On January 17th and 18th 2015, Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner sexual assaulted an unconscious woman near a fraternity house. Brock Turner was drunk from a party when he got arrested at the night of the event. During his trial, Dan A. Turner, the father of Brock Tuner, wrote a letter to the judge name Aaron Persky about his son. The letter explains how his son is handling the difficult situations at home after the event occurred. The father blames Brock’s mistake on drinking and partying in the university. In addition, he stated that Brock should be charged with probation, not facing prison, so he could have the chance to socialize again positively. Dan A. Turner tried to help his son by sending the letter to the judge but he failed
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Brock Turner “has an easy going personality” (par 2) and “this had been true from the time Brock was in pre-school” (par 2), Dan A. Turner tries to state that this is his son’s real character. When Brock was a young boy, he “doesn’t pre-judge anyone.” (par 2), “never once heard him brag or boast about any accomplishment that he has achieved.” (par 2), and “always been an extremely dedicated person whether it was academics, sports, or developing and maintain friendships and relationships” (par 3), this implies that the Brock’s father tries to reimage his son’s reputation to readers that Brock is not a terrible person. By creating images of Brock in pre-school, he attempts to link Brock to innocence the words his father cannot …show more content…
The father also mentions that Brock is truly sorry because he told him with “true remorse for his actions on that night.” (par 1) and the event resulted “devastating impact” (par 1) on Brock. The process of Brock getting accepted to Stanford University shows how much the Turner family love, care, and support each other. Before Brock got into University, he tried his best to get into a school with “4% acceptance rate” (par 5) by competing in the USA Juniors Nationals and for his parents to support him with financially he “continued to work hard until the very last minute of high school” and get an athletic scholarship that covers “60% swimming scholarship by the university.” (par 5) the father speaks about his sons accomplished which showed that Brock is a good guy, well-rounded, and smart. During Brock’s first Christmas break, he told his parents that “he was struggling to fit in socially” (par 6), this represents that he is an underdog, he was honest and not embarrassed to tell everything to his parents that he was having trouble in the university because he did not have anyone to talk when he was in the university. By showing Brock’s story, he tries to tell that Brock is not perfect human being like the outside audiences so they can gain the sympathy and understand what Brock is going
Brock Turner “has an easy going personality” (par 2) and “this had been true from the time Brock was in pre-school” (par 2), Dan A. Turner tries to state that this is his son’s real character. When Brock was a young boy, he “doesn’t pre-judge anyone.” (par 2), “never once heard him brag or boast about any accomplishment that he has achieved.” (par 2), and “always been an extremely dedicated person whether it was academics, sports, or developing and maintain friendships and relationships” (par 3), this implies that the Brock’s father tries to reimage his son’s reputation to readers that Brock is not a terrible person. By creating images of Brock in pre-school, he attempts to link Brock to innocence the words his father cannot …show more content…
The father also mentions that Brock is truly sorry because he told him with “true remorse for his actions on that night.” (par 1) and the event resulted “devastating impact” (par 1) on Brock. The process of Brock getting accepted to Stanford University shows how much the Turner family love, care, and support each other. Before Brock got into University, he tried his best to get into a school with “4% acceptance rate” (par 5) by competing in the USA Juniors Nationals and for his parents to support him with financially he “continued to work hard until the very last minute of high school” and get an athletic scholarship that covers “60% swimming scholarship by the university.” (par 5) the father speaks about his sons accomplished which showed that Brock is a good guy, well-rounded, and smart. During Brock’s first Christmas break, he told his parents that “he was struggling to fit in socially” (par 6), this represents that he is an underdog, he was honest and not embarrassed to tell everything to his parents that he was having trouble in the university because he did not have anyone to talk when he was in the university. By showing Brock’s story, he tries to tell that Brock is not perfect human being like the outside audiences so they can gain the sympathy and understand what Brock is going