Tuner Critique Brock Allen Turner was a Stanford University student. However, after a frat party his life and another women’s life changes. Tuner was caught raping a woman who was unconscious behind a dumpster. With two witnesses present in court, Tuner was only sentenced to six months and jail. To many people including myself, felt that the sentence should have been longer. The shortage of punishment has led people to question the judge who decided the punishment. A petition for a recall election lead to different opinions about how and if a recall should take place. Paul Butler a federal prosecutor wrote an article about the Stanford case entitled “Judicial Recall Will Inevitably Lead to Hasher Sentences.” In this article Butler purposes that a recall is unnecessary because of one mistake. Butler does not view the punishment for Tuner appropriate, but sees the sentence as progress. The claim Butler makes as an excuse for the judge is bias for whites. With support from Angela Davis, Butler approaches the Stanford situation that happens regularly and is expected. Butler’s last reason to not have a recall is punishment. Butler believes that judges will have harder punishments. However, the victim will not feel any more relief from a hard her punishment for the rapist. Butler had references to support his claims and an …show more content…
He states that judges should be independent, but if something unlawful happens a recall should take place. Kevin explains that recalls and minimum sentences prevent judges from opposing the law. Kevin points that judges should be recalled even if it is only one mistake. He asked several questions about the judge’s conclusion. However, considering different questions and factors, Kevin believes that recalls can be