http://cnn.it/2cVf51O
I wanted to talk more about the rape case where the judge talked about the girl needing to closing her legs and shoving her butt in a sink to avoid penetration and who believes that most girls like having painful sex when they're drunk....??? I am very interested to see how his hearing plays out and if he will get to keep his position. This reminds me of the Brock Turner rape case where the judge let a guy off with only 6 months of jail time. I think we need some more female judges to take some of these cases because listening to all of the comments that the judge said about women and wondering if that's how other men think and how he is teaching that to other men is just really mind blowing to me. Maybe if there was a female judge she would understand how sick it is for a guy to rape a girl who is unconscious, extremely wasted or even sober and just flat out telling you NO! I really hope the judge from this case is removed but we shall see in a few days. I put the link of the CNN video at the top if y'all haven't seen it on Facebook already.
I think your idea about having female judges take these cases is great! I am also wondering if these cases are heard in front of a jury or if the outcome is solely up to the judge so I'm going to look into that. Hearing how the judges in the two cases you mentioned talk about women and rape in general disgusts me. Having these cases heard by male judges seems biased to me because it seems they will side with the male but then again people would argue if a female judge gets to take the case because they would say she is more likely to be on the victims side. There seems to be no justice in these cases and it saddens me. The judge ridiculed the victim publicly after she has already been put through a dramatic event and his behavior is unacceptable.. This is one of the reasons many women don't come forward after an attack. It is all a vicious cycle. I hope he is removed and that the girl gets some kind of justice.
ReplyDeleteI talked about the Brock Turner case in my blog post last week and I totally agree with you about how mind blowing it all is. There is such a double standard and the amount of victim blaming that goes on is so insane to me. I never considered the impact that having female judges on cases like this could have. It might make a difference but I know there are some women who could be just as judgmental on the victims behalf. I also think that it could make it more biased toward women just as a male judge could potentially side with a man simply because they are both men. It is very frustrating to see these cases play out like this and it makes future victims not want to share their stories or pursue legal action.
ReplyDeleteHearing this made me so upset! One would think that being in 2016 things like this would not happen but obliviously not... I personally think that any one who wants to be a judge should have to go through some kind of class or test to show that they are not racist or sexist, and if this is already being done something needs to change. Everyone should be treated equal whether it is a male or female.
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