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Humanist_Activist

(7,670 posts)
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 02:21 PM Jun 2016

Judge Who Sentenced Stanford Rapist to 6 Months in Prison Gets New 6-Year Term

[div class="excerpt" style="margin-left:1em; border:1px solid #bfbfbf; border-radius:0.4615em; box-shadow:-1px -1px 3px #999999 inset;"]Judge Aaron Persky, who made the controversial decision to sentence former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside of a frat party in January 2015, was given a new six-year judicial term on Tuesday.

Although Persky was up for re-election on Tuesday, voting was canceled because he had no challengers, according to USA Today.

Turner, 20, was found guilty on three felony sexual assault charges, each of which carries a minimum sentence of two years in prison. Prosecutors had asked that Turner be sentenced to six years, but he could serve as little as three months with good behavior.

This fucking pro-rapist piece of shit, worthless scum sucking slime mold with a god complex was running unopposed, I think he knew he would win by default, so that's why he didn't give a shit about this travesty of the sentence he handed out.

May his next term be very brief, and you can help:

https://www.change.org/p/california-state-house-recall-judge-aaron-persky

http://www.recallaaronpersky.com/

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Judge Who Sentenced Stanford Rapist to 6 Months in Prison Gets New 6-Year Term (Original Post) Humanist_Activist Jun 2016 OP
Please impeach this guy or something, he did a really bad thing uponit7771 Jun 2016 #1
He can't be impeached because he was still within his discretionary powers, unfortunately... Humanist_Activist Jun 2016 #2
K&Fuckin' R Guy Whitey Corngood Jun 2016 #3
I just heard the judge was a Stanford alumni and a former lacrosse player NightWatcher Jun 2016 #4
K&R smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #5
 

Humanist_Activist

(7,670 posts)
2. He can't be impeached because he was still within his discretionary powers, unfortunately...
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 03:00 PM
Jun 2016

but California allows recalls, so at least that is a mechanism of action we can use.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
4. I just heard the judge was a Stanford alumni and a former lacrosse player
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 03:06 PM
Jun 2016

I guess you've gotta be loyal to the old alma mater.

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