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Quote: (10-03-2016 10:50 AM)AboveAverageJoe Wrote:
Remember California is the state that started hypnotist and therapy to make people "remember" sexual trauma that happened years ago that they had reportedly buried.
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A woman was reported to have been raped in a dormitory at Stanford University on Friday, the same day Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law spurred by the Brock Turner case that would toughen sentences for sex assault convictions.
The woman told campus security that a man whom she did not know raped her early Friday in a dorm on the east side of the university, according to an alert issued by Stanford’s Department of Public Safety. Campus police said there was no information about the man or specific details about the attack.
“Stanford University does not tolerate sexual assault, sexual misconduct or sexual harassment,” police said in the alert.
University spokeswoman Lisa Lapin said Stanford officials have not received any additional information since the assault was reported Friday.
The on-campus assault was reported hours before Gov. Brown signed Assembly Bill 2888 into law, mandating prison sentences for certain sexual offenses such as rape, forced oral copulation and sodomy. The bill will prevent judges from handing light sentences to offenders convicted of sexually assaulting unconscious or severely intoxicated victims.
The law was inspired by the case of Turner, a former Stanford swimmer who was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster on campus after a fraternity party.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky sentenced Turner to six months in jail for the assault because he said a harsher penalty would have a “severe impact” on the former athlete. Turner served half of his sentence due to California’s felony sentencing realignment.
The sentence sparked outrage, with critics saying it was too lenient and set an ominous precedent for sexual assaults on U.S. college campuses.
The victim’s 12-page, single-spaced letter, which she read in court and has been read by senators on the floor of Congress, struck a chord with millions frustrated by the stigma tied to sexual assault cases, said Santa Clara County Dist. Atty. Jeff Rosen. He said people were angry “at those who continue to misconstrue these assaults as sex gone a little too far.”
“The national awakening about campus sexual assaults started by Emily Doe’s powerful letter continues to grow, changing our minds and our laws,” he said in a statement Friday. “While prisons are not appropriate for every person convicted of a crime, rapists belong in prison.”
Persky, who faced a recall effort due to fallout from the sentence, was later moved to a civil court in San Jose to reduce courtroom distraction following the Turner case.
Quote: (10-03-2016 06:17 PM)Tim in real life Wrote:
The l̶a̶w̶ rape story was inspired by the case of Turner, a former Stanford swimmer who was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster on campus after a fraternity party.
Quote: (10-03-2016 11:31 AM)ElFlaco Wrote:
Quote: (10-03-2016 10:50 AM)AboveAverageJoe Wrote:
Remember California is the state that started hypnotist and therapy to make people "remember" sexual trauma that happened years ago that they had reportedly buried.
False Memory Syndrome is real. This belongs on my list of things that I believe that most intelligent people don't. Research by psychologist Elizabeth Loftus shows that false memories can indeed be planted. Naturally, she has been villified by the usual suspects. She testified at the McMartin preschool trials, a modern-day equivalent witch trial. Eyewitness testimony is also more unreliable than people generally realize.
Quote: (10-04-2016 01:23 PM)911 Wrote:
Quote: (10-03-2016 11:31 AM)ElFlaco Wrote:
False Memory Syndrome is real. This belongs on my list of things that I believe that most intelligent people don't. Research by psychologist Elizabeth Loftus shows that false memories can indeed be planted. Naturally, she has been villified by the usual suspects. She testified at the McMartin preschool trials, a modern-day equivalent witch trial. Eyewitness testimony is also more unreliable than people generally realize.
False Memory Syndrome is bunk, it was mostly set up to help powerful pedophiles discredit child molestation victims.
Quote: (10-04-2016 02:13 PM)ElFlaco Wrote:I distinctly remember those cases, some people are still in prison due to that hysteria. The scary part was a lot of those cases originated from a mentally ill woman making absurd claims then (par for the course) committing suicide. Some of the kids testimony was demonstrably false, and was blown up into a nationwide hysteria.None of the main stream media will admit to it now, but they stoked the flames.
Quote: (10-04-2016 01:23 PM)911 Wrote:
Quote: (10-03-2016 11:31 AM)ElFlaco Wrote:
False Memory Syndrome is real. This belongs on my list of things that I believe that most intelligent people don't. Research by psychologist Elizabeth Loftus shows that false memories can indeed be planted. Naturally, she has been villified by the usual suspects. She testified at the McMartin preschool trials, a modern-day equivalent witch trial. Eyewitness testimony is also more unreliable than people generally realize.
False Memory Syndrome is bunk, it was mostly set up to help powerful pedophiles discredit child molestation victims.
I'm not sure if you're old enough to remember the day-care sex abuse hysteria / satanic ritual 'moral panic' from the late 80s. There weren't any 'powerful pedophiles' involved in these cases, but rather uneducated day-care workers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day-care_s...e_hysteria
Quote: (10-04-2016 01:23 PM)911 Wrote:
Quote: (10-03-2016 11:31 AM)ElFlaco Wrote:
Quote: (10-03-2016 10:50 AM)AboveAverageJoe Wrote:
Remember California is the state that started hypnotist and therapy to make people "remember" sexual trauma that happened years ago that they had reportedly buried.
False Memory Syndrome is real. This belongs on my list of things that I believe that most intelligent people don't. Research by psychologist Elizabeth Loftus shows that false memories can indeed be planted. Naturally, she has been villified by the usual suspects. She testified at the McMartin preschool trials, a modern-day equivalent witch trial. Eyewitness testimony is also more unreliable than people generally realize.
False Memory Syndrome is bunk, it was mostly set up to help powerful pedophiles discredit child molestation victims.
This law sucks, but one side benefit is that Roman Polanski, who raped a 13yr old girl, is no longer off the hook.