Stanford Sex Assault Convict Brock Turner Banned from USA Swimming for Life
Source: People Magazine
Brock Turner, the Stanford swimmer who was sentenced to six months in jail after being convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside a fraternity party in 2015, has been banned for life by USA Swimming, the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States.
USA Today reports that the 20-year-old is not currently a member of USA Swimming but had been prior to his membership expiring in 2014, and that the governing body said he would "not be eligible" should he apply again for membership.
"Had he been a member, he would be subject to the USA Swimming Code of Conduct," USA Swimming spokesperson Scott Leightman told the news outlet. "USA Swimming strictly prohibits and has zero tolerance for sexual misconduct, with firm Code of Conduct policies in place, and severe penalties, including a permanent ban of membership, for those who violate our Code of Conduct."
Read more: http://www.people.com/article/brock-turner-usa-swimming-lifetime-ban?xid=socialflow_facebook_peoplemag
More than can be said for Notre Dame.
The organization is doing what it can in this matter.
7962
(11,841 posts)Granted, I'd love to see that guy spend a few yrs in the slammer, but this publicity has pretty much given him the punishment that the judge didnt. Having to register a s a sex offender for the rest of your life is a HUGE thing to overcome. And now the notoriety he's gotten will definitely affect his future job prospects.
Oh well, dont rape a woman.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,338 posts)He has resources, and friends in low places.
7962
(11,841 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,338 posts)... that I won't pretend to understand.
They're not supposed to be based on facts, public opinions, or newspaper editorials.
So, yes, even after all THIS, his appeals could succeed.
But now, there may be new charges based on distributing photos.
We'll see.
The poor lad was obviously suffering from affluenza.
greiner3
(5,214 posts)CincyDem
(6,353 posts)...but won't this effect him for life ? A life ban for just "20 minutes of bad decision making". Whah, whah, whah...it just doesn't seem fair.
MidwestTech
(170 posts)yeah im gonna be siding with the victim on this one.
he can cope
elljay
(1,178 posts)and been properly sanctioned, he would be able to one day reclaim his life. America is filled with stories of people who did wrong things and then truly repented and reformed. We are generally a forgiving people. Instead, he, his father, and Judge Persky have made this impossible. The unintended consequence of not punishing him with prison for his 20 minutes of action will be the horrified reaction of the public and the actions they take in response, like the swimming ban. I'm sure there are more to come. Hubris.
Like when OJ was found not guilty by the jury, but generally became a pariah to a lot of people. Despite the verdict, no one wanted to be seen with him.
tclambert
(11,085 posts)That's kind of how crime and punishment works, doofus dad.
maddiemom
(5,106 posts)The attitude of both his parents denotes that this attitude must have been prevalent in his upbringing. As a mom and a teacher, I know some kids can "break bad" despite the best efforts of their parents, but I would guess that is not the case in this situation. I would not "disown" a son who committed such a crime, but I definitely would be bringing all hell down on his head and would agree that he should take whatever punishment the law meted out.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,996 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)Hoping more entities with influence on the rapist's life do the same.
maddiemom
(5,106 posts)I doubt that there will be much controversy, but...it would be interesting to contrast the reaction if the boy had been, say, a star athlete in football, with many rabid fans and lots of money at stake.
passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2016/06/recall_campaign_against_judge.html#incart_river_home
I'm not sure in this case it's the reason for this Judge's decision. I suspect it's more the 'affluence' that affected his decision. Or maybe both.
But it's not just this judge. Rapists and child molesters seem to almost always get inappropriately short sentences. And I just can't understand why.
valerief
(53,235 posts)women.
niyad
(113,262 posts)secondwind
(16,903 posts)ailsagirl
(22,896 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Serves the little shit right!
gopiscrap
(23,756 posts)alcohol after a certain point and it's been proven that he had. Can't he be charged with perjury?
keithbvadu2
(36,775 posts)But he probably only used them for '20 minutes'. (sarcasm)
Night Watchman
(743 posts)christx30
(6,241 posts)they would. We work with the tools that we have. They are doing everything in their power to distance themselves from the twerp. "He's not one of our's. he's banned for life. "
olddad56
(5,732 posts)TomCADem
(17,387 posts)For all of the Republican efforts to claim that they are not sexist, not too long ago, their "mainstream" candidate was sponsoring a bill with a very narrow definition rape.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2012/08/27/paul-ryan-the-term-forcible-rape-was-stock-language/
Responding to Democratic charges that he sought to narrow the definition of rape when he co-sponsored a House measure last year that used the term forcible rape, presumptive GOP vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan said Monday that the phrase was stock language and that he agreed with its eventual removal from the bill.
Democrats have been accusing you of trying to redefine rape, Fox News Channel host Bret Baier said to Ryan in an interview that aired Monday night. You co-sponsored legislation seeking to distinguish between statutory and forcible rape. Why?
Well, look. All of these bills were bills to stop taxpayer financing of abortion, Ryan said. Most Americans agree with us, including pro-choice Americans, that we shouldnt use hardworking taxpayer dollars to finance abortion. Rape is rape, period. This is language that was stock language used for lots of different bills bills I didnt author and that language was removed, to be very clear, and I agree with that, removing that language so we are very clear. Rape is rape, period. End of story.
The GOP-led House has passed several abortion funding-related measures this Congress, but the one that employed the term forcible rape H.R. 3, also known as the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act has drawn renewed scrutiny in the wake of Missouri GOP Senate nominee Todd Akins remark that legitimate rape rarely results in pregnancy.
QED
(2,747 posts)"Turners mother also expressed concern about his future job prospects and fretted over the fact that he would have to register as a Tier 3 sex offender after serving his sentence.
Brock will have to register at the highest tier which means he is on the same level as a pedophile/child molester. There is no differentiation, she wrote. The public records will reflect a Tier 3 so people will wrongly assume he is a child molester. I fear for his lifelong safety."
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/rapists-mother-wrote-letter-to-judge-complaining-about-decorating-and-not-one-word-about-the-victim/
Frank Cannon
(7,570 posts)Clearly, the rotten apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
ejbr
(5,856 posts)he's a pedophile when everyone now knows who this prick is, what he has done, and his inadequate punishment? I know, she wrote this before the extent of this travesty played out, but I hope she now knows how unlikely it is to consider him anything other than the shit he is. He'd be less of a shit had he and his supporters had a fucking clue.
niyad
(113,262 posts)may they receive everything they deserve.
Person 2713
(3,263 posts)Gomez163
(2,039 posts)cliffordu
(30,994 posts)With my morning cup of Draino.
This was particularly tasty.
yurbud
(39,405 posts)If he gave him a decent sentence, so in a sense, he ruined his life in a different direction--and probably ruined his own to boot.