Stanford Rapist Brock Turner Banned For Life By USA Swimming
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Stanford Rapist Brock Turner Banned For Life By USA Swimming

Is it enough?

Noemi Salcedo
Jun 13, 2016
Cal State Northridge
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Stanford Rapist Brock Turner Banned For Life By USA Swimming

USA Swimming has banned rapist Brock Turner for life.

USA Swimming is the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming in the United States. It is also a member service organization that creates opportunities for swimmers to advance in their passion.

Turner, who now faces a 3-month jail sentence for raping an unconscious woman, was a swimmer for Stanford University.

He will no longer be able to compete in nationally sponsored events or the Olympic trials.

"USA Swimming condemns the crime and actions committed by Brock Turner, and all acts of sexual misconduct. Brock Turner is not a member of USA Swimming and, should he apply, he would not be eligible for membership,” Scott Leightman, USA Swimming spokesperson, said in a statement gathered by ABC News. “Had he been a member, he would have been subject to the USA Swimming Code of Conduct. USA Swimming strictly prohibits and has zero tolerance for sexual misconduct, with firm Code of Conduct policies in place, and severe penalties, including a permanent ban of membership, for those who violate the Code of Conduct.”

With such a large response to the victim's letter to Turner, the news of him being banned from USA Swimming has been no different.

Many people on social media, especially Twitter, have reacted by saying that banning him from swimming is not enough.


Others on Twitter believe this is the least that could have been done, since his original and light 6-month sentence in jail was changed to 3 months.


There are currently many petitions going around involving the case, many of them calling to remove Judge Aaron Persky from the bench and to give Turner a max sentence for his crimes.

To Remove Judge Aaron Persky:

https://www.change.org/p/california-state-house-re...

Others:

https://www.change.org/p/update-join-official-broc...

https://www.change.org/p/judge-aaron-persky-give-r...

https://www.change.org/p/update-join-official-broc...

To read the victim's moving and powerful letter to Turner:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/katiejmbaker/heres-the-po...

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