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US Vice President Joe Biden has written an open letter surrounding the Stanford sex assault case, illustrating his shock at Brock Turner’s lenient sentence.
Biden starts off by addressing the victim, in awe of her courage at penning such an incredible statement addressed to her rapist. He wrote: “I do not know your name, but your words are forever seared on my soul”.
He goes on to commend her bravery for facing all of the victim-blaming she has suffered to put her case out there in the name of seeking equality and dignity for her own body. He condemns the atrocious college partying environment, citing the statistic that one in five women on college campuses is assaulted every year.
He highlights the fact that there is not enough being done to prevent violence against women as it’s happening – that we need to make it our business.
And finally, he closes the letter by praising the victim and seeing her potential, and the potential for her powerful letter to change the lives of others: “Your words will help people you have never met and never will. You have given them the strength they need to fight. And so, I believe, you will save lives. I do not know your name — but I will never forget you.”
