Informal Content Analysis on the Brock Turner Case
1. “Here’s The Powerful Letter The Stanford Victim Read to Her Attacker" by Katie Baker
The emotional article starts out explaining what happened that fateful January 2015 night and then goes onto the lengthy letter the victim wrote addressing Brock Turner—the defendant—in court. The victim, now 23 years old, speaks about the night she wanted to do something with her sister that was visiting for the weekend. They eventually decided to go to a fraternity party on the Stanford campus. After the victim was separated from her sister and drank too much, she was escorted out of the party by Brock Turner. Turner claimed that the victim came willingly and gave consent to go back to his room. The next thing that the victim remembers was waking up in a hospital room. She explains that she was told she had been found unconscious behind a dumpster and had been raped. She details her experience of going through a rape …show more content…
In specific states like California and Florida, when someone commits a sex crime, they are put on the registry forever. The point of the registry is for the public to see if anyone potentially dangerous is living among them. Schaffer explains in her article that the idea of being put on the sex registry for life has become a big debate whether it is ethical or not. Many advocates believe it is necessary to ensure the safety of their families. They also feel it will help keep these offenders in line since they know the police are aware of their presence at all times. The other side of the spectrum says that first time offenders, especially if they are younger, should not have to register for life. The recidivism rates for sex offenders are glaringly high, which could potentially be dangerous and lead to crimes against the offenders. Being on that list will also affect the offender’s chance of getting
1. “Here’s The Powerful Letter The Stanford Victim Read to Her Attacker" by Katie Baker
The emotional article starts out explaining what happened that fateful January 2015 night and then goes onto the lengthy letter the victim wrote addressing Brock Turner—the defendant—in court. The victim, now 23 years old, speaks about the night she wanted to do something with her sister that was visiting for the weekend. They eventually decided to go to a fraternity party on the Stanford campus. After the victim was separated from her sister and drank too much, she was escorted out of the party by Brock Turner. Turner claimed that the victim came willingly and gave consent to go back to his room. The next thing that the victim remembers was waking up in a hospital room. She explains that she was told she had been found unconscious behind a dumpster and had been raped. She details her experience of going through a rape …show more content…
In specific states like California and Florida, when someone commits a sex crime, they are put on the registry forever. The point of the registry is for the public to see if anyone potentially dangerous is living among them. Schaffer explains in her article that the idea of being put on the sex registry for life has become a big debate whether it is ethical or not. Many advocates believe it is necessary to ensure the safety of their families. They also feel it will help keep these offenders in line since they know the police are aware of their presence at all times. The other side of the spectrum says that first time offenders, especially if they are younger, should not have to register for life. The recidivism rates for sex offenders are glaringly high, which could potentially be dangerous and lead to crimes against the offenders. Being on that list will also affect the offender’s chance of getting