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Sophia Rosing was banned from the University of Kentucky campus after the incident

A college student who went on a drunken tirade using the n-word 200 times will now head to jail for a year.

Sophia Rosing, a former student at the University of Kentucky, became infamous in 2022 for her rant that was captured on video and shared on social media. In the video, Rosing was caught using the slur at a fellow student and assaulting her.

Rosing previously pleaded guilty to four counts of fourth-degree assault and other charges. When she entered her plea, she apologized to fellow student Kylah Spring and members of the Black community.

This week, a judge in Kentucky sentenced Rosing to 12 months in custody and 100 hours of community service, according to Lex 18.

In the infamous video Spring said that Rosing struck her numerous times and kicked her in the stomach. As Spring is explaining what happened to her, Rosing can be heard yelling at her in the background, calling the Black student the n-word and a "b****" throughout the footage.

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[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'll never get the American mindset which considers "used the n-word 200 times" the main offense, the one worthy to be in the headline, while "struck her numerous times and kicked her in the stomach" is just a minor detail that happens to be mentioned somewhere in the article as an afterthought.

[–] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

It also only serves to continue fueling the polarization of the right. They point and say "See! They will put you in jail simply for saying words!" And since many don't bother to open the article, it spreads and spreads and fuels their fear factory.

It feels like "responsible journalism" is a thing of the past in the face of appeasing the Algorithm.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 151 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Watch her get out in a year and be invited to go on the Republican lecture circuit to talk about how woke politics is ruining American college campuses.

This isn't a joke, I seriously think this will happen.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A whole year? Somebody is optimistic.

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

Yeah she was probably a good Christian too

[–] Carrick1973@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

She's pretty and blond and an idiot. She'll be on Fox News as a host shortly after.

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

At this point, i genuinely trust that could be a realistic outcome. That episode may have been her very own Rittenhouse Moment™ putting her on conservative radars across the country

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[–] donuts@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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It should just post a reply and offer a link for people to also subscribe to the same reminder. But I'm not complaining, just talking in ideal scenarios

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The woke liberals are trying to cancel her for the innocent act of being a racist asshole who assaulted a black woman! They're out of control!

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I would imagine that is her plan all along

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 88 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Imagine saying the n-word 100 times in an assault on someone and only being halfway done. 😬

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

how long was the assault? That's like dozens of hard Rs per minute. What a psycho.

[–] ThomasLadder_69@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

10 minutes. That's 3 per second.

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[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 73 points 2 days ago (2 children)

How was this not elevated to a hate crime? That sentance is weak sauce for a racially motivated attack

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's hard not to just be blunt here. She's a white girl. Sentencing guidelines and police protocols are different for people matching that description. It's a known, researched phenomenon.

It's not unreasonable to say that the police work for non-impoverished, non-overweight white women. It's noticeable in how quick white women are to call the police and think the police will help with a problem.

Statistically, you are roughly about 1000% more likely to experience police violence if you are not a white woman.

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (9 children)

It's not really for being a white girl, it's primarily for being a girl.

Women get 63% lighter sentences for the same crimes as men ( https://academic.oup.com/aler/article-abstract/17/1/127/212179 ), while there is no racial gap between white and another race, whether among men, or women, that's even half that wide ( https://www.ussc.gov/research/research-reports/2023-demographic-differences-federal-sentencing ).

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's both. The criminal justice system treats white folks better than black folks, and women better than men. Depending on what exactly you're measuring which one is the larger gap can go either way. For sentencing, sex means more than race - so she'd get a longer sentence if she were a black woman, but an even longer one if she were a white man, and a still longer one if she were a black man.

I'm actually surprised a white girl got a whole year for an assault. And not even a suspended sentence!

I've seen cases where it's like "white woman stabs boyfriend in heart, boyfriend narrowly survives due to prompt medical attention, 30 day suspended sentence" or "woman sexually assaults minor boy, gets herself pregnant from the assault, no punishment for her and boy owes woman child support for being her victim."

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

It’s both.

Holy shit lol, I know it's both! I never said it's not both. I'm just pointing out the common misconception, that people tend to assume the wrong one of the two is statistically a bigger factor. And not just bigger, but much bigger.

“woman sexually assaults minor boy, gets herself pregnant from the assault, no punishment for her and boy owes woman child support for being her victim.”

In case anyone thinks this person is being hyperbolic here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/02/statutory-rape-victim-child-support/14953965/

[–] 01011@monero.town 14 points 2 days ago

Her being white is most certainly a factor. Racial judicial bias is definitely a thing. When you add in gender judicial bias you end with a tap on the wrist for a most egregious crime.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That is apparently determined at sentencing in Kentucky.

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=45774

So blame the judge.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 125 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Interesting that the Independent made sure to mention that this student was drunk not once, but twice, as if that were an excuse.

No one says that word when drunk if they wouldn't be willing to say it out loud in certain company.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Her being drunk is relevant to reporting the truth. They're not excusing her actions but giving context. As you pointed out, she may never have said these slurs in her open life, but she was probably thinking them and alcohol greased the wheels on her racism.

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[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago

Talk about White Washing a story.

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[–] RagingSnarkasm@lemmy.world 94 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Anyone else getting serious larval-stage-Marjorie-Taylor-Greene vibes from this mug shot or just me?

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 49 points 2 days ago (2 children)
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[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 16 points 2 days ago

I'm getting "crazy ex girlfriend" vibes from her. The type that would fake a pregnancy, break out your car windows, and stalk you for years after the fact.

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 83 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm very confused here. She is white, pretty, and went before a Kentucky Judge. How was she sentenced to anything?

~/s~

[–] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 78 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 59 points 2 days ago (6 children)

You're asking the right questions. Not rich enough, apparently

[–] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago

I guess he was rich enough for 150 slurs, but she had to cross the limit.

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[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 50 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

However, Spring said after the plea hearing that she did not believe Rosing was remorseful.

Yeah, I can look at that mugshot and tell she's not. Glad (and surprised) she got actual punishment.

Edit: I'm making the assumption that's the reflection of a bright orange jumper I see at the bottom of the photo, and the typical blandly colored cinderblock wall in the background.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That is the sort of smug little smirk that says, "that n- deserved what she got." No remorse at all.

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[–] Yeller_king@reddthat.com 20 points 2 days ago

When is she gonna be invited to headline a Trump rally?

[–] Pyflixia@kbin.melroy.org 29 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You know they say that drinking alcohol kind of reveals who you are inside. Well we now know who she really is. The assault confirms that.

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[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's like 4 minutes of straight up repeating the n-word. Besides her racism, how fucked up she was to vomit out that long of a manifesto?

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[–] don@lemm.ee 10 points 2 days ago

All that hideousness and just gets a year of jail and 100 hours of community service. Fucking Kentucky pantywaist conservative judge.

[–] ZeroCool 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Good. I remember seeing that video back when this all happened and she’s a vile piece of shit.

[–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 days ago (7 children)
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