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6 People Who Spent More Time In Jail Than Brock Turner

And THEY didn't rape anyone.

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6 People Who Spent More Time In Jail Than Brock Turner
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Unless you've been living under a rock, you probably know that the Stanford University rapist was released after serving only 3 months of his 6-month sentence. Most people with even a pea-sized amount would find something wrong with this entire situation; however, I decided to help put it into perspective for you. Here are 6 people who were in jail longer than Brock Turner.

1. Stanley Yelnats

Poor little Stanley was sentenced to 18 months at Camp Green Lake after being accused of stealing shoes. Brock Turner was only sentenced to 6 months after it was proven he raped a girl. Yeah, there is something wrong with that.

2. Jean Valjean

Prisoner 24601 stole a loaf of bread and how long was he incarcerated? 19 years. To be fair, he only had 5 years for what he'd done, the rest was because he tried to run. Didn't Brock try to run too? Well, I'm sure the 19 years taught Jean Valjean not to steal bread for his starving family and 3 months taught Brock not to rape unconscious girls.

3. Martha Stewart

Miss Martha served 5 months in prison for lying about a stock sale. That'll teach her not to lie anymore. I'm sure Brock learned his lesson too. Maybe not the right lesson, but I'm sure there was a lesson.

4. Tim Allen

Tim Allen served 15 months in jail for drug trafficking. This is a serious crime and he definitely did the time. Too bad cliches aren't always true. Sometimes even if you do the crime, you only do 3 months of time.

5. Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne spent 5 months in jail for smoking marijuana and possession of an unlicensed firearm. He didn't harm anybody, but those 5 months sure taught him a lesson.

6. Victoria Davis

Okay so to be fair, I don't know the exact amount of time Victoria was sentenced to for lying about the state of Clothes over Bros to investors; however, so much happened while she was gone, it had to be more than 3 months. Either way, lying should not get more time than rape.

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