Sexual assault Epidemic
While in college after a party at her friend’s Monica was not prepared for what was about to happen next. Monica was being escorted to her car by her ex-boyfriend’s best friend and this is where it gets a little hazy, but next thing she remembers is waking up with her underwear around her ankles in pain crying for help. Monica was raped in college and it took over 20 years for her to finally get justice (RAINN). The controversy of colleges not allowing students report their assaults because they believe they can handle the issue is outdated and unfair. Seven out of ten rapes are committed by someone known to the victim. Of the sexual abuse cases reported to law enforcement 93% of juvenile victims knew the perpetrator. …show more content…
I feel like this topic is mostly overlooked, either by college administrations or college security. They try to avoid a big scandal because no one wants the word of a sexual assault that happened to get out. In the very recent sexual assault charges against Brock Turner, the assailant was found guilty on the charges of 3 counts felony sexual assault. The former swimmer for Stanford University and his attorney tried to claim the assault was consensual, but was impossible because the victim was unconscious due to drinking so much she blacked out. The Prosecutor had asked for Turner to serve 6 years in prison, but instead, he only served 3 months in county prison (Emanuella Grinberg and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN). Family members and Stanford college board members thought jail would affect his future in a negative way. Even though turner was found guilty he was still given special treatment because of his age, race, and background. No matter your race age or background if you committed a felony such as rape, homicide, or robbery you should be charged the correct amount of sentencing. By implementing stricter punishments people like Brock Turner would not be able to a free man at this moment while leaving the victim and the family of the victim …show more content…
“Brock Turner released from jail after serving 3 months for sexual assault.” CNN.com. Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. 2 September, 2016. Web. 3 March 2017.
Fisher, Bonnie S., et al. "There Is a Serious Problem with Sexual Assault on College Campuses. Sexual Violence, edited by Amanda Hiber, Greenhaven Press, 2014. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, 13 Feb. 2017. Originally published as "Conclusions and Recommendations," The Campus Sexual Assault Study, Dec. 2007.
“Sexual Assault on College Campuses: A culture of Indifference.” Investigatewest, Web. 13 February 2017.
Lee, Jacqueline. “Witness: Stanford rape defendant Brock Turner had victim’s DNA on hands.” The Mercury News. Digital First Media. Web. 10 Feb. 2017.
“RAINN.org”. RAINN 2016, Web. 8 February 2017.
"Readers respond: Who should adjudicate cases of sexual assault on college campuses?"
Washingtonpost.com, 15 July 2016. Student Resources in Context, 8 Feb.
While in college after a party at her friend’s Monica was not prepared for what was about to happen next. Monica was being escorted to her car by her ex-boyfriend’s best friend and this is where it gets a little hazy, but next thing she remembers is waking up with her underwear around her ankles in pain crying for help. Monica was raped in college and it took over 20 years for her to finally get justice (RAINN). The controversy of colleges not allowing students report their assaults because they believe they can handle the issue is outdated and unfair. Seven out of ten rapes are committed by someone known to the victim. Of the sexual abuse cases reported to law enforcement 93% of juvenile victims knew the perpetrator. …show more content…
I feel like this topic is mostly overlooked, either by college administrations or college security. They try to avoid a big scandal because no one wants the word of a sexual assault that happened to get out. In the very recent sexual assault charges against Brock Turner, the assailant was found guilty on the charges of 3 counts felony sexual assault. The former swimmer for Stanford University and his attorney tried to claim the assault was consensual, but was impossible because the victim was unconscious due to drinking so much she blacked out. The Prosecutor had asked for Turner to serve 6 years in prison, but instead, he only served 3 months in county prison (Emanuella Grinberg and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN). Family members and Stanford college board members thought jail would affect his future in a negative way. Even though turner was found guilty he was still given special treatment because of his age, race, and background. No matter your race age or background if you committed a felony such as rape, homicide, or robbery you should be charged the correct amount of sentencing. By implementing stricter punishments people like Brock Turner would not be able to a free man at this moment while leaving the victim and the family of the victim …show more content…
“Brock Turner released from jail after serving 3 months for sexual assault.” CNN.com. Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. 2 September, 2016. Web. 3 March 2017.
Fisher, Bonnie S., et al. "There Is a Serious Problem with Sexual Assault on College Campuses. Sexual Violence, edited by Amanda Hiber, Greenhaven Press, 2014. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, 13 Feb. 2017. Originally published as "Conclusions and Recommendations," The Campus Sexual Assault Study, Dec. 2007.
“Sexual Assault on College Campuses: A culture of Indifference.” Investigatewest, Web. 13 February 2017.
Lee, Jacqueline. “Witness: Stanford rape defendant Brock Turner had victim’s DNA on hands.” The Mercury News. Digital First Media. Web. 10 Feb. 2017.
“RAINN.org”. RAINN 2016, Web. 8 February 2017.
"Readers respond: Who should adjudicate cases of sexual assault on college campuses?"
Washingtonpost.com, 15 July 2016. Student Resources in Context, 8 Feb.