Much recently reported news has circulated around the Brock Turner case. For those of you who do not know, Brock Turner is a former Stanford University student, who in January of 2015, assaulted an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. Turner was later convicted on three charges of felony sexual assault. This story has attracted nationwide attention not only because of the heinous act that he committed, but because of the incredibly light sentence that he was given.

Despite the prosecutors' recommendation of six years in prison and a potential sentence of fourteen years, the judge presiding over the case sentenced him to six months in jail followed by three months of probation.

Not only does this lenient sentence set a terrible precedent; that if you're smart or good at sports you can get away with pretty much anything, but it undermines the feelings of all sexual-assault survivors. Knowing that their feelings of safety and security are less important than the impact that prison might have on their rapist is heartbreaking.

As the judge stated, prison would have had a 'severe impact' on Turner as a young athlete. What this decision fails to take into account however, is the 'severe impact' that Turner's actions had on his victim, on all victims. In a lengthy letter written to her attacker the woman describes the toll that Turner's actions have taken on her life.

Now, despite public outcry, just three months into his six month sentence, Brock Turner is out of jail and once again a free man.

However, following his return to his old neighborhood in Ohio, the world has not forgotten his actions on the Stanford University campus more than a year and a half ago. Most outwardly enraged at this point; his neighbors.

There have been numerous protests conducted by his community stating their negative feelings regarding Turner's actions as well as his release. Photographs of neighbors holding signs that read statements such as "castrate all rapists" and "if it wasn't rape then why did you run?" have been popping up all over the internet.

Chalk drawings of arrows pointing towards his house and statements such as "shoot your local rapist" litter the sidewalks.

In my opinion this anger is warranted. Turner's sentence was infinitely less than what he deserved and his community should not be punished by having to live with him in their midst. Turner should be reminded every day of what a terrible act he committed.

He should know that the world has not forgotten his name or the act associated with it. His neighbors serve as a constant reminder of his terrible crime.

The one fault that I find within his neighbors' actions however, is in some of the ways that they are going about it. For example signs like these.

While the anger is warranted, the approach is not. Threatening rape or another kind of criminal violence is stooping to the level of the man that they hate so much. I do not feel sorry for Turner if he feels as unsafe as he made the woman that he raped feel and while it is a thought-provoking question; could they reasonably give someone more time for committing the exact same offense against Turner, suggesting it only promotes the idea of rape being a means of control.

He deserves to feel bad, he deserves to be a registered sex-offender and to have to live out his life with that label. As a matter of fact he deserves worse.

Considering that it is too late for judicial punishments at this point, a more apt punishment would be for Turner to be forced to read the letter from his victim every day for the rest of his life. This or some similar form of punishment, something that will remind him of what he has done until the day that he dies. He should have to face his decision head-on until he can truly own up to what he has done and stop blaming it on alcohol, or anything else.

Hopefully our the judicial system learns something from this case and its aftermath. However small of an impact that you may think that sexual assault has on a person, you're wrong. We should never again allow white privilege to undermine our sexual assault survivors' feelings of safety.