Stanford rapist
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"A former Stanford swimmer who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman was sentenced to six months in jail because a longer sentence would have “a severe impact on him,” according to a judge. At his sentencing Thursday, his victim read him a letter describing the “severe impact” the assault had on her."
https://www.buzzfeed.com/katiejmbaker/heres-the-powerful-letter-the-stanford-victim-read-to-her-ra?utm_term=.srPnzkP5e#.my1DxGYwX
https://www.buzzfeed.com/katiejmbaker/heres-the-powerful-letter-the-stanford-victim-read-to-her-ra?utm_term=.srPnzkP5e#.my1DxGYwX
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Just had to share this - it all makes my head explode.
This is a fast swimmer we're talking about here. He's not a normal guy rapist... he's a fast swimmer.
And here it is when I would so humbly suggest that the courts and laws of our lands are far from perfect. Courts don't always dole out justice. In fact, in my opinion, they rarely do. The victim in this case would certainly agree.
Here is the classic, often heard tale where we really take into account the offender and how we should be very concerned with him.
Poor poor rapist.
Six months. Pfft. Why not say one year without Starbucks?
If I were to murder someone, and it took one minute, does that mean my sentence should take that into consideration?
Fucking morons.
If I were the father of that woman I would go to jail for longer than 6 months because of what I would do to that punk raper.
Horrible stuff.
My stomach turned some when I read about this. The perpetrator is a piece of shit, and the judge as well.
Shameful.
My god, this mindset - the father too? I can just see him slapping the POS' back..."It's OK, son. You're a good person; she'll get over it. Ribeye?"
I constantly hear- especially in the DP thread- that the court system should not concern itself with justice for the victims (ultimately enacting what some consider a measure of revenge in retaliation for a crime). It has been suggested by many that the court system's real purpose is to safeguard society from future harm and seeking justice for the victims amounts to nothing more than punishing people. And... that we should be above 'punishing people'.
So... if this guy is determined to not be a risk to reoffend... any sentence we issue amounts to revenge/punishment and is a poor course of action for some that think this way. No?
If it's about safeguarding society from future harm... then are we sure six months is going to do the trick? It's hard to establish exactly what the recidivism rate is for sex offenders given the variances among the offences (violent, pedophelia, etc.); however, 25% is a number that has been generally accepted. One in four rape again.
Are we comfortable with such a predictor of future behaviour? Knowing one in four rape again, do we roll the dice for the benefit of the three in four that do not rape again? Exactly what do we owe a convicted rapist? What recidivism rate would be unacceptable for attempting to reintroduce rapists to society to see if they can function in society without raping anyone's daughter/wife/mother?
http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/sx-ffndr-rcdvsm/index-en.aspx
I've been steaming and stewing over this. How in the hell does the term "sexual promiscuity" even enter into the discussion of rape? How does a father come even close to defending his kid against this?
Fuck the father, fuck the son.
Punish his ass. Whip his ass, I don't care. Make his sorry, pathetic self know that you pull this shit, you will see justice on behalf of your victi....
...oh wait. Guess not.
Hedo, say it.
Death Penalty.
This is why you are a fully patched member of Team Slap.
Look for the article in wash post. Has the entire victim impact statement. Such courage this woman showed. Ansd had some empathy for douchnozzle. Seeing though a statement from the dad saying 20 minutes of "action" ........ Hard not to see how sonny boy came to his decision that night.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Unfortunately, I do.
So yeah, I'm pretty cool with harsh punishments for those who commit such fucked up acts, along with those who brush them off.
Thirty? Cheers to ya.
Cheers to you!
Especially if they end up suffering like that Subway pedo has in jail lately. Don't drop the soap, Fogle!
No worries everyone....when someone gets away lightly like this, shows little remorse things will work out in the end and come back to haunt him for the rest of his life........remember OJ.
Peace
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Yuck.
Or the judge thinks very little of rape.
I read the victim's entire statement. She shows more insight and concern for him than he deserves. I'm not sure I could be as positive as she is.
When he gets out of jail, I predict he will change his name and Daddy will find him a nice job.