| No Images? Click here   When the Punishment Feels Like a Crime Hello Highliners,On June 5, voters in California's Santa Clara County will decide whether to remove Judge Aaron Persky from the bench. Two years ago, Persky sentenced Stanford student Brock Turner to three months in jail for the sexual assault of an unconscious young woman behind a dumpster on campus. The victim's eloquent, courageous statement—delivered in court and a viral sensation—galvanized a movement to fight rape culture long before the first revelations about Harvey Weinstein made it into print. For more than a year, Julia Ioffe has been reporting on the legacy of Persky's decision.Inspired by the victim's statement, Stanford professor Michele Dauber launched a crusade to recall Persky. Two years later, that crusade has become an intensely ugly fight in one of the most liberal communities in America. On one side is Dauber, a relentless champion of women on campus at Stanford and herself no stranger to trauma; on the other stands nearly the entire California legal establishment. This battle has involved death threats, leaked documents and vicious personal attacks. And regardless of the result of the recall, Julia's complex, surprising story makes painfully clear that while society is finally stumbling towards a deeper understanding of sexual assault, we're still a very long way from knowing how to deal with the perpetrators and enablers.  HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which explains how your data is used and shared. Learn More.Highline combines the rigor, depth and obsessiveness of the best magazine journalism with the experimentation that becomes possible when no paper or staples are involved. And our goal is simple: We want to publish stories that stay with you.Did you like reading this email? Forward it to a friend. Or sign up! Can't get enough? Check out our Morning Email or Must Reads.©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 |
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