The question some are raising is if this is worth it. The expense of catching Polanski and extraditing him, as well as any legal costs that will definitely come up. I say it's worth 3x the actual cost or more.
Roman Polanski was arrested on rape by use of drugs, perversion, sodomy, lewd and lascivious act upon a child under 14, and furnishing a controlled substance (methaqualone) to a minor. He plea bargained and was convicted engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor (itself a mockery of justice and an example of celebrity justice). To ensure that he could rape her, he drugged the girl with qualudes. Once he was charged and was to be sentenced he ran. Which makes him a fugative of the law on top of it all.
Polanski thought that he had evaded the law. That his fame made him untouchable in Europe. That he was capable of doing whatever he wanted, and with the turn to more liberal policies in the nation he could act even more brazen and freely. I'm happy he is wrong.
If we do nothing about this case, Polanski proves that the rule of law is not only skewed as we all know it is, but broken. If he skates past this he makes rape of minors less of a crime than it should be. He almost makes it something other twisted minds might try to do.
Were it up to me, I would lock Polanski up for decades. I would give him 1 year for each year he was a fugitive from the law, plus the original time he was to serve in the plead deal he had made. The worst thing that could happen is if he gets the same treatment that celebrities and entertainers get when they are convicted. If he gets to go through a revolving door of justice, like Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, and so many others I will be enraged.
I hope the media gives this as much attention as they gave OJ Simpson. I hope that N.O.W. and other liberal organizations jump all over this case as much as they do against conservative causes. Polanski is a rapist of little girls. He deserves to have his balls cut off, in my opinion.
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I want to make an update about this.
I have since reviewed N.O.W. and I admit that they did in fact make a statement about Roman Polanski.
They released a statement on October 2nd, 5 days after the news broke and I made a comment on this blog.
Considering the number of people working for N.O.W., the fact that it is a national organization with tens of millions of dollars (and I believe more than a few from taxes), and a whole network of lobbyists in Washington D.C., I am unimpressed with the massive delay in their response.
I suppose they were waiting for George Soros, Moveon.org, or some other ultra-liberal organization to give them the ok to speak up for women against this fugitive child rapist - who happens to be a Hollywood favorite. But they did find time to look for new interns while they were apparently waiting (that announcement was between the news breaking, my post and their eventual response).
But a late response is a response. So I will give them that.
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