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    Roman Polanski goes free! Pro-Child Rape Celebrities Win!

    By William K. Wolfrum on Mon, 07/12/2010 - 9:04am | Humor & Satire, Social Justice, World Affairs

    For nine months, it appeared that director Roman Polanski could face charges for raping a 13-year-old girl. Luckily, with the support of the Hollywood community, that won’t be the case.

    From The Guardian:

    Roman Polanski, the film director who has been under house arrest in Switzerland for the past nine months, has been declared a free man after officials decided not to extradite him to the United States.

    The Swiss justice ministry said it had decided against handing the fugitive director to the US, where he is wanted for sentencing for having sex with a 13-year-old girl 33 years ago.

    “The Swiss justice ministry will not extradite Roman Polanski to the United States,” Eveline Widner-Schlumpf, a ministry official said at a press conference in Bern. “The Franco-Polish film-maker will not be extradited to the United States, and the measures of restriction on his liberty have been lifted.”

    This is a huge victory for Polanksi and pro-rape celebrities and sends an important message – if you want to rape children, be a famous director and just wait it out.

    –WKW

    Crossposted at William K. Wolfrum Chronicles

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    Comments

    This is very disappointing to hear.  Time does not make a crime disappear!  And I don't even care if the victim doesn't want him prosecuted now.  It's not about her, it's about the sovereignty of our justice system; it is disgusting that a celebrity can get of the hook for a crime like this, no matter how long ago it occurred.  Justice should know no time limits!


    by Sean (not verified) on Mon, 07/12/2010 - 5:40pm

    Wow. This is just like watching John Huston get away with impregnating his own daughter and then spiriting his young daughter/grand-daughter away into the darkness.

    It's fucking Chinatown, Jake.


    by Doctor Cleveland on Mon, 07/12/2010 - 5:47pm