A Tragic Injustice

On the night of January 17th, 2015, Stanford student and athlete, Brock Turner, was found sexually assaulting an unconscious women behind a dumpster. He was found by two men who yelled at him, and then chased him down after he tried to run from the scene. The New York Times discusses the court deliberations and outcomes. In court, when the victim was prosecuting Turner, Judge Persky sentenced Turner to 6 months in prison which is quite lenient given the maximum sentence for this charge is 14 years. This story is heartbreaking because of the message of the lack of justice put forth from the government. It is not only wounding of the victim but of all women of the country who have or will become victim to this terrible crime. I first heard of this story by watching a Buzz Feed Video and other articles shown on social media. It was heartbreaking to listen to this story and it was even more heartbreaking to read the letter that the victim wrote to Judge Persky detailing the events that had happened and the aftermath. I encourage you to read not only the article detailing the events, but the 13 page letter written by the victim because it shows that our government system did not do it's job in receiving justice for the victim. I will say that the letter will not sit well with most people, but I believe that it is not suppose to. It is something I think people should read to better grasp the consequences of Turner's actions that night and how 20 minutes really can change someone's whole entire life.