Judge in Stanford sexual assault case receives death threats

[Stuart G]

Source: ABC 7 Chicago

Thursday, June 09, 2016 07:09AM


STANFORD, Calif. --
A Palo Alto judge is now receiving death threats as rage grows over the six-month sentence he gave a former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexual assault. As a result, security has been beefed up at the courthouse.


"He has received threats and his family has received threats," said Santa Clara County Public Defender Gary Goodman.

As a veteran public defender, Goodman is in Judge Aaron Persky's courtroom almost daily.

Persky is the judge who gave former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner a six-month sentence for sexual assault. A recall campaign is underway.

"He's a kind man, he's a well measured man, he's an excellent jurist,' said Goodman. "He follows the rules. He follows the statutes. He follows the process. The process worked here."

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[yurbud]

1. that is just wrong. it would have been more appropriate to say be careful where you pass out drunk

[chillfactor]

3. so you are blaming the victim.....

what is wrong with you?

[Aristus]

8. No. I think he was saying the judge shouldn't do that.

No one with a brain thinks the victim brought it on herself. But the judge does. So, he should be careful where he passes out...

[ManiacJoe]

14. At least someone correctly read response #1.

[yurbud]

24. thank you.

[Aristus]

30. Anytime...

[yurbud]

28. I meant say that to the JUDGE rather than threatening to kill him.

[farleftlib]

6. Wow

and I thought the judge was acting inappropriately.

[peace13]

2. Tomorrows headline, 'Goodman receives death threats!'

This is a sad situation. Not sure justice was served.

[katsy]

4. Language matters.

I wish people would articulate their disgust in any way other than threatening violence.

I didn't realize this horrible judge had a family... Wonder if he thought about them before letting a violent rapist free. What if brock hadn't been stopped? What if what if what if. What if it was his wife that had been raped.

Funny he didn't take into account the violence inflicted upon the victim but is so "threatened" by violent words. Just another entitled asshole that one is.

[farleftlib]

5. Death threats are inappropriate in all cases

but the judge was shockingly lenient with this jock-off. The victim feels like she's been raped
all over again no doubt. I hope he gets thrown off the bench or whatever consequences are
appropriate here. The guy was acting like a sexual predator not just that night but even a
week before. He still feels like he's the victim here.

Let's hope Karma takes care of both misogynists.

[Stuart G]

7. Death threats are inappropriate in all cases..........Yes, I agree totally

"If he gets thrown off the bench or whatever consequences appropriate here" Is also logical..but threatening to kill the judge??

I don't believe that is an answer.

[Blue_Adept]

10. I agree he was lenient

The problem is that what he did was allowed within the laws and sentencing that's established.

The focus should be less on the messenger, the judge, and on the laws and fixing them to something that's more appropriate for the crime committed.

[farleftlib]

15. Absolutely correct

However, there were no mitigating factors but a couple of aggravating ones. This guy had
been manhandling women all that night and at other parties. He obviously felt entitled by his
jock status to just take whatever he wanted and the judge reinforced that disgusting and
misogynistic attitude with the light sentence.

[Iggo]

19. Mitigating factor: Both the judge and the defendant are/were Stanford athletes. (n/t)

[IronLionZion]

9. It's better to have him removed from the bench

there are more effective ways to punish him that will hopefully set precedent for future judicial cases

[Iggo]

18. I'm hearing they'd need 70k signatures and 100k dollars to get recall on the ballot for 2017.

I don't know if that's signatures from registered voters statewide or if they have to be from people in his district.

I do know I'd sign and I'd also kick in a few bucks. Totally worth it.

[elljay]

20. I work in that district

though I live in the next county. From what I am hearing, they would get 70k signatures in a day once the word got out and 100k would not at all be a problem.

[Iggo]

22. I believe they have to wait until his new term starts (in January?)

[Mz Pip]

25. He won reelection?

Yuck. What's wrong with people in that district? How could anyone support this douche?

[Iggo]

31. He ran unopposed.

Automatic win.

Who knew?

Bad timing, really.

[elljay]

37. Here's how it works

No one filed to oppose him, so his name was not on the primary ballot on Tuesday. In November, he will be automatically re-elected. I don't know whether it is possible to write in a candidate.

[Mz Pip]

38. Got it.

There were Facebook posts saying this guy was up for reelection. Sounded like he had an opponent.

Well, maybe a write in or maybe a recall.

[christx30]

11. This quote is rich, coming from the court:

"He follows the rules. He follows the statutes. He follows the process. The process worked here."

I'd ask this guy 2 questions: Would a young black male at a club receive a 6 month sentence for sexual assault on an unconscious victim? If not, then the system didn't work.
And, 2, if this happened to your daughter, or someone else that you loved, and the perp got a 6 month sentence, would you be ok with that? If not, then, no idiot, obviously the process didn't work.

Sorry the judge is getting death threats. Absolutely breaks my heart. But no one making the threat should go to jail for that 2 minutes of verbal action.

[keylargo]

16. Awesome response,

Could not agree more!

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

12. This is how the world works now

Become the eye of a swirling controversy, get threatened.

Not saying it's right, it just is.

[jberryhill]

17. There are people who do that just for shits and giggles

Headlines of the form:

&quot Person Named In News Item) Receives Death Threats" is sort of like "Sun Expected To Rise In Morning".

And the story of this form is inevitably used as an example of "see how nasty people who believe X are".

I'm pretty convinced that people just send emails and crap at principals in news stories of note, for no actual purpose other than feeding the internet outrage machinery itself.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

13. Goodman, the public defender, says "The process worked here"?????

WTF????????? You're a public defender, you're invested in perpetrators getting off lightly.

FUCK YOU!!!! The process did NOT work---A woman's life was devalued, mocked, ravaged out of "concern" for a rapist's future success....because misogyny ruled this process.

[smirkymonkey]

21. Exactly!

The process failed. MISERABLY!!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

26. I'm so sick of this shit

so sick of sexism, and the way it's some goddamned joke. Rape is about concern for not victimizing the rapists.
Just posted an excellent article from rawstory in Good Reads....Sad to see all the voyeuristic TandA ads below the article, though.


I'm in a very very bad mood.

[smirkymonkey]

34. I completely understand Blanche.

So am I!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

36. ...

[Mz Pip]

23. Call him out

Call him names, but don't make death threats. It's probably illegal and counter productive.

[Agnosticsherbet]

29. The guy should undergo some form of judicial review. And if he is elected, he should be removed in

next election.

Death threats are unacceptable.

[Iggo]

32. Next election six years out.

Recall the best option right now as I see it.

[Agnosticsherbet]

33. There should be a recall campaign.

[ailsagirl]

35. Death threats are NEVER OK

We have legal ways of removing an incompetent judge-- let's look into those avenues.