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Originally Posted by AFC-911
You know. If I was a parent and my son did this, I would not make a plea like Brock Turner's dad did. I'd probably say "You f-ed up, I taught you better than that. Go serve the time you get."
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Or at least, "That's a hard sentence for 20 minutes of felonious behavior."
OTOH, being labeled as a sex offender for the rest of your life for a first offense of this kind is pretty steep. A problem with this is a drunk kid molesting a drunk girl is not the same as a repeat sexual predator stalking and preying on vulnerable sober women, but the primary punishment (a lifetime of registering as a sex offender) is similar. I think this minimizes the seriousness of the predator's crimes. A bank robber can get 10 years in prison and he's done. This kid is a pariah the rest of his life. I would like to see more prison time for him, and when he's out he can start a new life.