Brock Turner is a rapist and the literal scum of the earth. This ex-NFL player has thoughts about why his case is about privilege rather than justice.

After he was found raping an unconscious woman behind a dumpster, the Stanford University student and his family made every appeal to the public possible to deny guilt. Then, the judge in his case only sentenced him to six months explaining that jail would have a negative impact on Turner.  Meanwhile, the young woman whose life was forever changed has had to endure the entire ordeal, never having her experience centered or addressed.

Brian Banks, an ex-NFL player who served five years for a rape he didn’t commit, responded to Brock’s lenient rape sentencing by citing issues of class privilege and systemic racism.

Banks told a CNN host that this sentencing issue is “disgusting” and “appalling” for a host of reasons. “It’s not just privilege by race, it’s privilege by money,” he said.

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  • Jenn M. Jackson was born and raised in East Oakland, California, a fact which motivates her writing and academic ambitions. She is a scholar, educator, and writer whose writing addresses Black Politics and civil and public life for young Black people with a focus on policing and surveillance. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of Water Cooler Convos, a culture platform for Black millennials. Her writing has been featured in Washington Post, BITCH Magazine, Marie Claire, EBONY, The Root, Daily Dot, The Independent, and many others. Jackson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Chicago studying American Politics with a focus on political participation and engagement, public opinion and social movements. For more about her, tweet her at @JennMJack or visit her website at jennmjackson.com.