tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post4990679755180053721..comments2024-03-24T13:51:58.601-05:00Comments on Desert's Child: Roman Polanski's crimeKatie Sherrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159503802660122104noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post-34648168125268415952009-10-02T16:29:33.386-05:002009-10-02T16:29:33.386-05:00Lots of commentary among Victim's groups out t...Lots of commentary among Victim's groups out there. Would Mr. Polanski's Hollywood friends be so quick to jump to his defense were he a Catholic priest? I don't think so.<br /><br />The molestation of minors and vulnerable adults is despicable under any circumstance. The effects are horrible and can be life-threatening. My wife and I ought to know. If only my Avatar could talk. <br /><br />thank you!<br /><br />John Iliffjohn iliff https://www.blogger.com/profile/02302505584191566477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post-56381419608856115982009-10-01T12:27:08.985-05:002009-10-01T12:27:08.985-05:00Maybe it would help those supporting Polanski to a...Maybe it would help those supporting Polanski to ask themselves this simple question.<br />Suppose it was your daughter that he drugged, raped and sodomized?airedalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04058334807032017823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post-10895182741336565122009-10-01T09:24:22.812-05:002009-10-01T09:24:22.812-05:00It is important to note that Polanski pled GUILTY ...It is important to note that Polanski pled GUILTY to the charges. He has already been "tried"--this is about his running away to avoid his punishment for the crime he ADMITTED committing.Wormwood's Doxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882756844690851674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post-87701181285629868422009-09-30T20:57:37.446-05:002009-09-30T20:57:37.446-05:00I keep hearing that he is such a wonderful directo...I keep hearing that he is such a wonderful director and has done such wonderful work as if that excuses him from what he did. A 13 year old being raped by a 46 year old man is NOT consentual sex. Besides the girl stated she asked several times to go home. The man needs to be tried no matter who he is.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344115621163474891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post-56196375277420771712009-09-30T14:35:56.131-05:002009-09-30T14:35:56.131-05:00Thank you, Katie!!!
I am just horrified that supp...Thank you, Katie!!!<br /><br />I am just horrified that supposedly sane people don't "get" this.<br /><br />It doesn't matter how long ago it was.<br /><br />It doesn't matter that the victim has "forgiven" Polanski.<br /><br />It doesn't matter that Polanski has had a lot of bad things happen to him. I can feel for him (and I do), but plenty of people endure horrible things and do not rape children and then run away to avoid punishment.<br /><br />This is about justice, and the integrity of the judicial system. This is about ensuring that no one--no matter how rich or talented they are--is above the law. This is about protecting children, who do not have the capacity to "consent" to sex.<br /><br />I wonder how many of the people who are supporting Roman Polanski would feel the same way if it were THEIR 13-year-old daughters he had drugged, raped, and sodomized? <br /><br />DoxyWormwood's Doxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882756844690851674noreply@blogger.com