A polite request

[fox1013]

If you believe that people are being unfair to Roman Polanski, because I guess raping a child is only a problem for humorless feminists or whatever, kindly GTFO of my LJ. I don't have a ton of standards around here, but that one's pretty solid.

FFS, people.

[Context is the Kate Harding article everyone's linking to, because everything else makes

Comments

[skadi]

No, no, no. See, he's talented. He makes good films. Drugging a child and raping her is really unimportant compared to his amazing film expertise.

Silly you!

[fox1013]

I keep forgetting that Chinatown > a child's entire life.

My bad! :(

[lepapillon]

ITA. Why would anyone feel any sympathy for him, a RAPIST??

[fox1013]

BECAUSE THEY SUCK.

>:(

[fatascribunda]

Thanks for linking to this article. I've been avoiding the articles on this whole thing because it's so infuriating to see people defend what he did. Yes, people can change, and I believe that absolutely. However, you don't get to deny justice and ignore the consequences of your actions and then skip around saying "But I'm a good person now, why are you so mean to meeeeee???" So to find an article that points out that he drugged and raped a child? Such a relief. Thanks again.

[fox1013]

SERIOUSLY.

I do not understand how people think "LOOK HE'S ALL BETTER NOW! :D? :D?" is a valid answer to "DRUGGED AND RAPED A KID." No. Just... no.

[baked_goldfish]

Eugene Robinson also had a sensible op-ed on it.

I honestly can't even comprehend the apologists. I can sort of see where they're coming from about his victim wanting to leave it all in the past, but the facts are he raped her, plead guilty, and then fled. He should serve time for the original guilty plea, and serve more time for fleeing the country. I don't know what's so difficult to understand about this.

[fox1013]

Ooh, thanks for the link!

And, yes. Everything else: just yes.

[fox1013]

I HATE EVERYONE. A LOT.