Calling BS

So, let's address it. Let's talk about Brock Turner.

I have tried pretty hard not to post anything about this in the last few days. Only because it would come out in an immature rage. I would have FOR SURE made fun of the fact that his mom said he could no longer enjoy his snacks. Said something like "so sorry your precious cheese-its don't taste as good, go ahead, don't worry about the girl who is now afraid to sleep at night." For sure I would have said that in my 8,004 days on this earth, it is by far the craziest thing I have ever heard. I also probably would have used words like "piece of shit" or "sad excuse for a human life", so I decided to wait a few days to cool down. To, you know, avoid saying any of those petty things...

I know that you all know the details of this case, so I don't need to go into them.

This post is about this bigger picture.

The blatant ignorance of people.

And how I call BULLSHIT.

When talking to a friend, she said "Why do some people get it and some people just totally don't?" And it's so true. However, I believe it's more... some people get it and some people just totally pretend not to. 

Because we get it. 

We know what YES means. 

We know what NO means.

We know what NOTHING means.

If you asked your mom if you could spend the night at a friends house, and she said yes, lucky you, that meant you could go. And we get that...

If she said no, damn, better luck next time. And we get that...

If she said nothing, had yet to answer, you didn't just go anyway. You had to wait for the very distinct yes. And we get that...

Specifically, Brock Turner claims to have misunderstood the nothing part of this puzzle.

If you applied for a loan to buy a house, and had yet to hear if the bank approved it, do you get to just move in because, well, you want to? 

Oh, that's CLEARLY crazy? Right, and we get that...

However, we don't quuuuuite seem to apply this to our savage-like sexual instincts.

So, spare me with this "we didn't know any better" bullshit.

You do.

You know you can't just take what you want without permission.

You just do know that.

But one way of thinking, benefits you and your pubescent idea of hormones, and the other makes you a monster.

 I can imagine why you chose the first option, but have no fear, we know that option isn't the accurate one.

Either own up to understanding the basic rules of life, or let us all know you are just plain senseless.