¶ … Brock Turner's ruling of a six-month imprisonment by Judge Aaron Persky, the internet was filled with people's aggressive responses. Brock Turner, a famous athlete in the swim team of Stanford University, was pronounced guilty of having sexually assaulted a 23-year-old unconscious woman. He was also charged for three sexual offences. The internet and all social media forums overflowed with people's call to the judge to review the sentence. These included blogs, CNN videos, Twitter and Facebook posts as well as hashtags, which called upon Brock Turner as a rapist, while also appealing for justice for the victims. A letter written by Turner's friends Leslie Rasmussen delivered a similar message; the reason why rape cases occur on campuses isn't always because of the rapists (Li, 2016).
The rape victims have not been given much say on media forums. Very rarely are they actually given a chance to speak on talk shows and news programs, however, they're forced to tell their entire story in a few words, which clearly isn't enough to deliver the story of what they went through. Little heed is paid to find the solution of the rape problem. As suggested by Li (2016), it is the rape victims who can contribute the most in preventing further rape cases since they have actually suffered it and can pin-point where the society,...
With visual media, the stories get shortened to lessen airtime expense, whereas there are no such issues with social media and even life-long experiences can be documented thoroughly. In this case, the victim published a 7244-word statement of her entire story which was read by millions of people and circulated among the entire Stanford University's
population. What makes this particular case so different from others is that it has crossed the boundaries of racial and criminal privileges and the class and elite issues have been compromised. Moreover, this case is being led by the victim itself. This is why this case has the support of millions and has erupted the social media with furious debates.
How has Justice Policy Process been affected by Media?
As based on the research by criminologists and media scholars, it is said that excessive television-watching can increase the fear in a person. This
theory is an extension to a previous hypothesis which stated that increased exposure to violent media and aggressive television shows led to an exaggeration of the idea of
crime in the public's mind. A recent research showed that the amount of fear in a person was directly proportionate to how much local news they watched. It was also discovered that those who feared more, chose…
