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The People Vs. Brock Turner Case Analysis

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“They are all innocent until proven guilty. But not me. I am a liar until I am proven honest. (O’Neill)” Over the past few years, rape cases have been appearing more often. Often times men and women are afraid to speak up about rape because often times attorneys and judicial figures choose to baby the suspect and sympathize with them. Rape victims are questioned about the rape, but not in the way they should be. Questions like, “What were you wearing?” are asked, but should be replaced with, “What was the situation surrounding the rape?” Rape has become such an everyday occurrence in the US today that it might as well be legal. Women and men are constantly being told that they are the problem and that it is their own fault they were raped. …show more content…

This case occurred in this past year and caused quite the controversy among the American people. Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside a frat house. Right off the bat the media does not use the word rape, they choose sexual assault instead. Turner was sent to Santa Clara County jail in California and he was only behind bars for three months (Buncombe 1). The former swimmer moved back to Ohio to live with his parents and now he must register as a sex offender for life. Now I know you may be thinking that this woman received justice, but 3 months in prison is not even close to justice for a rapist in the eyes of a rape victim. Even when the victim outlined every detail of the rape itself the judge still gave Turner a 6 month sentence and he was released early due to “good behavior” (Buncombe 1). After reading the victims full account of everything she went through that year and is still going through I honestly want to beat Turner myself. Due to alcohol being a factor, the victim was considered blackout drunk and therefore did not remember anything from that night, so she was unable to tell her story. My question is if she was considered too drunk to remember anything from that night, how was she somehow able to give consent? And regardless of consent, why would this woman want to have sex behind a dumpster at night in a public place? Not to mention the fact that Turner was given a lighter sentence because of his swimming status and due to all the “emotional stress” he endured during the trial. Poor Turner, he raped this woman and HE endured the pain and stress, NOT

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