Congratulations, Polanski-Defenders -- Now the Child-Rapist Walks Free!

Did Polanski do anything to you, Johann Hari?



The anger and vitriole I'm reading in this article and these comments is way out of proportion to this situation. Most of the people expressing extreme emotions here (including the author of the article) don't have the facts straight about this case. They're feeding upon the angry hearsay of other commenters, who seem to be victims themselves of abuse and are displacing onto Polanski.



The basis for our criminal justice system is that the accused be able to get a fair trial. Whatever happened to Johann Hari (or any of the commenters wanting a pound of flesh from Polanski), it has nothing to do with the Polanski case, interferes with a fair resolution of the case and is the reason the case is still pending with Polanski as a fugitive.



What happened to Samantha Geimer happened to Samantha Geimer, and not to you. For all those who have been s3xually assaulted, it wasn't by Roman Polanski. Whatever happens to him, it's not going to bring you peace or heal your pain.
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