{"id":433,"date":"2016-09-10T16:11:54","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T16:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pearlsofwisdom.guru\/?p=433"},"modified":"2016-09-10T17:17:57","modified_gmt":"2016-09-10T17:17:57","slug":"beware-brock-turner-on-the-loose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pearlsofwisdom.guru\/?p=433","title":{"rendered":"Beware: BROCK TURNER On The Loose!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brock Turner was released eight days ago on September 2, 2016.\u00a0<\/span> The case is old now but is still sticking in everyone\u2019s craw.\u00a0\u00a0 Brock served his minimal sentence, graciously gifted to him by Judge Persky, a hypocrite in a position of power.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

A privileged Stanford student received a \u201crelatively light sentence\u201d for a heinous act.\u00a0 The public was outraged and rightfully so.\u00a0\u00a0 There are blog sights and petitions surfacing all over the internet calling for Judge Aaron Persky\u2019s head on a silver platter.\u00a0\u00a0 As much as has been written on this matter, it may need just a tad more dissection to fully understand exactly what \u00a0occurred and why!<\/strong><\/p>\n

First, let\u2019s get past the obvious. The unidentified victim probably should have been more responsible in her actions.\u00a0\u00a0 Passing out by a garbage dumpster is probably not one of the brighter or more mature moves of the century.\u00a0\u00a0 But, back in the middle ages, when I was at Cornell, it was not that uncommon (drinking age 18 at that time) to find a student, male or female,\u00a0 passed out at a fraternity or sorority house, in the dorms or even on one of the quads.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 However, that does not mean that those students volunteered to be preyed upon by another inebriated student who, drunk or not, should know where to draw the line.\u00a0 Under no circumstances should any individual be excused for sexually violating another individual who is incapable of defending themselves or of consenting to sexual acts. \u00a0Brock Turner, in whatever state, should have known better.\u00a0\u00a0 His lame offering of intoxicated mental deficit is nothing more than a futile attempt to excuse the inexcusable. \u00a0The fact that he was admitted to Stanford alone should indicate a certain minimum level of intelligence.\u00a0 Unfortunately, in this case, that intelligence appears to have been coupled with an overabundance of arrogance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Without having ever met Brock Turner, I draw the following conclusion. Brock Turner was NEVER a good kid, regardless of any image that he may have projected.\u00a0 \u201cGood kids\u201d do not commit unspeakable acts! \u00a0His father\u2019s comment \u201cthat is a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action\u201d reveals the truth.\u00a0\u00a0 There is a high probability, based on his father\u2019s words, that Brock\u2019s real problem was a lack of parental guidance and discipline. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0While it would be expected that a parent will always think the best of his\/her child, it is extremely interesting that Brock\u2019s father\u2019s letter to the court never refers to the devastating long terms effects this act of violence will have on the young woman in question, the potential ramifications in her life, or how it may affect her future.\u00a0\u00a0 Instead he refers to the history of Stanford swimming, obviously far more important than the young woman.\u00a0 He refers to his son\u2019s remorse and loss of appetite for his favorite foods.\u00a0 One thing is fairly certain, \u201cBrock Turner\u2019s appetite\u201d will eventually return, but this young lady\u2019s memory will never dissipate.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

For years, I have read dissertations by psychologists and clinical social workers indicating that virtually any individual, no matter what the crime, or mental disorder, can be rehabilitated.\u00a0 Since I live in the real world, I have a far less optimistic point of view.\u00a0 The term \u201cbad seed\u201d has a strong foundation.\u00a0 There are kids, much as we do not want to accept or admit, that will never grow up to be decent people. Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason as to why, maybe just a few wires crossed in the cranial area.\u00a0\u00a0 These individuals appear to be incapable of delineating the lines between moral right and wrong.\u00a0\u00a0 They often apologize for their actions, but the words ring empty.\u00a0 For no apparent reason whatsoever, they keep committing the same social atrocities time after time.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

One important point is that we have to separate Brock Turner from the less privileged.\u00a0 His father would beg to differ, stating that Brock came from humble beginnings.\u00a0 However, it is highly probable that he did not receive swimming lessons and special training to reach the collegiate level of competition without a substantial outpouring of cash.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To deviate for a second, we refer to inner city kids, kids who \u201cgrow up\u201d in large cities centers like New York, Chicago, Baltimore or other urban metropolises, riddled with crime.\u00a0\u00a0 These young people return from the school day (if they even attend) to empty apartments with absentee parents, many from single parent families. These kids have no structure, no one to teach them the difference between right and wrong. They join gangs and become educated in the \u201cgang culture\u201d. Their true family is the other gang members. They don\u2019t grow up, THEY SURVIVE. \u00a0They are a product of their environment.\u00a0 What is so frightening is that some of them become gang members at ten years old or even younger.\u00a0 How do you rehabilitate that type of indoctrination?!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Recent legislation in Michigan and other states are in the process of revoking the ability of the courts to treat 17 year old kids as adults, regardless of the crime.\u00a0\u00a0 In a NY Times article May 13, 2016, \u201cStates Move Toward Treating 17-year-old Offenders as Juveniles, not Adults\u201d, there is one sentence that seems a bit naive. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Now Louisiana and several other states among those nine appear to be on the verge of raising the cutoff to the more standard age of 18 \u2014 part of a national \u201craise the age\u201d movement that has won bipartisan support, a result of concern about high incarceration rates and growing neurological evidence that young people\u2019s brains are different from adult brains.<\/span> \u00a0Are we really so na\u00efve as to believe that the brain of an 18-year-old is substantially more developed than a 17-year-old? \u00a0That being said, sending any youths to prison, 17 or 18 years of age, for substantial periods of time for non-violent crimes is probably a serious error, as it will directly increase the probability of creating a life-long criminal.\u00a0 In these cases, some sort of alternative treatment to incarceration is definitely in order.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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But these individuals to which I have referred are not Brock Turner.\u00a0 There are deep sociological reasons to understand if they commit heinous acts. Brock Turner\u2019s only real excuse was the belief that, as a Stanford athlete, he was exempt from genuine punishment.<\/span>\u00a0 And guess what! \u00a0He was correct!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u00a0However, Judge Persky\u2019s decision is an entirely different issue.\u00a0 Are we to assume that the \u201clight\u201d sentence meted out by Judge Persky was an attempt to prevent Brock Turner from becoming a \u201ccareer criminal\u201d.\u00a0 Probably not!\u00a0 Would the same sentence have been given to a black or Hispanic inner city kid, struggling in a local community college? Well, we will never know for sure!\u00a0 Or just maybe did someone from Stanford or elsewhere \u201cget to\u201d Judge Persky?\u00a0 It sure looks that way to many individuals studying the particulars of the case.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Judge Persky will probably survive the bad press and retain his job, deservedly or not!\u00a0 The public outcry for a recall will most likely fail.\u00a0 Using his prior decisions and track record by his peers as a defense for such a horrific miscarriage of justice is offensive to many of us.\u00a0 At the very least, it might make Persky think twice before he rules so perversely in the future.\u00a0 After all, Judge Persky earned an undergraduate degree at Stanford in 1984, post-graduate degree in 1985 and was captain of the Lacrosse team while studying there. \u00a0Should we have really expected a different decision considering his history?!\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

As for Brock Turner, he will serve his minimal sentence, finish out college, probably not at Stanford, and continue his competitive swimming elsewhere.\u00a0\u00a0 He will move forward with a few scars, but with his appetite for his favorite foods and for defenseless women undoubtedly regained.\u00a0\u00a0 No lesson learned here, just one young woman left knowing that she never really mattered to Judge Persky or to our legal system.\u00a0 After all, she wasn\u2019t a student at Stanford or a college athlete, why should she matter?!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Brock Turner is symptomatic of the American disease of treating our prized athletes with a different standard of law than the average citizen.<\/span> \u00a0The general public actually holds them to a lower standard of behavior.\u00a0\u00a0 They are permitted, even encouraged, to be sexually promiscuous.\u00a0 Sports fans idolize male athletes that are constantly seen with models or movie stars.\u00a0 These individuals are allowed to abuse their girlfriends and\/or wives, only to receive quick forgiveness if they are still able to perform on the athletic field, e.g. Jos\u00e9 Reyes most recently. We allow them to carry illegal firearms and to shoot themselves in the foot (Plaxico Burress) or shoot others in altercations.\u00a0 The only major athlete of note that was held to the higher standard was Michael Vick and that is because dogs are clearly more important than human beings.\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

College jocks have been \u201cgetting laid\u201d probably since William & Mary was founded in 1693.\u00a0 Until the 20th<\/sup> century, there was no public outcry regarding a woman\u2019s \u201cright to say no\u201d!.\u00a0\u00a0 But here we are in 2016, with case after case of reported \u201cdate rape\u201d or \u201csexual assault\u201d on college campuses all over America.\u00a0 In 2015, Jameis Winston was drafted #1 in the NFL draft, after a complaint of sexual assault was filed on December 7, 2012 with the Tallahassee Police Department.\u00a0 It took over a year before the Florida State Attorney opened an investigation, long \u00a0after the initial case was declared inactive.\u00a0 There are few individuals that do not believe that Winston\u2019s role as quarterback for a NCAA #1 ranked team did not play a role in the manner in which this investigated was handled.\u00a0\u00a0 In November 2014, a NY Times article was published questioning the entire investigation process, accusing the university of a major cover-up. \u00a0Jameis Winston is currently too busy counting the money from his NFL contract to worry about such a minor thing as this young lady\u2019s future.\u00a0 So why should Brock Turner not be allowed to escape a just punishment?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our society is evolving, but perhaps far too slowly.\u00a0 Young women have to be more cognizant of placing themselves in precarious positions, particularly on college campuses, or with celebrity athletes.\u00a0 Coeds must modify their behavior, recognizing that Brock Turners exist on every campus. \u00a0Depending on the courts to solve the problem will often result in negative outcomes. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Brock Turner is on the loose again! <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0He will have to be extremely careful in the near future not to make too many waves.\u00a0 But rest assured, a few years from now, Brock Turner will have forgotten this whole incident. The public should not be surprised if Brock Turner\u2019s name shows up in the news again.\u00a0 He might even follow Anthony Weiner\u2019s footsteps and run for public office.\u00a0\u00a0 At the very least, he should send a lovely thank you note and flowers to Judge Persky.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Brock Turner was released eight days ago on September 2, 2016.\u00a0 The case is old now but is still sticking in everyone\u2019s craw.\u00a0\u00a0 Brock served his minimal sentence, graciously gifted to him by Judge Persky, a hypocrite in a position of power.\u00a0 A privileged Stanford student received a \u201crelatively light sentence\u201d for a heinous act.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pearlsofwisdom.guru\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pearlsofwisdom.guru\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pearlsofwisdom.guru\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pearlsofwisdom.guru\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pearlsofwisdom.guru\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=433"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pearlsofwisdom.guru\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":435,"href":"https:\/\/pearlsofwisdom.guru\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433\/revisions\/435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pearlsofwisdom.guru\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pearlsofwisdom.guru\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pearlsofwisdom.guru\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}