A story like this boggles my mind.
A man has sex with a thirteen-year-old girl, and because he's a celebrity, people are actually asking that the whole thing be dismissed.
Not to mention that he's never apologized for his actions, and in an article written at the time, actually claimed that EVERYBODY wants to sleep with thirteen-year-old girls. So somehow that's--okay?
The only good argument I can see for letting the whole thing go away is that the girl/now woman in question wants it to, and since she's the victim, I do believe that when she petitioned the court to dismiss the case, they probably should have. I think her claim that she was the one being tortured by all this--clearly not Roman Polanski since he's gotten an Oscar and acclaim since the whole thing happened--was reasonable.
It's considered a cliche to say that artists get special treatment, but in this case, it couldn't be more true. It's not just a matter of celebrity. It's the fact that people truly believe that since this man can make great art, he should be allowed to do so without little technicalities like, you know, the LAW coming into play.
I don't see how it's irrational to ask someone to make great art AND keep their hands off under-aged girls.
But that's just me.
A man has sex with a thirteen-year-old girl, and because he's a celebrity, people are actually asking that the whole thing be dismissed.
Not to mention that he's never apologized for his actions, and in an article written at the time, actually claimed that EVERYBODY wants to sleep with thirteen-year-old girls. So somehow that's--okay?
The only good argument I can see for letting the whole thing go away is that the girl/now woman in question wants it to, and since she's the victim, I do believe that when she petitioned the court to dismiss the case, they probably should have. I think her claim that she was the one being tortured by all this--clearly not Roman Polanski since he's gotten an Oscar and acclaim since the whole thing happened--was reasonable.
It's considered a cliche to say that artists get special treatment, but in this case, it couldn't be more true. It's not just a matter of celebrity. It's the fact that people truly believe that since this man can make great art, he should be allowed to do so without little technicalities like, you know, the LAW coming into play.
I don't see how it's irrational to ask someone to make great art AND keep their hands off under-aged girls.
But that's just me.
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