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1. 

   On October 26th 2009, RealDeal101 wrote:

   Petition asking for "No Preferential Treatment of Polanski" by Teenage Rape Survivor

   http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nomeansnomeans…
2. 

   On October 26th 2009, Kyle wrote:

   I don't care how long ago it was, it is a sick and disgusting thing he did and he deserves to serve his time for it. I wonder if these guys/gals would be signing the same tune if it had been their 13 year old who was raped.
3. 

   On October 26th 2009, Mike wrote:

   You go folks. I'm not a celeb but I support him also and respect these folks for coming out to do so also.
4. 

   On October 26th 2009, Jay wrote:

   Mike… You are truly a moron.
5. 

   On October 26th 2009, Andy wrote:

   This article is stupid. All indications are that not only was the sex consensual but she did not appear to be 13. Can you guys really tell the difference between 13 and 17?
6. 

   On October 26th 2009, brendoman wrote:

   Mike, why do you support him? I almost feel like these people aren't even aware of what they're supporting. This man plead guilty to drugging and raping a 13 year old girl and then fled the country. If this were a normal person, not a famous director, they would be on the other end, screaming for his blood. I admire Polanski's work too, but that doesn't make what he did ok.
7. 

   On October 26th 2009, me wrote:

   What you need to do is list the names and addresses of all the 13 year olds these people are related too.
8. 

   On October 26th 2009, Judgmental wrote:

   To any who support this sick idiot:

   You all deserve to have your children drugged and raped.
9. 

   On October 26th 2009, Ben wrote:

   You, Sarah, who wrote this, got carried away. This is not journalism. This is pure populism, serve the crowd easy to-digest-meals.

   You put everybody in the same basket. You don't link to any source. And you nearly spit on these people when you have no real proof of what you're saying.

   The Polanski case is a tough one. He did rape a girl. He has to face a court for that. But you miss the point. What people are supportive of is mainly that he should have done so 30 years ago, and the fact that Switzerland decides to give him away is a political matter more than a justice one.

   Nobody is saying that rape is excusable. Stop making stupid assumptions and calling for boycott, which almost reads like lynching here.
10. 

    On October 26th 2009, Johnny wrote:

    I understand the point you're trying to make and I agree your position, but the pithy comments at the end of each bio and really just cheapen and detract from your message. Avoid the self-congratulatory snark and stick to telling us what we need to know.
11. 

    On October 26th 2009, Frank wrote:

    Has it ever occurred to anyone that Polanski originally pleaded guilty to just get it over with? There was a deal on the table if he pleaded guilty. Even if he didn't do it, that bargain could've been alot better than dragging this whole thing out and causing more drama/harm to all those involved. And he left because the deal was revoked.

    Maybe instead of just blindly being so adamant one way or another you use a little logic and give the man the benefit of the doubt.

    It's the same Bullshit with MJ. Never convicted but yet everyone says he's guilty. People didn't think that maybe… just maybe the parents saw MJ as an innocent gullible person to take advantage of because he has money?
12. 

    On October 26th 2009, myster3nigma wrote:

    wow what a bias article…. who cares if he raped some little 13 year old girl….. shit like that happens all the time in the rest of the world. The people that should made of an example of are people like John D Rockefeller and Henry Kissinger now those are some of the biggest monsters to walk this earth there agenda is pure evil yet you choose to write some bull shit bias article like this who gives as rats ass about this fuck and his award.
13. 

    On October 26th 2009, Darkray16 wrote:

    Wow, this is truly sad when people are attacked for voicing their opinion. Rather than arguing whether he deserves and if the celebs that support him are wrong, the celebs themselves are targeted for not agreeing.

    By the way, not all rape is the same. Violent rape, date rape, statutory rape, incestuous rape are all VERY VERY different forms of rape and all deserve varying degrees of punishment.

    And YES the same applies to murder; premeditated murder, second degree murder, manslaughter, are all different.

    I'm not arguing what Polansky deserves, but if the victim has already agreed that he shouldn't be imprisoned then maybe that should be considered.
14. 

    On October 26th 2009, Pete wrote:

    Yeah I support the rape and molestation of 13 year old girls too! Why not!? It sounds great!

    no.

    All of these celebs and you, Mike, are fucking morons. If only disgusting excuses for people took their anger and sadistic motives out on people like you instead of innocent teenaged girls.
15. 

    On October 26th 2009, B.I. Girl wrote:

    If it was there sister, their mother, their daughter would they feel the same? does the time lessen the crime? There are many brilliant criminals in the world-should that excuse them?
16. 

    On October 26th 2009, Lex wrote:

    He raped a 13 year old girl…there's no ifs, ands, or buts about it. She was 13 he drugged and raped her. Even if it was consensual he was still an adult having sex with a minor. This wasn't some 18 year old guy and 17 year old girl bullshit. This was an old man and a child. Anybody that supports this I feel sorry for your daughters if/when you have any.
17. 

    On October 26th 2009, tim wrote:

    I'd like to know what happened but this article doesn't help one bit. The internet is really damning journalism.

    The fact that taxes paid for the deals that facilitated the rape of innocent female Haliburton employees makes me sick.

    What's worse is our public officials support Halliburton rather than the women; the real victims.

    I'd be damned if Polanski was a public official. Thankfully he's merely an entertainer. And entertainers aren't held to the same standards as the Republican Party. Instead the Republicans lower their standards to that of entertainers, or showmen basically.
18. 

    On October 26th 2009, Dan wrote:

    These "actors, producers, and directors" are a pathetic bunch. Their greed is what signed this petition. They think that they can get a job after this goes away. Polanski is a coward and I can't wait to here about how his fellow prisoners raped him.
19. 

    On October 26th 2009, Romanwasframed! wrote:

    I love the comments that suggest anyone who supports him should have their kids drugged and raped.

    Darkray16 makes a clear and reasonable point when describing the finer points of the accusation and those who are not looking at the supposed "black and white" suggested by so many screaming moralists.

    Of course, there is no room for reason in such an emotional discussion. Gather the torches!
20. 

    On October 26th 2009, Johnny Reb wrote:

    I'm assuming since the world has time to concern itself with a nearly 40 year old "crime" the participants of which no longer give a damn about it means we must have solved the climate problem, fixed the world economic catastrophe, housed every homeless person in the world, fed all the starving children and seniors, gotten health care for every human being, won the Afghan and Iraq wars, killed Bin Laden, brought all the troops home, cured cancer and AIDS, and well, damn, so many other things…right?
21. 

    On October 26th 2009, Two sides wrote:

    The fact that people argue that anyone who supports him should have their children raped and drugged shows how idiotic this is. NO ONE DESERVES TO BE RAPED! To say that someone does for their opinion shows your own ignorance.

    The victim has filed to have the case dismissed.

    Statutory rape is not as simple as forced rape, which is what this was.

    Polanski was advised to plead guilty, made an agreement then the JUDGE changed the agreement.

    The girls parents practically threw the girl at him as they saw this as a big cash cow.

    There are two sides to every story and this "rape" story is more than some dirty old man raping a 13 year old.

    Jail and this media attention will not do either Polanski or the victim any good. Who are YOU to decide his fate?

    I know just as many guys that have been wrongly accused of rape or misconduct as I know girls that have been in a situation that was either uncomfortable or unfortunately been molested or raped. NO ONE WINS.

    There are two sides and maybe people should look at what's best for the victim not what they want.

    Just as he shouldn't get preferential treatment for being a celebrity, he shouldn't be railroaded for it either.

    The ignorance around this case is appalling.
22. 

    On October 26th 2009, Oobie wrote:

    Oobie think that comment about rape-rape and murder-murder is ridiculous. In USA, we have statutory rape, marital rape, spousal rape, etc. just as we have 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree murder and it could be seen to extend even to manslaughter and other forms of criminal negligence. It important for Oobie to be able to differentiate between different crimes in order to address them more accurately.
23. 

    On October 26th 2009, Josiah wrote:

    The sad thing is. No matter what happens with this particular case, sad and terrible things such as this will continue to happen to poor, innocent little girls. Years from now, we will continue to hear of stories such as this one, that were, "swept under the table". And the worst part is, years from now, it will probably be harder to convict people for crimes committed years ago.
24. 

    On October 26th 2009, Tyler wrote:

    … Woody Allen didn't marry his stepdaughter. He married the adopted daughter of a woman he dated. He and his wife have been together almost twice as long now as he and Mia ever were.

    But that aside – of course Polanski should go to jail.
25. 

    On October 26th 2009, bob wrote:

    if God says the girl is ready, she's ready. Its society that says its sick.
26. 

    On October 26th 2009, Jason wrote:

    I don't care who he is and how long ago… He needs to pays for his crime! IF it were your 13 year old daughter?
27. 

    On October 26th 2009, Ashley wrote:

    I totally, 100% agree with Kyle. It was sick. The victim is probably just excusing him now bc it was so long ago and she just doesn't want to be in the spotlight of it. But it was awful and he should pay for his actions. I think anyone who is supporting this man now is a lil messed up in the head. Who gives a crap who is is and what he does. All that should matter is that this man raped a 13yr old girl.
28. 

    On October 26th 2009, HowLong wrote:

    A lot of people continue to excuse this guy. They don't make any sense but they continue to post their garbage like if they keep repeating the crap over and over again it'll somehow become valid. These people drive me nuts and I think since they refuse to be resonable and logical and maintain a meaningful debate, the only thing that can be done to get them to their senses is to bash their teeth in. How many times can it be repeated that it doesn't matter what the victim says since it's between the state and guy; and that it doesn't matter if she looked older, and so on. He knew she was 13. If he didn't, he needed to check. It's his problem – he's a tacky swine and needs a good kick in the … .
29. 

    On October 26th 2009, 5-15-9 wrote:

    It's a mistake to say that time heals all wounds. It doesn't.

    I can't say "fry the bastard" but I do believe that he, and all these idiot monkey celebrities, should be made to understand that what transpired was wrong morally. If that means beating them in the face with blunt objects and people bootlegging their movies, so be it.

    Heaven forbid anything like this ever happen to any of his supporters' children.
30. 

    On October 26th 2009, George Bush wrote:

    This petition wouldn't even exist if it was the other way around – say France wanting a celebrity back for trail on the same thing. A lot of this is just a way for the leftcoast(Californistan mostly) and the eurotrash to spew more of its anti-americanism.
31. 

    On October 27th 2009, Crissi wrote:

    During my research for the concentration camp Mauthausen, where Polanski's father was imprisoned until 1945. I came across the Sharon Tate murder – which was totally shocking – and I found the files of the interview of the "victim", Mrs. Samantha Gaimer/Gailey.

    After, I read her statement and several biographies of Polanski. I decided to get myself all material of Mrs. Gaimer and watched her interviews from television etc.

    But – i noticed something at once – she always smiled, and seemed to me absolutely "gay and happy" over the fact that she was raped?!

    Having experience in such cases – I could not believe it – years later, I read that Mrs. Gaimer asked for 500.000 dollars and then wanted the case to be dropped.

    But why? As a victim of "rape" – i would have never been happy with money… nor would i have given so many interviews "smiling" while talking of this crime.

    I am not sure how you all feel about it – and I know of course that a lot of people will be angry now. But does anyone else think that this "woman" might have not told the exact truth?

    I don't quite understand it – because even in the HBO Production "Roman Polanski – Wanted and Desired" – she seemed fine and relaxed and happy.

    And, at the premiere of the film she again smiled… why would anyone want to be part of a production entitled "Roman Polanski – Wanted and Desired" – if this man violated her body???

    I would freak out and I would do everything in my power to get this man into prison?!

    So, is she really a victim?
32. 

    On October 27th 2009, al b wrote:

    I would have to guess that all of these people are in support of the priests that have molested young kids in the past and are brought up on charges of molestation and rape!, what a bunch of hypocritical fucktards!!!
33. 

    On October 27th 2009, Glam Girl wrote:

    On October 27th 2009, George Bush wrote:

    ::This petition wouldn’t even exist if it was the other way around

    ::– say France wanting a celebrity back for trail on the same thing.

    Why do you think so?
34. 

    On October 27th 2009, Glam Girl wrote:

    On October 27th 2009, Crissi wrote:

    ::During my research [...] I found the files of the

    :: interview of the “victim”, Mrs. Samantha Gaimer

    And there you have it once more, the "victim". Apparently she's not really a victim, most likely because it wasn't a "rape-rape". Well. The inconvenient fact is, according to the law, having any kind of sex with an underage partner is statutory rape. Too bad for lowlife swine Polanski and his imbecile supporters (who have nothing to stand on but go on spewing mindless dribble as if it had any effect on anyone with half a brain).
35. 

    On October 28th 2009, Christina wrote:

    Why isn't Samantha Geimer's name on this list? She's now a celebrity and she too supports the release of Mr. Polanski. I'm curious about Geimer's 17 year old boyfriend. Was what he did to her also rape?
36. 

    On October 28th 2009, mnjoe wrote:

    Anyone who supports Roman Polanski should be drugged and buttfucked themselves.
37. 

    On October 28th 2009, jacob wrote:

    I don't care if this girl looked 17. If she LOOKED 17, he should have stayed in the USA and face the jury. But he ran like a little bitch. That just shows that he knew he was wrong. OK, so some people are saying, because he has stayed away from the US legal system for so long he should be ok… bulllshit!!! He was just hiding. Staying away from his responsibility to face the music. I hate how people say "he's a brilliant directory and makes great movies." Like that should keep him away from justice?!?!?! That's bullshit. All any decent person has to do is put themselves in the position of the girl / a relative of the girl / someone who knew the girl / or an average human being to see that what he did was wrong and sooner or later he was going to have to answer for it…. his running away only proves that he knew he was wrong…
38. 

    On October 28th 2009, jacob wrote:

    ps Crissi…

    Do you expect this girl to remain depressed her entire life? Should she have killed herself because the acted Roman did to her was too much… Fuck That. Why should she HAVE to be depressed her whole life to get the justice that she deserves. She is going about her life as best she could and trying to put it behind her. But that doesn't mean he should get away with it because she is doing this. He deserves to get punished just like any criminal any time should get punished!!!! For crying out loud this isn't too hard to understand. You do something wrong, you pay the price. You F***ing hippies and "do-gooders" want everyone to get along and be happy… well, I'll tell you what……… I'll be happy after everyone that has something coming to them actually gets it, starting with Roman!!!!!!

    ps…. Who the f do these "celebs" think they are backing Roman up. You are F***ing actors/directors. You are not (I repeat – ARE NOT) great thinkers of our time. You are entertainers… Puppets for the masses… You are there you make us laugh/smile/cry/(hopefully) laugh again… you are not there to try to change public opinion! That is to be done on a personal basic in each person's soul. You all are merely a jester in a larger scale than in the olden days!!!!
39. 

    On October 29th 2009, megan wrote:

    Too many stupid comments to address individually-looking at you, Darkray, Romanwasframed! (ha ha) etc.

    So here are the facts that all you weak-moraled people will keep butting your head against no matter how many "but but, HIS rape was like WAY different" and "the victim said she wanted it dropped so in my knowledgeable opinion on legal matters that means Polanski should be let go!" you care to put out:

    –Polanski fled, which is illegal.

    –The judge MIGHT HAVE reneged on a plea bargain (but didn't) which IS LEGAL.

    –Roman RAPED a 13 year-old girl. No matter how many times you say "statutory isn't as bad– as REAL rape" crap you want to spew, he FORCED HER TO HAVE SEX WITH HIM.

    So keep whargarrbling all you want about how unfair this is to Polanski, how this should be dropped, etc. You'll never get around the glaring fact that Polanski deserves what every rapist deserves: time in jail. Lots of it.
40. 

    On October 29th 2009, megan wrote:

    Crissi, you are truly hideous. Your argument needs no response, its crap logic speaks for itself.
41. 

    On October 29th 2009, Petra Luna wrote:

    My name is Petra Luna and I am the leader of an enormous child abuse victim’s advocacy group called the War On Abuse Movement. I have some information that may interest you.

    I called the Los Angeles Co. Dist. Attorneys office on Monday, 10/26/09. Just to make sure that Roman Polanski was not gonna get away, even if the victim wants his rape charges dropped. The lady said “No way are they going to stop pursuing him, even if she wants it.” The lady also said she would pass along my opinion to bring him to justice. I asked what else we, the public, could do to help get this scum bag put behind bars and she said. “Nothing, we have it covered.”

    I want everyone to know who these low lifes are that think support a man who drugged, raped and according to USA Today sodomized this girl.

    I will never see a movie of his or by ANY of the actors/Hollywood Ass Kissers that support him again.
42. 

    On October 29th 2009, Tina wrote:

    I'm quite disgusted by those here that say…kind of flippant, that it's different because it's "statutory rape" Do those of you who have said that know that term is synonymous with "Child rape" look it up. I'm astounded by people who think this is o.k. The victim was 13, she was drugged and raped. It's not like he was 17 and they were in love and their hormones got away from them. He was a grown, educated and powerful man. The victim has probably grown tired of the drama and just wants it all to end. Psychologically I'm sure she's been damaged by all of this attention and derailing of justice. Justice delayed is justice denied. This poor girl was denied justice for the crime committed against her. I hope he gets punished appropriately.
43. 

    On October 29th 2009, Tom H. wrote:

    I read in the news yesterday that Chris Brown performed again this week and it shocked me a bit. What does our society say to young women and boys about male aggression and violence when someone like Chris Brown is suddenly performing again and might be welcomed back with open arms?

    (I know many people still like him and his music, but perhaps we should remind ourselves that just because his voice was digitized to sing a great song; that someone else was awesome to think of and write and even if its- its my favorite youtube videos and episode of the office, we are okay to not like him. So thankfully I realize it's not him its the lyricist's words that moves me)

    But just as we know how much media can influence politics and the way we think and believe, shouldn't we be also play attention to the type of stars young children are listening to and giving props to?

    Having Chris Brown welcomed back into the same media stream as Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift and the likes, suggest to young women that what he did to Rhianna wasn't that bad. That women who get the daylights beaten out of them , should give their man a second chance. After all if Chris Brown can be aired on the same radio station or channel as Rhianna, it must not be that bad, right? Oh course kids don't get easily influence like this.

    In fact it seems that some young women are already in this circle of reason. The leading comments from young women during the incident according to some cable entertainment networks was "What did she do?" As though to suggest that it could partly be her fault and that there are acceptable reasons that some women might be okay with, for a girl to be punched in the face. Not to forget that this was his girlfriend at the time.

    "Chris Brown wasn't responsible for his actions, he should be back on TV doing what he's good at." I feel strangely worried for our culture when and if that happens and young girls at the Nickelodeon Teen Awards are screaming for Chris Brown again. What ever happen to faux pas? Oh I forgot, our media culture doesn't have any social rules anymore. If you have sex with a 14 year old minor, an 8th grader; film yourself urinating on the child in 2006, you'll be on stage welcomed like R. Kelley is this week in Dallas. Or if you drug rape a 13 year old and happen to direct movies, like Roman Polanski, you'll be able to flee to Europe and welcomed again to direct movies.

    When we accept such deviant behavior from Chris Brown, R. Kelley, Roman Polanski, as a society, we are no different than the crowd that huddled around the 15 year old girl who was raped in Contra Costa California at her high school dance this week. Like those people who were there, we too are huddle together in the darkness staring in awe at a spectacle, in disbelief, and shock, unwilling to put to an end, cowardice to state our opinion and say no. Instead we remain timid and silent, in the dark and too afraid or unmoved to speak up.
44. 

    On October 30th 2009, Pissed wrote:

    Too bad any punishment won't fit the crime. It probably can't since this guy is as psychologically screwed up as these worthless sacks of skin supporting his freedom. How can you stand up for a monster and not its victim? I hope people don't pay to see any of these morons' movies, and if they really want to see their movies, I hope they at least find the pirated versions. These head-cases don't deserve to make another dime from their work.
45. 

    On October 31st 2009, Tiffany wrote:

    The 'celeb' and citizens who support Polanski are part of a larger problem; there are plenty of people do not view rape as rape, and belittle the victimization of people who have been taken advantage of. Those who are so filled with apathy or lack compassion for victims of a horrible crime need to know how wrong they are. The amount of time passed after the crime occurred does not diminish the severity, so it really doesn't matter that Polanski is old and in ill health, he still is a rapist who needs to be brought to justice.

    All celebs or citizens who support Polanski should post pics and names of their 13 yr old relatives, with captions at the bottom reading "it's ok for 40 year old men to give me alcohol, drug me, and have 'consensual' sex with me". I doubt very much anyone would be supporting him if it were their child (or relative) who was raped.
46. 

    On November 1st 2009, abe wrote:

    How do we know Polanski drugged and forcibly raped the girl?

    Because she says so?

    Because the media says so?

    Consider the following points & facts:

    The New York Times reported the following in regards to the September 1977 Polanski probation report-

    "The report, submitted by acting probation officer Kenneth F. Fare, and signed by a deputy, Irwin Gold, recommended that Mr. Polanski receive probation without jail time for his conviction on one count of having unlawful sex with a minor. In a summary paragraph, the report said: “Jail is not being recommended at the present time. The present offense appears to have been spontaneous and an exercise of poor judgement by the defendant.” It went on to note that the victim and her parent, as well as an examining psychiatrist, recommended against jail, while a second psychiatrist described the offense as neither “aggressive nor forceful.”

    "Despite Ms. Geimer’s age and her testimony that she had objected to having sex with Mr. Polanski and asked to leave Jack Nicholson’s house, where the incident occurred, the probation report concluded, “There was some indication that circumstances were provocative, that there was some permissiveness by the mother,” and “that the victim was not only physically mature, but willing.

    "The report noted all of the assertions Ms. Geimer made in her grand jury testimony, along with the list of original charges, which included rape by drugs and sodomy. It also noted that a test “strongly indicates semen” on the girl’s underclothes, ***but that vaginal and anal slides were negative, and there was no evidence of physical trauma.***

    "One psychiatrist who examined Mr. Polanski, Alvin E. Davis, found he was not mentally ill or disordered, and not “a sexual deviate.” “He is of superior intelligence, has good judgement and strong moral and ethical values,” the report said of Dr. Davis’s conclusions.

    “He is not a pedophile,” Dr. Davis is quoted as saying. “The offense occurred as an isolated instance of transient poor judgement and loss of normal inhibitions in circumstances of intimacy and collaboration in creative work, and with some coincidental alcohol and drug intoxication.”

    "Dr. Davis was also quoted as saying that “incarceration would serve no necessary or useful purpose.” Another psychiatrist, Dr. Ronald Markman, was quoted as saying that Mr. Polanski was “not a mentally disordered sex offender, and therefore, not in need of hospitalization.”

    But how do you argue with people who post nonsense like "A lot of people continue to excuse this guy. They don’t make any sense but they continue to post their garbage like if they keep repeating the crap over and over again it’ll somehow become valid. These people drive me nuts and I think since they refuse to be resonable and logical and maintain a meaningful debate, the only thing that can be done to get them to their senses is to bash their teeth in."

    I do wonder what percentage of the more hysterical posters are themselves victims of childhood sexual abuse and therefore can't view the matter objectively.
47. 

    On November 1st 2009, Abe wrote:

    Two other quotes for you to mull over…

    Tthe now-deceased judge who accepted Polanski's guilty plea said at the hearing: "The probation report discloses that although just short of her 14th birthday at the time of the offense, the (victim) was a well-developed young girl who looked older than her years; and regrettably not unschooled in sexual matters. She has a 17-year-old boyfriend, with whom she had sexual intercourse at least twice prior to the offense involved. The probation report further reveals that the (victim) was not unfamiliar with the drug Quaalude, she having experimented with it as early as her 10th or 11th year."

    According to the alleged victim, "I don't really have any hard feelings toward him, or any sympathy, either. He is a stranger to me," she wrote. In the end, she was relieved when Polanski fled because reporters stopped calling. "He did something really gross to me, but it was the media that ruined my life," she told People in 1997. "
48. 

    On November 1st 2009, Rick wrote:

    The best thing about the current situation is that Polanski is still sitting in jail. This situation gives people confidence in the law and the American justice system. Well done to the Switz Courts in detaining Polanski.
49. 

    On November 1st 2009, Rick wrote:

    Only a sicko would put their name to such a list. In some ways you can only feel sorry for these disgusting people, if they are still people?
50. 

    On November 2nd 2009, jimbob wrote:

    abe wrote:

    ::How do we know Polanski drugged and forcibly raped the girl?

    "Forcibly raped" is a redundancy: rape is violence by definition. That he raped a girl is not in question: he admits it himself in his plea bargain – having sex with an underage person is rape. Then he ran away from the trial: I wonder if it was because he was innocent. Btw, his plea bargain was convenient for him (or he wouldn't accept it), so the real thing he did was probably much worse (we know it was). So, what is your queston, again? What is it you still don't know?
51. 

    On December 6th 2009, drkislingeyes wrote:

    Roman Polanski is a sexual predator and child molester by our legal system. He has flaunted the law and evaded any consequences of significance.

    I personally do not believe that the US government is incapable of exerting influence to France (or now Switzerland) to bring him back for justice regardless of extradition treaties. Money and Hollywood have become above the law. Unfortunately Roman Polanski is only a pebble in the ocean of what goes on today. The US has lost it's backbone and ethics. It's use it or lose it and we have been losing it for a while. Of course money sex and drugs are rampant in the masses of people running our country today so sadly it is little surprise. And sexual exploitation of a minor is just what it says-sorry but rape is not always rape does not apply to child abuse.
52. 

    On April 16th 2010, Kim wrote:

    Frank… Polanski admitted to drugging and raping a 13 year old girl. Why the hell would anyone give him the benefit of the doubt? Are you kidding me?That's the most absurd thing I've ever heard.

    And Andy.. apparently the rape was consensual… right. So why the hell would he have to drug her? And the 13 year olds looking like 17 year olds comment… haha, are you serious? Gross. This is beyond ridiculous. He admitted to raping someone, then fled the country. How does anyone know he's not still raping other young women? The man should serve his time. I think he's absolutely disgusting… talk about preferential treatment for celebrities.
53. 

    On April 16th 2010, Kim wrote:

    And Abe – congratulations. How long did you have to search to find a "pro-polanski" article? The young girl had sex with her boyfriend so it's okay that an older man drugged and raped her? And she'd experiemented with drugs before, so that makes it okay as well? He's a grown man, he should've known better, that is absolutely disgusting and inexcusable. Would we feel more sorry for the girl if she wasn't developed and was a virgin? That hardly seems right.

    You said, "I do wonder what percentage of the more hysterical posters are themselves victims of childhood sexual abuse and therefore can’t view the matter objectively." First off, you aren't viewing the matter objectively whatsoever, and furthermore, does that mean the since you're on the other side of the spectrum, that you are a rapist? Because that's what it sounds like.

    There are a whole lot of douchebags here that deserve to rot in hell with Polanski.
54. 

    On May 15th 2010, ryan wrote:

    Roman Polanski is a sick twisted piece of garbage. Anyone else who committed this kind of crime would have been sent to the US long ago but this rich fat cat has the money and power to avoid his rightful judgment, enough with the nonsense, send him to California and have him live the rest of his days in captivity like the animal he is.
55. 

    On January 24th 2011, Richard Neva wrote:

    I wish all these folks were hip to how evil capitalism is and all the wars for profit. Why waste time on a historical event. The rich have always got away with murder, get used to it America!
56. 

    On February 7th 2011, Franc Neary wrote:

    This is a prime example of why so many legal cases (especially sex crimes)are heard “in camera”, because by the nature of ANY crime, a certain degree of legal knowledge is required to know exactly what is going on; the fact remains that most of the people here who use the words “sicko” etc as well as the owner of this page who almost suggest that the Hollywood celebrities listed could be “boycotted”, a)dont know the facts of the case, b)are definitely not qualified to cmment on the case and c)never bothered to read the transcripts or the notes of the case. IF THEY HAD DONE SO, you would find that in any civilised country, the judge, Rittenband, acted improperly, broke promises and ultimately jeapordised the case (making it probable that if Polanski had been CORRECTLY convicted, he could have claimed mistrial or asked for a retrial).
    And it is irrelevant whether he was a celebrity or not; everybody SHOULD be considered equal in a court.
    This site proves (as if we needed further proof) that Americans are a childish, sheeplike bunch of ignorants who are easily drummed up to this type of nonsense by an-powerful press, when they COULD have read the details of the case (as I suspect the celebrities listed above did or found them somewhere rather than believe everything they hear in a Fox-News-type of journalism).
    I understand the USA is a young nation (mentally speaking) but why are Americans so ignorant AND unwilling to learn?
    The owner of this page should stop defaming these actors/directors/producers/writers and a)learn to read and get a job!
57. 

    On December 2nd 2012, Yvonne wrote:

    Andy, how is it consensual when he knew her age, gave her pills, and alcohol. You are truly a moron.

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