June 6, 201610 yr I'm glad to see dad is taking his son's rape crimes seriously. :ohbrother: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/dad-stanford-rapist-begged-judge-leniency-son-article-1.2662483 He's a chip off the old blockhead. A former Stanford University swimmer who got a slap on the wrist for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman last year is in desperate need of a role model after his dad asked a judge not to put his son in prison over “20 minutes of action.” Brock Turner, 22, was sentenced last week to six months in a county jail after a jury found him guilty in March of three felony sexual assault charges involving an unconscious woman outside a campus fraternity party. Turner could serve half that time with good behavior. Former Stanford swimmer convicted of rape gets six-month sentence But Turner’s father, Dan, insisted that any time in jail for his son would be too much to ask of the cowardly sex perv. In a letter to Judge Aaron Persky before the sentencing Thursday, the elder Turner whined that his son’s life “has been deeply altered forever.” “His life will never be the one that he dreamed about and worked so hard to achieve,” the father wrote. “That is a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action out of his 20 plus years of life." The letter was posted to Twitter by Stanford law Prof. Michele Dauber, one of the driving forces behind the university’s tough new sexual assault policies. In her apparently all-but-ignored statement, the victim described how the attack left her emotionally scarred. “My independence, natural joy, gentleness, and steady lifestyle I had been enjoying became distorted beyond recognition. I became closed off, angry, self-deprecating, tired, irritable, empty,” she said. Turner was arrested Jan. 18, 2015, after a pair of graduate students spotted him outside a frat house on top of an unconscious, partially clothed woman. After scaring him off, they chased him down and held him until police came. The three-time All-American high school swimmer from Dayton, Ohio, withdrew from Stanford after his arrest.
June 6, 201610 yr 20 minutes of action. Dude needs to hire a PR person instead of doing his own writing.
June 6, 201610 yr Good grief!! No wonder we have a plethora of young people with the entitlement mentality. :no:
June 6, 201610 yr While he chose his words poorly I have to think that he never imagined his letter would be made public. At the end of the day he is just trying to get his son's sentence reduced as low as possible. I'd do the same for my kids. I'd choose my words a whole lot better than he did but I'd fight just as hard for any of my kid's freedom.
June 6, 201610 yr I read this yesterday. It's the statement the victim gave during sentencing. It's not a pleasant read, but it's powerful stuff. Here's The Powerful Letter The Stanford Victim Read To Her Attacker - BuzzFeed News
June 6, 201610 yr I guess I understand the fathers sentiment... But come on. 6 months for raping an unconscious person? That is an absurdly light punishment. What was he wanting it reduced to? Driving school?
June 7, 201610 yr And by the way, my dad told me when I was young that if I ever ended up in jail for something , I "would rot" in there before he would come get me out...I got myself in, I could get myself out. Maybe this kid needed that lesson but obviously the dad didn't see it like my dad did.
June 7, 201610 yr I agree with PP92 in that the dad was just trying to help his son out and keep him from spending years in prison. As the father of a daughter, I'm disgusted by the length of sentence and what violating a young woman seems to be worth in that community.
June 7, 201610 yr I agree with PP92 in that the dad was just trying to help his son out and keep him from spending years in prison. As the father of a daughter, I'm disgusted by the length of sentence and what violating a young woman seems to be worth in that community. 5 years for a little pot in your pocket...ok dad, defend away and try to get your kid's sentence reduced, that's way steep for such an offense. But this guy RAPED an unconscious woman, and evidently had his way with her for about 20 minutes. Dad needs to keep mouth shut and if kid gets 20 years that's what he gets because there is NO defending what he did.
June 7, 201610 yr 5 years for a little pot in your pocket...ok dad, defend away and try to get your kid's sentence reduced, that's way steep for such an offense. But this guy RAPED an unconscious woman, and evidently had his way with her for about 20 minutes. Dad needs to keep mouth shut and if kid gets 20 years that's what he gets because there is NO defending what he did. I'm not defending the Dad, just saying that I understand his motivation.
June 7, 201610 yr You will do and say a lot of things to try and keep your kid from going to the penitentiary....I'm not saying what he said was well versed, or that I necessarily agree, but I certainly understand. If you have never been in that situation it is easy to judge a parent's statements / actions.
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