*WARNING: this article contains some unsettling subject matter. If you are particularly upset by rape and violence, I advise you to read no further, as this article will likely not sit well with you. Thank you for understanding.*

In case you haven't heard, a judge sentenced rapist Brock Allen Turner to six months in prison because a longer sentence would have "a severe impact" on him, and "he doesn't seem like he will be a danger to others." People are angry at Judge Aaron Persky's decision, and rightfully so. Turner willfully assaulted an unconscious woman behind a dumpster at a party, and, in my humble opinion, he deserves to rot in jail for the rest of his life. So, naturally, people are outraged, which is expected. However, as I was learning about the incident on Facebook, I read through some of the comments on posts related to the sentencing, and I came across quite a few people with one similar opinion, and I placed them into a neat little collage:

Now, these users' comments are just a few among the myriad of individuals calling for the rape of Turner himself. There is one problem with this declaration, but allow me to clarify first, please.

I do not care what happens to Brock Allen Turner when he serves his much-too-short sentence in jail. Honestly, I do not care what happens to him for the rest of his life. He is a rapist. He is not an ex-aspiring Olympic swimming star. He is not a student. He is not even human now. He is rapist scum. I am just as outraged as everyone else. However, it is an improper reaction to say that he should be raped.

I agree that he should be locked up for life.

I agree that he is a waste of space.

I agree that what he did was evil, that he is evil, and that the judge is a rape sympathizer.

But I do not wish for him to be raped.

When you say you want him to be raped, you are perpetuating rape culture by saying that rape is something that a person deserves and brings upon themselves. You are perpetuating rape culture by saying that rape is okay in a certain situation. Rape is never okay. By saying that you wish he would get raped, you are saying that, even just for this one situation, rape is fine. You are justifying Turner's actions all over again, and that is not okay.

Now, say it with me:

Rape is NEVER okay.

I hope that Turner is never able to go about his normal life again. I hope that Turner has an unsuccessful life. And yes, maybe the darker side of me does hope that a few worse things than that happen to him. But do I hope that he gets raped? No. Because it is never okay to wish for the unlawful and unwarranted entering of another person's body. That's a lesson that Turner will likely never learn.

Rape is never deserved.

Rape is never okay.