This past week, details of the Stanford rape case went viral after Buzzfeed reported the letter victim read to her rapist Brock Turner in response to his only receiving only six months in prison despite being found guilty of three counts of sexual assault. Turner could have received a maximum sentence of 14 years, but will spend less than one year in jail because the judge feared that a longer sentence would have a "severe impact" on Turner, a star swimmer and Olympic hopeful.

A "severe impact."

Think this through, a United States judge gave Turner a light sentence because he was afraid of damaging the life of a convicted rapist. Truthfully, the judge was only worried about Turner's swim times and chances to compete in the future; he didn't want to ruin the swimmer's life.

But a rape deserves more than six months of jail time. A "severe impact" was made on both Turner and his victim's life when he decided to sexually assault her. Punishment for a crime is suppose to be directly related to the crime committed, not to how rich the perpetrator is or how fast he can swim a lap in a pool. Turner raped a woman, and for that he deserves punishment.

America's courts can not call themselves a "justice system" if justice is not being served. Our courts are suppose to look after the well-being of the innocents who have been wronged, not those who have hurt them. The law should not care about wealth or station or athletic prowess, it should look solely at the actions done and take appropriate action. Yet, once again, our courts have proved that they care more about money, power, and the future of a bright young man more than the life of the woman he has hurt beyond measure.