Brock Turner Rape Summary

When an “All-American swimmer” is found guilty of rape, you wonder if he is truly guilty; especially if you read the Washington post article “All-American swimmer found guilty of sexually assaulting unconscious woman on Stanford campus”. This article marginalises the victim, known as Jane Doe and silences sexually assaulted women by portraying the offender, Brock Turner, as an innocent boy whose live has been ruined by this accusation.

The Washington Post article marginalises women that are sexually assaulted right from the title, emphasising the “unconscious” state of the victim. This causes the audience to doubt the veracity of the victim’s testimony of the rape, which is referred as the “alleged sexual assault” in the report. The article silences the victim by excluding quotes that she made regarding how rape will affect her future but contains a quote of her referring herself to be a “silly girl”, causing the audience to think lowly of her. By bring up his childhood, Brock Turner is

Individuals perceive the word rape negatively compared to” sexually assaulted” and was used four times in the text, three of which was included in the charges. The text manipulates the values of the audience by creating the impression that everyone agrees to the position of the article, making the audience more likely to victim-blame after reading it. It is also making it seem like Brock Turner’s conviction was a way to promote a feminist agenda rather than a just conviction for rape. By including quotes from a woman in the jury, the text shows to the audience that women are appalled by the victimization of Brock Turner and that all blame should go to Jane Doe for ruining the life of Turner. Furthermore, the article believes that the inadmissibility of Jane doe’s testimony adds on to the “unjust” charges against Brock