somber music [reporter 1] 20 year old swimming Star Brock Turner [reporter 2] the 19 year old former high school allamerican swimmer [reporter 3] the star swimmer at Stanford University [reporter 4] contender for the olympics [reporter 5] raping an unconscious woman [reporter 6] intoxicated and unconscious woman [reporter 7] passed out behind a dumpster [reporter 8] drunk behind a Stanford Dumpster somber music [chanel miller] your honor, if it is all right, i would like to address the defendant directly. You dont know me, but youve been inside me and thats why were here today. The victim made headlines by Releasing A Heart Wrenching letter detailing the rape and its aftermath. [reporter] its gotten over 15 million views on buzzfeed alone. You dont know me, but youve been inside me. And thats why were here today. I was found unconscious with my hair disheveled, long necklace wrapped around my neck. My bare skin and head had been rubbing against the ground behind a dumpster while an ere
the sentence that was given by judge persky would have been different had the defendan been of color, for example, take issue with that because what the judge did is what w want every judge to do and that is to give a carefu consideration to the individua who was before that judge. and that is exactly what judge persky did and that is what we want i think we all want to a syste where a judge give individualized attention t that particular person, to the victim, and to the circumstances of the crime and that is not what the recal ended up doing the recall ended up saying w really have a problem that the judge gave individualize approach and attention to mr turner no instead, they want to just throw the book at him and be more punitive. and mind you, that is not what