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Brock Turner Rape Case Leads To Mandatory Rape Sentencing Bill In California The offensively light sentence that Stanford swimmer Brock Turner received for raping an unconscious woman sent the nation into an outrage. As a result, California is now tightening their belt in regards to the punishment that such crimes deserve according to the LATimes … State lawmakers passed a bill Monday to add mandatory prison sentences for certain sexual assaults – a measure inspired by a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge’s decision not to sentence a Stanford University student to prison in a high-profile case this year. The June decision by Judge Aaron Persky to sentence Stanford student Brock Turner to six months in jail after sexually assaulting an unconscious woman sparked significant criticism that the punishment was too lenient. Under current California law, those convicted of rape using additional physical force must serve time in prison. This measure would require the same punishment for sexual assaults of those unconscious or incapable of giving consent due to intoxication. “If we let a rapist off with probation and little jail time, we re-victimize the victim, we dissuade other victims from coming forward and we send a message that sexual assault of an incapacitated victim is just no big deal,” Assemblyman Bill Dodd (D-Napa), a coauthor of the measure, said during floor debate in the Assembly. Good. Guys like Brock Turner deserve as much prison time as they can get. Image via AP Continue reading →