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| HuffPo readers sickened by site's defense of Polansky |
| 2009-09-30 |
| Christian Toto, Big Hollywood (a Breitbart production) The Huffington Post has made it crystal clear where it stands on the news that director Roman Polanski may have to answer for his 31-year-old crime of child rape: “Move on, everyone. Nothing to see here. Keep on directing, Roman. Love ya!” The popular liberal site has posted numerous essays since news that Polanski was arrested in Switzerland broke over the weekend, each arguing vehemently against the Oscar winner’s persecution.... Shouldn't that be "prosecution"? But HuffPo readers aren’t buying it. And boy, are they angry....Here are just a few comments: “Nope, it’s not a 'conspiracy.' Child rape is a crime and Polanski should serve his time- he should have served it long ago instead of trying to pay off his victim” Could this be the work of conservative “trolls” trying to sway opinion on the site? Possible, but highly doubtful. My best guess is that some issues go beyond ideology, like sticking up for a 13-year-old girl cruelly attacked by a much older man. Thank goodness for that. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #26 "Woody Allen" Figures. >:-( |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-09-30 23:07 |
| #25 A typical HUFFington Post reader: |
| Posted by: DMFD 2009-09-30 21:35 |
| #24 John Landis was responsible for the deaths of Vic Morrow, Myca Dinh Le, and Renee Shin-Yi Chen while filming Twilight Zone. I understand why Landis cares little for something as prosaic as rape. I don't believe I just wrote that sentence. Now, where did I put my sedatives? |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2009-09-30 21:07 |
| #23 Thanks for the list. Now I know who to boycott. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-09-30 19:23 |
| #22 I have culled a few names from lists on the subject. These folks have all signed a petition in support of Polansky: Woody Allen Wes Anderson Jonatham Demme Stephen Frears David Lynch Martin Scorsese Steven Soderbergh Harrison Ford Jeremy Irons Neil Jordan Mike Nichols Natalie Portman Kristin Scott Thomas Ethan Coen Penelope Cruz Buck Henry Terry Gilliam John Landis Michael Mann Brett Ratner Makes me sad to see some that have brought such entertainment to people side with a pedophile rapist. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2009-09-30 17:22 |
| #21 [anonymous has been pooplisted.] |
| Posted by: anonymous 2009-09-30 17:20 |
| #20 Fred: I think you mean "free woman", as Roman slaves did not enjoy this protection. |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-09-30 14:47 |
| #19 Bubba cant wait to meet him and share time ... and special cinematic moments The bastard |
| Posted by: Oscar 2009-09-30 14:36 |
| #18 746 may have a point here, 50 years ago when a child was raped the community found a tall tree and a short rope. Then they dealt with it, no need for jails, laws or judges. (Sarcasm off) 746 needs to get his facts straight or STFU. All the trolling does is divert the conversation. That sick POS raped a child, plain and simple. The fact she has gracefully moved on with her life and holds no ill will to him is a testament to her strong character but it has no bearing on this case. There should never be a "Deal" with a city or state on this type of crime. I look at my 13 year old and the girls he brings over and to think he invited that girl to a hot tub, got her drunk, drugged and raped her sickens me to no end. Even the extreme left that read the Huffington post see this as rape! |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2009-09-30 14:03 |
| #17 It was a capital crime under Roman law, too, despite what happened to the Sabine ladies. Rape of a maiden was punishable by drowning under the Code of Hammurabi. Under Hittite law, the penalty for raping a woman away from her home was death, though if she was raped at home it was considered her own fault and she was punished as an adultress. I believe the Laws of Manu, which India followed for 1500 years or so, also provided the death penalty for rape of a free woman, with lesser penalties for violation of slaves. There were dozens of exceptions based on caste, as well... |
| Posted by: Fred 2009-09-30 13:37 |
| #16 746 writes: some are really really equal, look at OJ, murder is worse than rape. With one you get a new life , with the other you lose a life. Do you work for the Ministry of the Obvious? Of course murder is worse than rape. That's why the law punishes the former more severely than the latter. The law also recognizes that the rape of a child is a horrible crime, which is why the punishments for doing so are substantial. Rape wasnt a crime 50 years ago. Nor has it been throughout human history. Rape has always been a crime under English common law. It has always been a crime (unevenly enforced) in the U.S. If you wish to discuss antiquity, that's on you. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-09-30 13:23 |
| #15 746, please go "seagull" somewhere else that is kiddie-rape friendly, ok? seagull...meaning to fly into a thread, crap all over it and then take off to parts unknown... |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-09-30 13:17 |
| #14 I think this could be a defining moment. There are many well wishing people whose concept about how to go about it is, well, different than those on this site. Consider this, the call to polanski's defence, an admitted guilty rapist who fled the country to escape just prosecution, by so many big names is simply an example of the "Good ol Boy" system. Visitor, for a minute, stop vigerously mixing paint for those who see themselves as your representatives, and step back from their painting and see if you like what they are portraying. They are attempting to be above the law, pure and simple, because they see themselves as exclusive from the rest of society. Do you really think that if you did half the acts these self-described betters perform that some celebrity is going to leave Snob-on-Perch and come to your rescue? You are not their pawns, its worse than that. You are the servents who bring their drinks while they advertise you and your ideas according to themselves. You can learn to talk like them, walk like them, act like them. Well hear this sound - and it transcends this microcosmic event. Do you really feel good about a message represented by pederasses, theives, or just plain liars looking for face time? Not saying to switch to the dark side or other crap cliche nonsense, just take a second and consider yourself and how you are being painted. And if you tow this or any other line I can only hope that when it snaps, the recoil of the rope hits you as square as Gandolf's staff. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-09-30 12:50 |
| #13 When you add 7 and 4 and 6 together as in 746 you get 17. Does that represent the troll's age or his I.Q. ? Just asking, is all. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2009-09-30 12:46 |
| #12 Whoopi... I know you are a card-carrying liberal and everything but I thought you had more sense (and oddly enough, class) than that. Clearly I was mistaken. It's truly amazing the way these people can rationalize the perverted behavior of a sexual predator this way. You really need to have a screw or few loose to do that. Then again, we are talking about HuffPo here. At least some of them haven't lost all concept of decency, justice and reality. And I stress the word, "some" here. I mean, what would Ed Lover say? "C'mon, son!" |
| Posted by: eltoroverde 2009-09-30 12:34 |
| #11 if some pedo diddled my daughter the last thing they would need to worry about is jail... |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2009-09-30 12:14 |
| #10 Whoopi has a 13 year old granddaughter. The irony of that would be wasted on her, though. Hundreds have signed the petition in favor of Polanperv's release. I expect this time next year they'll be claiming they 'didn't know what they were signing'. |
| Posted by: Woozle Uneter9007 2009-09-30 12:06 |
| #9 746: Rape wasnt a crime 50 years ago. Nor has it been throughout human history. Really? Got a link for that one? And evidence that people have been upset by rapes has existed since about when history began to be recorded. What are you trying to say here? That it's not so bad to create new life via rape? Sure you get a new life, but in most societies it comes at a cost of harm to the social order that more than offsets the gain, and the child may well end up unwanted. Many cultures use rape to destroy a society. Look at Africa and what happened in Bosnia. And if it's so OK, why not volunteer your daughter to get raped by someone who might or might not have some unknown disease for her to contract. Then come back and defend your post here. There's a reason it's called Huffington Post. |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-09-30 11:54 |
| #8 Not only rape, not only child rape, but chickenshit child rape. And judging by the people and groups who are taking pederasski's side perhaps whoopi is right and a cultural thing, which includes her. Completely indefensable by anyone with a head on their shoulders or a daughter in their heart. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-09-30 11:50 |
| #7 He's left troll dropping elsewhere. 50 years ago rape was a capital offense that garnered a death penalty. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-09-30 11:19 |
| #6 746 must be REALLY well educated to claim rape was not a crime 50 years ago. /s |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-09-30 11:10 |
| #5 some are really really equal, look at OJ, murder is worse than rape. With one you get a new life , with the other you lose a life. Rape wasnt a crime 50 years ago. Nor has it been throughout human history. |
| Posted by: 746 2009-09-30 10:17 |
| #4 And an Oscar for best Child P0rn producer? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2009-09-30 09:51 |
| #3 Polanski is 70-something? Watch the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to award him a lifetime achievement Oscar in the very near future. |
| Posted by: Woozle Uneter9007 2009-09-30 09:30 |
| #2 this is a split between the 'creative community' left and the 'feminist community' left their is a similar divide in France on this issue with the elite being against prosecution and others being for |
| Posted by: lord garth 2009-09-30 09:23 |
| #1 Everyone's equal, but some are evidently MUCH more equal. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2009-09-30 08:20 |