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
their lives? you know, and so, it is not th fact the brought turner got it it is that everyone should get that consideration, which is - but judge persky was know to be lenient. the problem, as some researchers found, is that his leniency tended to come out in cases involving sexual assault not in other areas of the law. how do you balance that kind o record against the sort of broader social amelia, when we are really, finally starting t sake sexual assault and victim seriously? yeah. percy had a record where h sentenced in line with the probation department so the biases you see in thi system are systemic, they ar not specific to this person. is this about the low penalties for sexual assault not necessarily him having and giving low penalties for sexua salt i think that s right. and, that also we just continu to conflate punishment wit justice. instead of asking the harder questions that you were focuse on, on what justice looks like