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Brock Turner judge hires Trump consultant

Original post made on Aug 3, 2017

Aaron Persky, the Santa Clara County judge facing a recall measure in the wake of his controversial sentencing of former Stanford University student Brock Turner, has hired a political consultant who worked for Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, August 3, 2017, 11:20 AM

Comments (6)

Posted by Cordelia
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Aug 3, 2017 at 2:24 pm

How can I donate to the recall campaign fund started by Dauber?


Posted by Robyn
a resident of another community
on Aug 3, 2017 at 4:44 pm

This is a waste of resources and may have a chilling effect on the judiciary.
Where is the outrage against the probation department that issued the recommendation the Judge followed?


Posted by Hold on
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Aug 3, 2017 at 9:09 pm

I don't think we should blame the probation department. The final decision rests with the judge and I think judges, in general, have a bad habit of wanting to move through a case as quickly as possible,
delegating the facts of the case to "advisors" who make recommendations. This judge shoujd have actually listened to the facts in this case and to all of the parties involved. It absolutely amazed me to hear a judge saying "he's a first time offender." Really? It's the first time he ever raped a woman? So does that mean his victim is less traumatized than perhaps his 2nd or 3rd victim might be? Do rapists get a pass for the "first time"? I guess their victims are just collateral damage in the rapist's "learning curve."


Posted by Gor
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Aug 3, 2017 at 9:12 pm

The recall campaign web site is www.recallaaronpersky.com. There you will find a link that allows you to make an online donation. The web site lays out the case for recalling Persky. You can also find information on how to get involved in the campaign.


Posted by TT
a resident of another community
on Aug 3, 2017 at 9:18 pm

to donate....recalljudgepersky.com..... I agree 1000% about the Probation Dept...they got away from the deserved scorn....Turner LIED to them...when they realized their error they did an unprecedented action by changing Turner's probation....something NEVER done...Persky WAS NOT bound to take the Probation's Depts recommendation...Persky KNEW of Turners lies and ignored them....Persky must GO!!!


Posted by USA
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Aug 3, 2017 at 10:24 pm

USA is a registered user.

Elena - understand this is why people call the liberal press the "fake news". It is the continual and sad attempt to link any bad or controversial to Trump. If Trump does something bad, then fine just report the facts. This smear campaign just re-enforces Trump supporters and get your political friends voted out of office.

Yes, I see that the Voice also closed off discussion in the "ICE raid reported at Park Vista apartments" article. Yeah, I get it. You don't want anybody to say something that would counter the liberal talk points. (Don't worry, I won't use the I-word, as that gets my posts deleted.)

BTW, another governor just switched parties today further adding to the large majority of Republican governors in office.


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