Why the Roman Polansky Apologists Are Dead Wrong    

   Roman Polansky was arrested recently on a 30-year-old rape charge. Shortly thereafter, the Hollywood elite came out in defense of him, stating that "he has suffered enough" and "it's been 30 years, let it go" and "the victim has forgiven him" We have Whoopi Golderg on "The View" saying that it wasn't "rape, rape". 

   Have you read the details of what this guy did? It is sickening. This is just another example of how children are offered fewer protections in the law than adults when they should actually have more. Here is why the apologists are wrong:    

   A 13 year old cannot consent to sex.   Polansky premeditated the whole thing. He knew how old she was. He lured her in, drugged her, did unspeakable things to her, then discarded her. This is exactly the way pedophiles behave. This was not an overwhelming impulse that he succumbed to; it was not that he gave in to the seduction by a teenager. He had numerous opportunities to stop what he was doing. She said NO. He didn't stop. He wanted what he wanted and like all pedophiles proceeded in the most heinous and selfish manner. This is a rape, not some lesser crime. Furthermore, this would still be a rape even if the victim were an adult.

   He fled. This is why the case is 30 years old. Do we reward people for fleeing?

  If the victim "has forgiven him" that says a lot about her but nothing about him. Justice still has not been served. Very often, crime victims, especially when they are children, do not want the perpetrator punished. That should not have bearing on justice being served.   Wouldn't it have been nice if the Hollywood folks were lining up to defend the rights of this child and all children? 

   Shame on them.

Posted on October 20, 2009 - by