Dear Mr. Turner,
What a whirlwind you must be in! You only so recently were on trial for the rape of a innocent young woman, so recently were charged with that rape. And now, here you are, a free man again. My goodness! You only had a mere THREE MONTHS to spend to yourself in jail, barely enough time to sort this whole thing out in your head! What a pity… oh, wait.
You and your disgusting actions have been on my mind since the details of your crime went public. It does not seem like so long ago that you were put on trial-- probably because it wasn’t long ago by any means. I mean, you were only incarcerated three months ago and all. But yet, here we are, with you walking our streets again. A rapist (let me emphasize that, R-A-P-I-S-T,) was basically given a time-out to “think about what he had done.” But let me ask you that, Mr. Turner: did you?
Did you think about the way that young woman felt when she woke up in a hospital, hooked up to medical equipment with a bunch of doctors and nurses eyeballing her with the same look of knowledge and pity? Did you think about how helpless her family must have felt to know that this happened to their daughter, their sister? Did you think about how this young woman will never, ever be able to feel like the same person she was before the night that you stole a piece of her that she will never get back?
No, it seems to me that you have spent a great deal of time thinking about Brock. It seems to me that you have let Daddy sweep in and take away the severity of your actions. I read what he’s written. Oh dear, his precious little boy is being harassed by the American public for “20 minutes of action.” Oh my, a precious swimming star has lost his ability to represent Stanford as an athlete. Oh, how unfair-- one drunken “accident” has turned a whole country against you. No, Mr. Turner.
That was not “20 minutes of action.” That was rape. You engaged in unconsented sex with an unconscious young woman BEHIND A DUMPSTER. You violated her (physically, mentally, and emotionally,) and likely would have continued to violate her if two courageous young men did not chase you away. You have changed someone’s life in a very negative way-- forever. And as if that was not enough to infuriate anyone with two ounces of common decency, your “punishment” was a three month stint in jail. I have had greater consequences from my mother than you have from the American justice system!
And do you feel any remorse? To me, it doesn’t seem so. You believe that raping someone was just a consequence of drunkenness. Well, oddly enough, all instances of drinking that I have personally witnessed have not led to rape. Instead of owning up to your crime, you are going on a tour to talk to college students about the consequences of underage drinking. But, Mr. Turner, underage drinking was not what was wrong that night. You KNOW that. You took advantage of a woman whom you knew was not operating at 100%, that was the problem.
So, here’s some advice for you: own up to your crime. Do not shirk the blame; do not undermine what you did. You know what you did, and you know the damage it has caused. Do not try to “clear your good name” by going on this tour and promoting yourself. Be a man. You committed a disgusting crime, and it’s time to face the music. You have been spared enough-- if you look down deep enough, maybe you will be able to admit that to yourself.
P.s. I have taken the liberty of including some pictures that showcase who you truly are, since the media is failing to do so.
