On January 17th, 2015, Brock Turner, a 20-year-old Stanford freshman, sexually assaulted a 23-year-old unconscious women behind a dumpster located near a house party. The victim, who decided to not state her name and will therefore be referred to as Emily Doe, admitted in a letter she read aloud in court that that night she drank too much, too fast. However, this isn’t an excuse ‘nor a way to justify Brock’s actions. Someone who is drunk and unconscious should not be taken advantage of, they are still a person who should be respected no matter the circumstances.
Emily continued the letter by saying, “The next thing I remember I was in a gurney in a hallway. I had dried blood and bandages on the backs of my hands and elbow. I thought maybe
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Explain how forcing yourself onto someone and penetrating a naked and defenseless woman in a dark area, is not considered rape? How could any of this be considered a sole misunderstanding? Brock said that he thought the woman consented to having sex because she gave him a back rub. No conversation was exchanged, just a simple back rub made him think that it was okay to rape a drunk …show more content…
He even went to the point of saying she was probably an alcoholic and so he let Brock fill in all the information because he wasn’t unconscious ‘nor drunk yet, however, he was also drinking that night. If the attorney needed hard facts and evidence about that night then how is the redness and abrasions inside her, not evidence? How is the fact that her body was found behind a dumpster with pine needles in her hair and her bra pulled out, not evidence? If her being naked, unconscious, not moving, with a guy she didn’t know on top of her when she was found, not evidence that she was raped, then how is Brock running from the men that saved Emily and simply saying that he thought she consented to it because of a back rub, evidence that this is all just a misinterpretation, and since he did not think he was doing something wrong, should be given a light
Adnan Syed was a golden boy to people; he was smart and loved by everyone. He never thought he’d be convicted of his ex-girlfriend’s murder, neither did anyone else. In fact, when he first received a call from the cops regarding Hae’s disappearance he brushed it off, more scared at that fact that he was high on marijuana and talking to a police officer. He thought Hae had just ran off to California, just like everyone else. However, when they found her body in a park notorious for being a body dump his whole world turned upside down. Soon after this a friend of his, Jay, confessed to the police into helping Adnan with Hae’s murder which then put Adnan behind bars. However, was Jay’s testimony true? Unfortunately Adnan’s case has many flaws and lies to it, and the true answer still remains; is Adnan Syed actually innocent or guilty all along?
Brock’s father distracts the judge with a fond memory he has on his son that focuses on his academic level, not his behavioral status. Brock’s academics do not reflect his wrongdoing and it is irrelevant to bring it up because it is not the issue on
SAN FRANCISCO>> In light of Brock Turner’s, release from prison on Sept. 2 there has been a nationwide discussion on sexual assault on college campuses.
Sylvester Turner was born on September 27, 1954, currently is 63 years old. He is the father of Ashley Paige who serves the community like her father in the medical field. According to Sylvester Turner website, he was raised in the Acres Homes community in northwest Houston where he was born. His mother worked as a maid in the Rice Hotel in Houston and his father worked as a painter, in addition, on the weekends he cut yards for extra money. Turner had 8 siblings that lived in a two-bedroom home in Acres Homes. At the age of 13, his father passed away to cancer. Turner attended neighborhood public schools until integration was enforced in Houston, he rode the bus to Klein High School. The start of his education in Klein High school was difficult but as the
On his way to Selma, Alabama on March 3, 2017, for the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Reverend Jesse Jackson delivered a message to the students at Montevallo High.
conspiracy, and murder. He was the nation’s most wanted fugitives and feared by citizens of the
In South Ampton County, Virginia during the 19th century the number of black people to white people were out numbered. Nat Turner, a black and very religious man born October 17, 1800, claimed that he saw visions and heard direct statements from God. As a boy he was very respected by all and Sundry, a very intelligent and smart man. Nat’s mother, Nancy, was sold to Benjamin Turner and was brought to The United States in 1795. Turner was a very wealthy tidewater planter. While here in America, Nancy married a man and then gave birth to Nat. Instead of having the motherly instinct that you would expect her to have, Nancy actually tried to kill Nat. Nat had a special talent that people started noticing around his toddler years; that he could recall events that happened before he
The Steubenville and Glen Ridge rape cases are two very similar cases. The perpetrators were football student athletes with promising futures and the victims were teenage girls whose capability of consenting to the acts done to them were questioned. One of the victims was seventeen-years old and had an intelligence quotient of 64 and the reading comprehension of a second grader. The second victim was sixteen-years old and was publicly assaulted while she was completely intoxicated. This paper will discuss each victim and their perpetrators, as well as the trial sentencing and prosecution. It will explore the different reactions from the community and the debate over the victim’s responsibility leading towards the incident. In both rape
Nat Turner is one of the most confusing slave escapee figures in American history, and literature. October is the month that marks the date of his birthday and his capture as leader in one of the United States’ most famous slave rebellions.
The victim states, “And that distorted me, damaged me, almost broke me. It is the saddest type of confusion to be told I was assaulted and nearly raped, blatantly out in the open, but we don’t know if it counts as assault yet (Baker).” The article demonstrates the emotional distress of the victim while also questioning the morality of the aggressor and the democratic system in defending offenses such as this. The reader grows sympathetic to the agony that the assault and the aggressor has caused and continues to cause throughout the case. The victim's letter encourages victims to speak out and find strength to overcome and help others and condemns the assault of anyone, especially of someone who is unable to consent to the sexual activity. The use of ethos encourages victims to speak out and find strength to overcome and help others and condemns the assault of anyone, especially of one who is unable to consent to the sexual
Nat Turner was a slave who used his failed troop in 1831 at Southampton virginia. That attempt leads to an incident which became a justification of civil war. He was born on a small plantation in virginia, owned by a slaveholder Benjamin Turner. Nat’s mother was born in Africa captured by the colonial masters, and shipped to the United State as a slave. She taught her son to hate slavery because she felt death is better than slavery. His master’s son taught Turner to understand how to read and speak English. He grew up to be a clergyman and served as a preacher to the slave surrounding him.
In recent history, there have been many cases of rape all over the world that have been sparking public outrage, not only because of the perverse acts but also for the way that society has responded to these attacks. The Steubenville, Ohio case is one account, where a sixteen year old girl was raped by two high school football players. Instead of focusing on the tragedy of the rape, the public and the media chose to speak about the two rapists - the boys - and how their promising football careers were over. It was suggested that the girl was at fault for being drunk, and that she was known for lying in the past, and could possibly be lying about the case (Poladian, 1). This is only one example of
I am Nat Turner I was born into slavery on October 2, 1800 on a Southampton County plantation. I only knew my mother Nancy and nothing was known about who my father was. Benjamin Turner who was the owner of the plantation that I was born on allowed me to be instructed in reading, writing, and religion. When I was a small child people thought I had a special talent because I could describe things that happened before I was even born. Some also thought I would be a prophet and my mother and my grandmother told me that I was intended for some great purpose. I was deeply religious and spent most of my time reading the Bible, praying and fasting.
Twenty-eight states fall under the category of “true non-consent states”, where the prosecution is not required to show that the offender used “force or threats of force against the victim”, and the defendant can be convicted of a sex offense by showing that the victim did not consent (Decker, 2011). While the majority fall under the first category, nine states can be identified as “contradictory non-consent states”, where the prosecution must prove either “the use of forcible compulsion or a victim’s incapacity to consent”; according to Decker, “requiring force or a lack of capacity to consent” completely counteracts the point of having a non-consent provision (Decker, 2011). The third category, “force states”, includes states that do not have non-consent sex offenses. Although the initial impression is that the majority of states have adopted non-consent standards, it is misleading because the number of states that are true to that definition shrinks as the statutes are examined more concisely (Decker, 2011). With that being said, in addition to defining consent and force, the concept of “rape” has also been clarified and developed.
So, let’s get started. Because we are in college, most of us probably spend some weekends out at the bars, parties or other events where alcohol is presented. Around 89,000 cases of rape are reported annually and of those cases 7.2% occurs at parties or other events, according to statistic brain. To be put that in a better Boone Pickens has 56,790 seats (O’ Colly). So, that’s almost 1.5 stadiums filled with people that have been sexually assaulted at a parties. Just think about that for a moment, we ourselves either know people or are the people who go out and have too much to drink sometimes, but is anybody asking to be belittled or taken advantage of? Being at social events make people less aware, especially when they are drinking, so their guard is being put down, which is how they may be taken advantage of. Not only does sexual assault occur out at public events, but it also occurs in people’s private time as well. Put yourself in the shoes of someone who may just experienced sexual assault. Who did it to you? Someone you’ve never met? Well, guess what if I told you it was your best friend, a relative, or your boyfriend/girlfriend. According to the National Institute of Justice, approximately 90% of sexual assaults reported are committed by someone that they know ( ). You probably never thought of that, just as most victims didn’t. Because most victims do experience this from someone they know, an estimated 63% of sexual assaults are never reported, according to NSRVC( ).