“He will be raped within 6 months.”

Him being a cute white boy certainly doesn’t hurt, but I think most of it is just that he raped a woman, and a whole lot of people don’t consider rape an actual crime and don’t think anyone should be punished for it. As the judge in this case made painfully clear.

And this particular man, though despicable I feel is unlikely to reoffend.

You also can’t fix it by giving a remorseless rapist an extremely lenient sentence at a county jail.

I would argue Brock Turner is a perfect example of someone who will be hard to rehabilitate, and a big part of that is the enablers in his life (his parents). Making part of his punishment to continue living with them, when they will support his thoughts that it’s not actually his fault, is the opposite of a good…

What makes you think he won’t reoffend? He didn’t seem to think he did anything wrong.

According to the Bureau of Prisons, 46.3% of inmates—85,000 people—are there for drug offenses. Granted, that’s federal, but I’d guess state statistics are comparable, in which case diverting some nonviolent offenders would make room for a few rapists. My understanding is that the reason Brock will only end up serving…

The juror who protested seriously disagreed about his likelihood of reoffending:

I don’t see how sentencing Brock Turner to two years (out in one), the guideline minimum, instead of six months (out in three) for his violent crime would be an example of the problems of mass incarceration. It’s not like he was arrested for weed or selling illegal cigarettes or even theft. He sexually assaulted…

Statistically rapists are extremely likely to reoffend. This has been shown over and over again. Now, not every rapist reoffends. But statistically, this is a crime that people commit repeatedly. I don’t know (but there may be research) if those who rape the unconscious are more or less likely to reoffend. So I don’t…

Part of the problem is the why of the sentence, as you so well put it. But the sentence itself is the problem too, because out of a possible 14 years, he was sentenced 6 months which will very likely be only 3 months for good behavior. In the Ta-Nahisi Coates quote you cited, he suggests cutting 80% of the prison…

Seriously?!! He’s not likely to re-offend? He hasn’t accepted or admitted responsibility for his actions, and is playing the victim to boot. He’s been enabled by his family, the judge, and by people like you.

It’s amazing how much more frequently these “we need prison reform” comments come up whenever a man faces any sentence at all, no matter how lenient, for raping a woman. Suddenly it’s ridiculously important that violent offenders, as long as they’re white, male, and committed a noncrime like raping a woman, should be…

They should be mortified that they’ve eternalized forever that they believe that their son not enjoying steak is the same as the victim’s life never being the same. They should get some perspective and understand that this kind of attitude is what lead to their son becoming a vicious rapist.

Your thoughts are well articulated but totally off the mark. This person was substantially under sentenced for a crime that is gravely under prosecuted and under-reported and for which there is a tremendous risk of recidivism. The situation is made worse by the fact that this criminal enjoyed every privilege that…

Unlikely to reoffend!?!?!?!?!?!?!? For all you know, it’s the first time he got caught. Get upset about mass incarceration all you want - it’s a huge problem - but this guy is exactly the sort of person who SHOULD be doing time.

Really? REALLY?! Dude doesn’t think he did anything wrong. He blamed alcohol. I’ve gotten drunk hundreds of times and never raped anyone.

I agree mass incarceration and long sentences are an issue regardless of the offender, but often major societal problems aren’t given due diligence until it affects white men as much as everybody else, so as long as we continue to protect them with unreasonably light sentences, we won’t reform the system.

I find that I am completely ok with demonising this particular parent for trying to get his rapist spawn off with a slap on the wrist.

If he were my son, I would be embarrassed and write a letter to the court APOLOGIZING for raising someone like him, not crying about how stressed he is because he got caught.