This. And just to add to this - two men caught him in the act. One was so repulsed by what he saw it made him cry. If men hadn’t witnessed it, he would not have been convicted. And I honestly think if it had been two women instead, they might not have convicted. After all, women get so hysterical about rape. Even…

I don’t know but that’s sadly apt.

Who was it who said “The rapist has a future; the victim as a past” with regards to how society tends to minimize what happened to the woman and coddle the perpetrator?

I feel you...

There are thousands of men looking only for the categorical preservation of the good reputations of the right kind of men, who neither see nor hear a victim asking for something as simple as justice.

Rape culture yardstick in a headline.

I don’t give a fuck if he got more jail time than 100% of rapists. That doesn’t make this shitshow okay in any way, shape, or form, and the fact that this article was even written — that you actually thought this was a suitable thing to write, and Jez thought this was a suitable thing to publish, sort of disgusts me.

A prison sentence would have a severe impact on him.

Rage. Just rage.

Want to sign the petitions? Here’s the starter, this one is updated, and here is the official recall website. Don’t forget to send in the written complaint to CA judicial review commission. There are no residency requirements to do so.

A mandatory minimum for violent crimes like rape, assault, and murder makes total sense. For non-violent crimes, especially drug possession? Not so much.

“The Daily Beast said Persky “coddled” Turner; the petitioners said the sentence was “lenient.” They’re both wrong. The truth is that Brock Turner will spend more time in jail than 97 percent of rapists.” These are not mutually exclusive, and in fact further illustration of the problem. He was coddled. Explicitly so.…

Here’s the difference: this piece of s*** was caught in the act. It’s probably the only reason he was convicted but that’s what sets him apart from many others. One of the guys who caught him was so traumatized he cried and cried. It was hard to say he said/she said (okay, she had bruises, she was unconscious, but…

It’s unlikely the recall against Judge Persky is going to fly, and he’s running unopposed in today’s election. HOWEVER, Santa Clara county voters will be able to write in a candidate to oppose him in the November election. I’m hoping (and pledge to support) ANY qualified candidate who steps forward to crush this…

I’m not the only person to say this, but I fail to see how Persky being lenient and Turner getting more time than almost all rapists are mutually exclusive. The conditions of being tried and convicted without any real dispute over the facts are where this case deviates from the rarity. Persky was lenient after those…

A few big takeaways from this case:

Turner gets off super lightly. But, perhaps in the grand scheme of things, this light sentence is better for society. This sentence seems to be a national outrage at best and a national conversation at worst. If Turner was sentenced to 1 year instead of 6 months, perhaps this story would fly under the radar and this…

What is the correct amount of jail time for a rapist? I’m not asking this as a goading question. Many of us agree that if you murder in cold blood you should go to prison for life. Certain charges like negligent homicide will have a much lower sentence. Should there be different levels of sentences for the “type” of…

This article is so real. Our society routinely shows us that young, wealthy, white men are viewed as having made mistakes when they end up being called “defendant.” The attitude is always “This person fucked up, but they aren’t a bad person.” I disagree, this guy is a bad person, as are others of his ilk. They have eve…

And I thought the sentencing was depressing enough.