Brock Turner, Swimmer By Day Sex Offender By Night “You don’t know me, but youve been inside me, and that’s why we’re here today”. These powerful words were spoken by the victim of Brock Turner’s wicked rape case. In 2015 Brock Turner sexually assaulted “ Emily Doe” behind a dumpster prior to participating in underage drinking at a frat party. After he was caught in the act, he was initially charged with three felony charges of sexual assault. His judge knew jail would have a “severe impact” on Turner’s future swimming career, so he gave him a six month sentence for his three charges. Turner ended up only serving a mere three months out of his already lenient six month sentence. His crime does not match his punishment. Brock Turner
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Which means a probation officer will show up unannounced routinely and make sure he is living at the residency (Garbe 1-5). Being a lifetime sex registrant does not just disappear it consumes his whole life. It becomes a part of his every move (Doe 1-12). Turner’s promising swim career at Stanford is now non-existent his future education at Stanford is also suspended (Legum 1-6). His future employment endeavours and overall reputation have been jeopardized (Gibbs 1-3). Brock Turner’s life is over. He will be monitored twenty-four seven. He is no longer a free citizen. Turner is a free criminal and people recognize that. He will never get a job and never return to his career or further his career at a decorated college.
Turner does not recognize his impact on others’ lives. It has been recorded that Turner has never taken full responsibility for his actions (Miller 1-5). Turner explained that he did not know the victim was not responding and would have stopped if he had realised sooner (Doe 1-12) He blamed his drinking for the assault and all the other negative impacts on his life (Gibbs 1-3). Turner said he believed it was alright to do what his peers were engaging in, which was drinking (Grabe …show more content…
“You took away my worth, my privacy, my energy, my time, my safety, my intimacy, my confidence, my own voice.” Doe is having to experience this whole new identity, to fit into the description on the news headlines. She refrigerated spoons at night to hold them over her eyes to reduce the swelling from the tears she cried the night before. Doe claims she cannot sleep without a light on, afraid of being violated. She would waited until after the sunrise to feel secure enough to sleep. She wants Turner to realize the damage he has caused: no more excuses, no more brushing off the crime and blaming it on alcohol. Doe wants Turner to own up to his mistakes (Doe 1-12). Turner has made a severe impact on more people's lives than just his own. He has stolen the privacy of a body that was not his to take. He refused to take responsibility of his own actions. Alcohol is not the problem, a factor yes, but the bottle did not assault
Which means a probation officer will show up unannounced routinely and make sure he is living at the residency (Garbe 1-5). Being a lifetime sex registrant does not just disappear it consumes his whole life. It becomes a part of his every move (Doe 1-12). Turner’s promising swim career at Stanford is now non-existent his future education at Stanford is also suspended (Legum 1-6). His future employment endeavours and overall reputation have been jeopardized (Gibbs 1-3). Brock Turner’s life is over. He will be monitored twenty-four seven. He is no longer a free citizen. Turner is a free criminal and people recognize that. He will never get a job and never return to his career or further his career at a decorated college.
Turner does not recognize his impact on others’ lives. It has been recorded that Turner has never taken full responsibility for his actions (Miller 1-5). Turner explained that he did not know the victim was not responding and would have stopped if he had realised sooner (Doe 1-12) He blamed his drinking for the assault and all the other negative impacts on his life (Gibbs 1-3). Turner said he believed it was alright to do what his peers were engaging in, which was drinking (Grabe …show more content…
“You took away my worth, my privacy, my energy, my time, my safety, my intimacy, my confidence, my own voice.” Doe is having to experience this whole new identity, to fit into the description on the news headlines. She refrigerated spoons at night to hold them over her eyes to reduce the swelling from the tears she cried the night before. Doe claims she cannot sleep without a light on, afraid of being violated. She would waited until after the sunrise to feel secure enough to sleep. She wants Turner to realize the damage he has caused: no more excuses, no more brushing off the crime and blaming it on alcohol. Doe wants Turner to own up to his mistakes (Doe 1-12). Turner has made a severe impact on more people's lives than just his own. He has stolen the privacy of a body that was not his to take. He refused to take responsibility of his own actions. Alcohol is not the problem, a factor yes, but the bottle did not assault