...Brock Turner's case is now pretty well known to us all: the Stanford rapist was sentenced to 6 months in prison for three counts of sexual assault on an unconscious woman at his University. Justly, this outraged people internationally and the case caught fire online, propelling not just conversations of America's flawed justice system into the spotlight, but also issues of white privilege, male privilege, and rape culture. As of Friday September 2nd, the 21-year-old has been released from jail having served only half his time. However, it appears that even if the legal system goes went easy on him, the public refuses to; despite his lenient sentencing and early release, his neighbours have not allowed him any respite. Brock Turner arrived home to protesters surrounding his house, some of whom were armed. Others held signs that bared phrases such as: "If I rape Brock will I only do 3 months?" and "Castrate all rapists". A multitude of chalk writing reading "Shoot your local rapist" and "RAPIST" with arrows pointing to Turner's residence also littered the sidewalk....
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...HORIZON– Brock Turner, 21, was released from prison after serving three out of his six-month sentence for sexually assaulting a woman on campus. The former Stanford swimmer was arrested in January after sexually assaulting a woman during a Fraternity Party. In June, Turner was sentenced to six months in prison according to CNN, he was charged with “assault with intent to commit rape of an intoxicated or unconscious person, penetration of an intoxicated person and penetration of an unconscious person.” When convicted, Turner blamed his actions on binge drinking and a party culture on campus, according to court records. In a letter to the judge, Turner’s mother wrote: “Your honor, I beg of you to show Brock mercy…I fear for his lifelong safety.”...
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...assault. The Brock Turner rape case was just another among thousands of stories that plague college campuses all over the country, but America’s reaction to this case was different than most. The outrage was split in half, some people thinking justice was served while others came to the conclusion there was something else at play. Whether it was along the lines of special treatment, social status, or paying off judges, most people believed Turner did not get what he deserved; most of the issues occurred when Turner was released from jail months early. He became a big character in the media, receiving full news coverage on his case....
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...Upon arrest, Turner’s blood alcohol content was 0.17%, while Doe’s was estimated to have been between 0.22%-0.24% at the time of the assault. Doe did not remember events from some point after she arrived at the party to hours later in the hospital. Her last memory seemed to have been around midnight when she made telephone calls to friends. January 28, 2015 Brock Turner was indicted on five charges: 1. Rape of an intoxicated person, 2. Rape of an unconscious person, 3. Assault with intent to rape an intoxicated woman, 4. Sexually penetrating an intoxicated person with a foreign object, and 5. Sexually penetrating an unconscious person with a foreign object. The two formal rape charges were dropped at a preliminary hearing after DNA testing revealed no genetic...
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...In all places of America and even the world, racism still exists. Ever since the slaves came to “The land of the free” in 1619, the Caucasian majority has viewed the African Americans and others of color as inferior people. In the Brock Turner court case a 20 year old Caucasian male raped an unconscious woman behind a dumpster and was only sentenced to six months of jail time, he also only ended up serving three. But in the Brian Banks court case, a African Americans male with expectations of one day joining the National Football League, was charged of rape as an adult even though he committed the crime when he was younger. Not only did he not commit the crime, there was no evidence to prove that he was guilty either. He was forced to...
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...The Brock Turner case is constantly in the media headlines. Turner a former swimmer at Stanford University was convicted in March on the charges of penetration of an intoxicated person, penetration of an unconscious person, and assault with intent to commit rape of an intoxicated/unconscious person. Turner was sentenced to six months in jail. Due to this lenient sentence there has been a media backlash at Turner and the criminal justice system. Currently, Turner is currently on probation for three years. Additionally, he must register as a sex offender. This case is an example of discretion on the part of the many of the players in the criminal justice system. Such as the judge in this case and the parole officer who recommended that...
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...GROUP INTERACTION JOURNAL ARTICLES Compiled by Lawrence R. Frey University of Colorado at Boulder Aamodt, M. G., & Kimbrough, W. W. (1982). Effects of group heterogeneity on quality of task solutions. Psychological Review, 50, 171-174. Abbey, D. S. (1982). Conflict in unstructured groups: An explanation from control-theory. Psychological Reports, 51, 177-178. Abele, A. E. (2003). The dynamics of masculine-agentic and feminine-communal traits: Findings from a prospective study. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 768-776. Abele, A., Gendolla, G. H. E., & Petzold, P. (1998). Positive mood and in-group—out-group differentiation in a minimal group setting. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 24, 1343-1357. Aberson, C. L., Healy, M., & Romero, V. (2000). Ingroup bias and self-esteem: A meta-analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 4, 157-173. Abougendia, M., Joyce, A. S., Piper, W. E., & Ogrodniczuk, J. S. (2004). Alliance as a mediator of expectancy effects in short-term group psychotherapy. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 8, 3-12. Abraham, A. (1973a). Group tensions as measured by configurations of different self and transself aspects. Group Process, 5, 71-89. Abraham, A. (1973b). A model for exploring intra and interindividual processes in groups. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 23, 3-22. Abraham, A. (1974-1975). Processes in groups. Bulletin de Psychogie, 28, 746-758. Abraham, A., Geffroy, Y., & Ancelin-Schutzenberger...
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...FAMILY OF SECRETS The Bush Dynasty, America’s Invisible Government, and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years RUSS BAKER Contents Foreword by James Moore 1. How Did Bush Happen? 2. Poppy’s Secret 3. Viva Zapata 4. Where Was Poppy? 5. Oswald’s Friend 6. The Hit 7. After Camelot 8. Wings for W. 9. The Nixonian Bushes 10. Downing Nixon, Part I: The Setup 11. Downing Nixon, Part II: The Execution 12. In from the Cold 13. Poppy’s Proxy and the Saudis 14. Poppy’s Web 15. The Handoff 16. The Quacking Duck 17. Playing Hardball 18. Meet the Help 19. The Conversion 20. The Skeleton in W.’s Closet 21. Shock and . . . Oil? 22. Deflection for Reelection 23. Domestic Disturbance 24. Conclusion Afterword Author’s Note Acknowledgments Notes Foreword When a governor or any state official seeks elective national office, his (or her) reputation and what the country knows about the candidate’s background is initially determined by the work of local and regional media. Generally, those journalists do a competent job of reporting on the prospect’s record. In the case of Governor George W. Bush, Texas reporters had written numerous stories about his failed businesses in the oil patch, the dubious land grab and questionable funding behind a new stadium for Bush’s baseball team, the Texas Rangers, and his various political contradictions and hypocrisies while serving in Austin. I was one of those Texas journalists. I spent about a decade...
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