Three months ago the name Brock Turner was plastered all over the internet like a digital milk carton ad--recognize this face? The public outcry was swift and large; Turner, found guilty of rape, quickly became public enemy number one. Three months later, here we are, and the man once considered the greatest villain in America is now back on the streets, free after serving just three months of a six-month sentence, a sentence that could have been for up to fourteen years.

The prosecutor argued six years. Six months were given. Three were served.

Now, more than ever, it is important to remember the name Brock Turner. While the law may have cleared him, although he will have to register as a sex offender, the rest of society does not have to. The rest of us have the ability to say that three months is not enough penance for what he did to that girl, that even six years would have been generous. No amount of “good behavior” in prison can make up for the egregiously bad behavior that put him in jail in the first place.

What makes things even worse is the prejudice that led to such a short sentence being issued in the first place. The judge who handed down a three-month sentence to Turner had previously given a three-year sentence for the same crime to a latino man. Due to the judge’s racial bias, the fact that Turner was white, and from money, turned years into months. In addition, the fact that Turner was a college athlete was a huge advantage for him. By being part of what brings in money to a school, student athletes are often given extra lenience in these types of cases.