Brock Turner’s mother and father, Dan and Carryl Turner, turned notorious following the conviction of their son for sexually assaulting an unconscious lady behind a dumpster at Stanford College in 2015. Their subsequent statements and actions within the aftermath of the crime make clear the deep-rooted sense of privilege and entitlement that always accompanies wealth and social standing.
In a letter to the decide pleading for leniency, Dan Turner described his son as “an amazing child, a very good child” who made a “big mistake.” He went on to lament the impression the conviction would have on Brock’s future, arguing {that a} jail sentence could be “a steep value to pay for 20 minutes of motion out of his 20 plus years of life.” This assertion drew widespread criticism for its lack of empathy for the sufferer and its suggestion that Brock’s actions had been in some way excusable attributable to his age and social standing.
The Turners’ sense of entitlement was additional evident of their makes an attempt responsible the sufferer for the assault. In a letter to the decide, Carryl Turner wrote that her son “was not a monster” and that the sufferer had been “partially accountable” for her personal assault by “ingesting excessively.”
