If we don't free child rapists, the terrorists have won

[kpete]

If we don't free child rapists, the terrorists have won
By Brad Reed Wednesday Jul 14, 2010 6:00am


Oh look, it's yet another Washington Post editorial coming to the defense of poor Roman Polanski. This time it's written by Richard Cohen and it's called:


Thank you, Switzerland, for freeing Polanski

The Swiss got it right. Their refusal to extradite film director Roman Polanski to the United States on a 33-year-old sex charge is the proper dénouement for this mess of a case. There is no doubt that Polanski did what he did, which is have sex with a 13-year-old after plying her with booze. There is no doubt also that after all these years there is something stale about the case, not to mention a “victim,” Samantha Geimer, who has long ago forgiven her assailant and dearly wishes the whole thing would go away. So do I.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2010/07/thank_you_switzerland_for_free.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

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The scare quotes around the word "victim" are truly a sight to behold. Under Cohen's calculus, we should just free people who commit crimes if they've managed to escape the law for long enough. After all, getting an underage girl drunk and then raping her can totally be forgiven if it happened a long time ago.

more:
http://crooksandliars.com/brad-reed/if-we-dont-free-child-rapists-terrorists

[Brickbat]

1. Law is not only about the victim. It drives me up the wall that people seem to be willfully

forgetting this.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

2. I'm Going To Take A Page Out Of The BP/Right-Wing Playbook And Say...........

...............this is all the fault of those "protect children" wackos. If we would just let pedophiles rape as many children as they want, this kind of thing would never have happened.

[bluestateguy]

3. What's often forgotten here is that he had already pleaded guilty

That stops the clock of statute of limitations. He should therefore be held accountable.

If the statute of limitations had been applicable here, then my opinion would be different.

[seabeyond]

4. "have sex with a 13-year-old". rape a 13 yr old. all these cowardly people that refuse to call it

what it is.

why?

causing fuckin a kid is ok, .... rape sounds so much harsher.

[Demeter]

5. He's So Old.....the commetator drones

can't we just forget it?

He's a GENIUS! Surely that justifies everything, another cries. Now he can make more movies, as long as he pucks his venue carefully....

Genius, schmenius. And those movies ain't all that worthy of forgiveness.

It is disgusting.

[ismnotwasm]

6. Child rapists

Generally, Get less time than someone, say, with a sufficient amount of marijuana with intent to sell even without this bullshit attitude.


The man waited it out and now has people actually defending him--like he did a day of time or showed any remorse.

[Tsiyu]

7. We are going backwards in our attitudes toward exploiting the young

It's all okay now.

Free Market and all that.

Rich and famous? All is forgiven!

Poor or working class?

Too bad you can't hire bodyguards for your kids....



He should be on his way to prison.


13 is 13

Anyone who excuses, condones or minimizes this verdict should be ashamed.