A judge just sentenced a Stanford University star athlete — who was caught in the act of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman — to only six months in jail.
Why? Because the judge, Aaron Persky, worried that a prison sentence would have a “severe impact on him” — yes, the rapist — and said, “I think he will not be a danger to others.” It’s a horrifying example of rape culture: when a judge is more concerned with the well-being of a rapist than with justice or public safety. This judge has no business staying on the bench.