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Sep. 30th, 2009 08:34 pmOver at Dreamwidth, Jadelennox posted an opinion on the Polanski case, the gist of which is that she can't believe other Hollywood folks are saying "let him go, it's not that big a deal". Mostly I agreed, but part of me felt (and posted), "Can't we just ignore it and let the law sort it out, as the law is supposed to?".
Except that then I read the actual petition signed by Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese and so forth, which refers to his crime as "a case of morals", as if we should recognize that different people might have different opinions about drugging and raping a minor. And i thought, "Sheesh".
Thus I offer a quote from actress Alison Arngrim, as reported by the NYTimes: "If Roman Polanski were a Catholic priest or a Republican senator, would these people feel the same way?"
Except that then I read the actual petition signed by Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese and so forth, which refers to his crime as "a case of morals", as if we should recognize that different people might have different opinions about drugging and raping a minor. And i thought, "Sheesh".
Thus I offer a quote from actress Alison Arngrim, as reported by the NYTimes: "If Roman Polanski were a Catholic priest or a Republican senator, would these people feel the same way?"