I am the father of a 13-year old girl, and my daughter and her friends are CHILDREN. The law protects children from those that would take advantage of them. That the victim in this case forgave the criminal is immaterial to the point – he gave alcohol and quaaludes to a child and raped her, and refused to accept responsibilty or punishment for his crime. The jails here are full of those who did not have the resources to flee to Europe and be feted as a great artiste.
Moreover, it’s gutless for the film-maker to make the judge out to be the bad guy, since he is dead and unable to defend himself or sue for libel. The fact remains – and let me say it one more time – that the defendant drugged and anally raped a child.
As for the moral bankruptcy of those in Hollywood that would give Polanski a standing ovation,it speaks ill of them that they are apparently willing to fogive any sin except fighting Communism or voting Republican.
