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Fresh_Start

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1. I read that the judge was a former stanford athlete

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sun Jun 5, 2016, 11:29 AM

Jun 2016

seems like a miscarriage of justice to me

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Campus rapist given lenient sentence to avoid "severe impact on him" [View all] IronLionZion Jun 2016 OP

I read that the judge was a former stanford athlete Fresh_Start Jun 2016 #1

Definitely. avaistheone1 Jun 2016 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Jun 2016 #19

The judge seems to have missed the whole reason for prison Warpy Jun 2016 #28

Absolutely disgusting. TDale313 Jun 2016 #2

+1000 smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #9

Unbelievable malaise Jun 2016 #3

But ... but ... the poor lad has such a bright future ahead of him. lpbk2713 Jun 2016 #4

This blatantly ignores the fact that some girl's life was impacted IronLionZion Jun 2016 #5

Bullseye. Rape has always been seen as some kind of harmless jwirr Jun 2016 #22

+1000 Blue_Tires Jun 2016 #35

Boys will be boys, after all Orrex Jun 2016 #6

Punishment is *supposed* to have an impact on him. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #7

Even six years was too light a sentence. stage left Jun 2016 #8

I'm sure he won't actually serve six months. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2016 #25

Sickening, isn't it? smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #10

Wow, that makes me sick to my stomach. Rex Jun 2016 #11

From my 13 year old son Bettie Jun 2016 #12

Someone that would murder another person, imo. Rape is a stepping stone to murder and worse. Rex Jun 2016 #13

Corrected Mercury News Links IronLionZion Jun 2016 #14

UGH ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #16

There are a considerable number of people sitting in jail LibDemAlways Jun 2016 #17

Judge should be disbarred. Hiraeth Jun 2016 #18

Sounds similar to an "affluenza" defense. keithbvadu2 Jun 2016 #20

Meanwhile some judges will happily send a 20 year old to prison for 8 years over some drugs... PersonNumber503602 Jun 2016 #21

well come on guys lets be fair Takket Jun 2016 #23

Bright shining eyes of a psycho. alphafemale Jun 2016 #24

Screw him! I wish the tattooed rapist on his forehead then he can have a light sentence. mehneh Jun 2016 #26

Persky is running unopposed elljay Jun 2016 #27

Outrageous. truebrit71 Jun 2016 #29

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, you should read what his father wrote justiceischeap Jun 2016 #30

Sickening. blue neen Jun 2016 #31

Right it was just an action, the body being used should just be discarded into the dumpster. Rex Jun 2016 #32

The '20 minutes of action' bit pisses me off justiceischeap Jun 2016 #33

I agree, he does everything he can to pretend nothing bad happened and it was all due to intoxic Rex Jun 2016 #34

So that's why the little prick feels so entitled. stage left Jun 2016 #36

I think they had too listen to her. She wrote a long Ilsa Jun 2016 #39

Fuck him Dorian Gray Jun 2016 #37

notice how he got the words SEXUAL PROMISCUITY in there Skittles Jun 2016 #38

His life has been "deeply altered forever"? jmowreader Jun 2016 #40

Not altered enough, IMO. justiceischeap Jun 2016 #41

This fucker has a punchable face. Odin2005 Jun 2016 #42

And now he's famous Ruby the Liberal Jun 2016 #43

Hey bathroom police! This is what an actual sex criminal looks like! Initech Jun 2016 #44