s claiming that his son has fucking PTSD because he sexually assaulted someone and got caught for it. It’s fucking ridiculous, infuriating, and completely lacking in any self-awareness. His father’s gross statements deserve…

It was moronic to say he couldn’t enjoy steak *even if it was supposed to be a sign of trauma* and deserved to be mocked because it was saying that the trauma caused to him BY HIS OWN ACTIONS should be considered a mitigating factor while the trauma caused to his victim (and to her rescuers) through no fault of their…

‘Not eating steak’ comments are dumb? FUCK YOU! The comment was spot-on.

Much, much longer prison sentences for women who help with the rape and murder of their sisters and then lie about it. That would be sufficient for me.

Oh for fuck’s sake. I wish I’d seen this garbage comment before I wasted my time writing a long response to you in another thread as if you were a reasonable person. Ugh.

It’s hard for me to feel bad for him having PTSD from an event that he perpetrated.

I think you are reading things into the comments you’re responding to that aren’t actually there.

Also, maybe, anxiety over having to face the consequences of his actions? He's a fucking rapist, boo hoo for his poor appetite. Not concerned for the actual victim, experiencing actual PTSD though? Just the rapist and his feelings.

People are TERRIFIED of humanizing rapists because they don’t want to face the realities of how and why rape happens....

PTSD for being tackled after being caught raping someone? PTSD because he was threatened in prison for being a rapist? PTSD for getting off with an extremely light sentence that the judge never should have given?

Given that his dad minimized his actions as “20 minutes of action” and whined about his son’s inability to enjoy the foods he used to; and his mom whined about not being up to redecorating their new house, I don’t give a shit about his family facing some harassment.

Good, may she be outed forever for the rest of her life.

What caused his PTSD, pray tell? Being held responsible for his actions?

I can’t speak for others, but the outrage is not that a father would defend his son, but the way Brock Turner’s father—heck, his mother, the rest of his family, and one of his idiot friends—minimized what he did and boo-hooed about how the conviction had impacted their lives and Brock Turner was so miserable or, in…

I still can’t get beyond the father’s remark about it being “a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action”.

Yes, my heart breaks for the PTSD suffered by the rapist who got caught, convicted, and was punished with a slap on the wrist.

This. He definitely has a lot of resentment for the victim. Based on the shit he and his family have pulled, I don’t believe he’s sorry for even a second about anything other than getting caught.

Turner?

Feel free to dismiss the rape apologist if you’d like!