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The Stanford Rapist: Brock Turner
“I used to pride myself on my independence, now I am afraid to go on walks in the evening, to attend social events with drinking among friends where I should be comfortable being. I have become a little barnacle always needing to be at someone’s side, to have my boyfriend standing next to me, sleeping beside me, protecting me. It is embarrassing how feeble I feel, how timidly I move through life, always guarded, ready to defend myself, ready to be angry.”- Chanel Miller, Victim of Turner’s Sexual Assault
This particular case has stuck with me from the moment I heard about it. Ever since it happened, I constantly find myself googling information about it because it just really re-iterates everything wrong with our society and how we deal with sexual assault victims. Not only this but also how young men are raised.
If you’ve never heard of this case, I will provide a summary of it but I do want to warn you before reading the summary the content is sensitive and about sexual assault so if this may trigger you please stop reading now.
Case Summary
On January 18th, 2015, 22-year-old Chanel Miller was brutally sexually assaulted by 19-year-old Brock Turner.
