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In response to
"to be fair, his post sounded like he was kind of siding with the criminal there. -- nm"
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groiny
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Yeah, but no. The guy clearly committed a rape and I wouldn't object to a three year sentence. (Particularly since I still don't know the details in
Posted by
Factotum (aka FactoFail)
Jun 13 '16, 17:10
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the case, the testimony, except from some articles I've read and the victim's letter.
I'm just a little concerned about it turning into something close to indirect capital punishment. He seems like perhaps some kind of misfit, socially awkward, perhaps with a permanent mean streak. I don't know, it might be obvious to those who followed the case, but then it would be even more strange how the judge decided upon a relatively light sentencing. (It's not light if you are a young person and getting raped in prison frequently actually is guaranteed, as some people in the thread seem to take for granted.)
At first it's good to see all the support for the victim and that people are concerned about the relative brevity of the downtime he's sentenced to, but when it turns into a glee fest of hoping he's raped more or less multiple times a day and such, you get the impression one wishes death upon him. If he isn't actually a sociopath, then I'd guess it stands to reason that he wouldn't come out of such a prison stint without deep scars to his soul and certainly in no way "reformed" -and what good does that do?
Then perhaps he'll be useless for the remainder of his life, or perhaps he'll commit suicide or he'll become a worse monster and hurt yet others.
It was more the sense of overkill and violent vindictiveness I reacted to. We don't get in depth coverage of this case in Scandinavia, but there's definitely a buzz about it on the internet, so if you have a facebook account and some North American friends (I have perhaps a hundred), you'll notice it. It's also getting a little bit of internet articles coverage here, but not in mainstream media. From what I've read, it seems he was quite drunk himself. I don't know his drinking history or his sexual history, but I still couldn't say, from what I've gathered, whether he was majorly clumsy and awkward, or an actual sociopath. If the latter, how did he even make it through college and to Stanford, without anyone noticing? Also, there seems to be an overeagerness to write articles about "rape culture" based on this "single data point" - one particular case. Is there a foundation for that, if he wasn't very sociable, wasn't a real jock, was socially awkward and not a frat boy type.. ?
I get the feeling some people perceive him as some kind of Ted Bundy, caught early, but if he isn't, then he's facing hell for the rest of his life. Some level of concern from society is certainly warranted, but having your entire life ahead of you nulled out and with millions wishing eternal pain for you and daily raping does seem somewhat on the harsh side of things - unless he truly is a Ted Bundy caught early. (Was there an extensive forensic psych evalulation before or during the trial and court process?)
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