Caution: Some of this post contains explicit testimony about rape of a minor.
Polanski supporters, defenders and apologists continue to insist that there is no justice to be served by extraditing this convicted criminal to the USA to serve a jail sentence he avoided by leaving the country.
Won’t bother to link to all of his defenders here… easy enough to find them all over the internet. But this clip from “The View” caught my attention because I would not have expected to see Whoopi Goldberg trying to minimize the seriousness of statutory rape of a 13 year-old by a 43 year-old man, saying that it may not have been a “rape” rape.
Well, first of all, what the heck is the difference? Since when do we use “consent” by a minor as an excuse for an older adult to have “sex” with her?
Statutory rape is not defined to protect the rapist, it is there to protect a victim who is not mature enough to consent… but it is still rape. The “consent” is negated by the fact that the rape is “statutory”.
However, Ms. Goldberg should do her research BEFORE flapping her gums.
Polanski drugged her then took her orally, vaginally and anally… are we really expected to believe she consented to this?
A quick read of the transcript of the grand jury testimony shows that, assuming you believe the victim’s account, no consent was given (from The Smoking Gun):
One more caution…. this testimony is graphic….
Sound consensual to you?
ABC has a 2003 interview with the victim; she does not recant any of her testimony.
Some say Polanski has already had to suffer because of his self-imposed exile… self-imposed being the key element. We don’t get to decide our own punishment. Must have been rough living in France in a chalet.
Some say the victim has forgiven and wants to move on. Understandable, but not a good reason to let a convicted fugitive slide.
Some say you need to look at how wonderful the man is and measure his life in total. I’m good with that, right after he serves time for his crime.
Some say there are more important things for California to be spending taxpayer funds for these days. Really? Great message to send to potential rapists out there…
Time for all the Hollywood radical left-wing elitists out there who think we are picking on Polanski to get a clue: even in Hollywood, raping a 13 year-old is a crime.
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