I’m sure this face has been engraved in people’s minds for the past week or so now - as it should be. However, this face should represent nothing but a rapist. Brock Turner is nothing but a rapist.

There is a lot of talk about how this creature (because let’s face it - that’s what he deserves to be referred to as) should not be getting as much attention as he is. I believe this talk comes solely from the fact that he is a WHITE, all-American swimmer from Stanford. This, however, should have no impact on his sentencing or his image.

Let’s be honest for a second, if this would have been a black male raping a woman of whatever race, the sentencing would have been the typical sentence of 14+ years - no matter if the judge felt “jail would have a major impact” on the individual or not - a black male would sit his butt in jail for a long time - a sad truth.

My second problem in this case is not only the fact that Brock Turner is only sentenced to six months in jail, but the fact that he truly does not show any remorse for his actions and makes himself out to be a victim. He testifies that he has constant thoughts about the day and cannot sleep without thinking about his action - but wait - it’s not due to the fact that he raped a woman but because he can now no longer qualify for the Olympics, cannot get employment, or how he can no longer obtain a Stanford degree - good, why does he feel he deserves any of those rewards? Brock also does not take responsibility for his actions. He blames his actions on the alcohol and the “party culture” and blames his actions on the fact that he is a small town kid from Ohio who never experienced partying and never was told about the negative consequences that alcohol consumption could have.

Brock Turner was not used to the partying culture but was photographed smoking marijuana in several pictures and was also recorded to have exchanged text messages about party drugs such as LSD, acid, and MDMA.

WAIT. “I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION COULD HAVE”

????????

So, you mean to tell me that your parents, Brock Turner, never once sat you down and told you what could possibly happen once you went away to college or how to be safe? If the answer is actually no then shame on your parents. You mean to tell me that not once throughout high school, not one teacher has talked about alcohol and drug use in life or college and the possibility of rape and other illegal actions to occur? Then, shame on your school district. Regardless if they had a talk with him or not, the rapist definitely knew what he was doing was wrong - why would he have tried to run away when caught if he thought he was committing no crime? No matter what, there is no justification for what this kid did. Many say that this case should not be taken as seriously as people believe due to the fact that the woman, who remains unnamed, was intoxicated as well. I don’t care how many drinks, what kind of drugs this woman did, if she was about it then changed her mind, she was unconscious when found and that alone should be enough reason for him to not do it.

You are spineless and absolutely NOT a victim, Brock Turner, and you deserve to sit in jail for years - not months - and you better be thanking whatever God you believe in that you got a judge that clearly does not understand how to do his job and obviously has no remorse or consideration for the life that you took out of the innocent woman you decided to rape that January night.

It’s sad that this is not the only rape case that has been taken lightly. Another case that has stuck with me for the past few years or so is the case of Josh Duggar. As you may know, Josh Duggar was a part of the 18 Kids and Counting family that was followed by cameramen for the TLC Network for many years. It eventually came to the surface that Josh, the eldest son, had committed the crime of molesting several girls when he was a teenager - about 15 or 16 - two of which were his own sisters. If you are familiar with the family you know they are a super close-knit family that puts all things up to Christ and are very strict with their religious practices. Josh Duggar was sentenced to no time in jail.

Josh Duggar is an accused child molester and has served no time in jail. The officer that he had talked to felt that since he was a teenager at the time that he deserved just a “stern-talking”. A stern talking for a man who molested several young girls - including his own family members.

What are we teaching society? What are we teaching the young boys and girls of America? That if you are a white, privileged male you can rape women because you won’t get a sentence worthy of the crime? That it is the woman’s fault if she is raped because she too was enjoying herself by having drinks? We should be teaching boys how to protect these women who have had one too many, not teach them that she was “asking for it”. Justice was not served for the victim of Brock Turner’s actions but I hope someday karma reaches him and gives him what he deserves.