Someone fixed the statement made by the father of Stanford's convicted rapist

In this version, it's impossible to avoid the crimes of which Brock Turner was convicted.
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Colin Daileda
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When a former Stanford student was sentenced last week to six months of jail and probation for three counts of sexually assaulting a woman while she was unconscious, many were enraged by what they saw as an astonishingly light sentence. 

Then came news of a courtroom statement from the former student's father, who decried, among other things, his son's loss of appetite following his arrest on Jan. 18, 2015. 

"I was always excited to buy him a big ribeye steak to grill or get his favorite snack for him." Dan Turner, Brock Turner's father, said in a statement in court. "I had to make sure to hide my favorite pretzels or chips because I knew they wouldn't be around long after Brock walked in from a long swim practice. Now he barely consumes any food and eats only to exist."


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In response, one Twitter user, Ali Ozeri, went so far as to fix the statement in what is so far her only tweet, a response to what she and others saw as a tone-deaf defense of his son's crimes. 

The original statement starts out with this line: "Brock's life has been deeply altered forever by the events of Jan 17th and 18th." 

But Ozeri's version highlights the crimes of which Brock Turner was convicted.

"Brock's life has been deeply altered forever by the events (raping an unconscious woman) of Jan 17th and 18th." 

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Colin is Mashable's US & World Reporter. He previously interned at Foreign Policy magazine and The American Prospect. Colin is a graduate from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. When he's not at Mashable, you can most likely find him eating or playing some kind of sport.

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