Brock Turner
The case of, Brock Turner, the
Stanford university student convicted in a court of
law of raping an unconscious woman, has again
brought to the forefront the "blame the victim"
mentality some people possess. Turner blamed the
"party culture" for him viciously raping an
unconscious woman. He publicly blamed the victim
over the loss of two jobs he held, having been fired
over the rape. Everything was about him.
Never mind the horrible damage he inflicted
on an innocent young woman, who is devastated and suffering.
In his eyes he is the victim having lost his jobs and having
the press and public negatively write about his criminal
behavior. To read that Turner's father referred to the rape
as "20 minutes of action" shows a gross lack of conscience
in that family. That's a twisted statement to make.
Brock Turner mug shot
Too often in the U.S. court and justice
system, victims of crime are treated like criminals. The
attitude among a few unbalanced people is that Turner
deserved to be rape, after getting drunk at a party. Let's
be clear, there's something wrong with you in the head, if
you can't pass up the chance to rape someone who is sleeping
or passed out. No one deserves to be raped.
Making excuses for people who have committed
very harmful crimes is appalling. In doing so, one casts
aspersions on the innocent, via piling illogical
condemnation upon victims who have already been harmed. In
doing so, you victimize them all over again. There is
something mentally wrong with that. The "blame the victim"
mentality is an embarrassment and disgrace. Those with that
mindset need to get a hold of themselves and stop behaving
in such an uncouth manner. It's not a good look.
