Brock Turner: When Rape Culture Meets White Privilege

Brock Turner was released from prison on Sept. 2, 2016, three months into his six-month sentence for three counts of sexual assault.

His case has been a stunning, if not unusual, example of white male privilege. Rape is incredibly hard to prosecute, thanks to wide variance among states as to the definition of rape, reluctance to report and convict accused rapists, and social pressure to shame or silence rape victims.