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Ferox, rapist might be a little extreme. Technically, the sex was consentual. Now, I'm not saying that I believe he was right, because I think what he did was filthy, but he did not take the girl against his will. That girl still goes on record as saying the two were in love.
Secondly, when this incident happened originally, Polanski tepped right up to take his charges. He was sentenced to the usual punsihment for this type of thing. But then, the judge brought the charges back up again, demanding a higher penalty. The girl and her mother denied, saying that Polanski got what any ordinary citizen would get in a situation like this. I've seen interviews with the judge where he comes right out and says he doesn't like famous people, so he wanted to slap a life sentence on Polanski.
Now, again, I'm not saying that what he did was right. But the man has gotten wrongfully charged ever since the incident. Things are not quite black and white.
Charles Manson slaughtered Polanski's friends, wife, and unborn baby. Thousands walk around America weraing Manson t-shirts today. I don't hear any upset about that every year...
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