Can anyone explain to me why so many in Hollywood are pro child-rape?

I am having a hard time wrapping my head around this one too. He is a monster. He raped a 13 year old girl. He is a pedophile. Why are they taking up for a pedophile? What about all those guys on that show "to catch a preditor" or they going to sign petitions ordering their release too? Just because he made some movies and wins a few awards... Does that give him a free pass to hurt little girls like that? All the celebrities probly are coming to his aid becuase they want to be in his next movie....or have made a lot of money starting in movies of his in the past and they don't want the cash cow to stop. Looks like money means more to them than that poor little girl. People feel sorry for him because of what the manson family did to his wife and child. Yes it is sad. Yes I feel bad for him.....but that does not excuse his criminal behavior.

They have to justify their own lifestyles. IF HE IS GUILTY, so are they....and they don't want the spotlight shown on THEM and their sins.

I didn't know about the petition until I just read your discussion. Haven't watched the news since yesterday morning. Last I heard they were still deciding whether or not they would actually send him to the US. I didn't see Whoopi Goldberg's statement, but I can't imagine why anyone would excuse that type of behavior. Unfortunately I don't know that it actually IS a universal belief that child rape is a crime. It should be...but sadly there are plenty who somehow think that it is okay to abuse other humans. If that were not the case human trafficking wouldn't exist. (pretty depressing subject)

I am old enough to remember when this happened. I saw it on cable television as I do not lived on the USA and was GLAD that the B*stard was caught at last. i do not understand why people are rejoicing ? I do not understand why they aren't glad that he has been caught. I hope that he is jailed for life and experiences some suffering for what he did to a 13 year old. and at 13 years old, you have been taught (at least then) to obey adults!!! And he did the act even though she said she was ill and wanted to go home. Shame on them! And yes, he did know her age. She has lived her life with this monster in her dreams.

Don't you know? The 'enlightened' Hollywood trolls are actually way smarter and way better than the rest of us. Either they are saying child rape is ok, or, it's not child rape when one of them (stars) does it. Maybe, in their eyes that 13 yo girl should be grateful to Roman Polanski. I'm sure the lot of them had to do similar or worse things to get where they are. Yet, all of us in the 'flyover states' will continue to subsidize their existence. I'm not saying, but politically and socially where do you think these people would fall? To the Right? In the Middle? To the Left? Conservative? Liberal? Is it OK to put 2 and 2 together yet?

Because they too are scumbags who think it's acceptable to rape children provided that the rapist is a member of the Hollywood elite. Don't you know that the rules of the common people do not apply to them?

Taskr, I know you think of me as someone as liberal as anyone in Hollywood, only without the looks, talent and money...lol...but you'll never see ME defending this a$$hole. I do have one question, though; you didn't word it that way but I've heard and seen so many who have simply said, "Hollywood defends Polanski" or something to that effect, implying that the majority of all actors were defending him. The only broadcast where they listed names there were only a few and most of them were directors and other behind the camera personalities. I may be forgetting somebody but the only "big names" I can think of offhand are Whoopie Goldberg, Debra Winger (I always liked her but she's kind of a "has-been"), Woody Allen - a KNOWN pervert! - and Penelope Cruz. This post is the first I'd seen mention of Harrison Ford. I sure have no explanation of why anyone would defend him however I HOPE there are some in Hollywood who have not and would not! Annie

It shows you what the world has come too and that anything can happen. I think that it is a terrible crime to be committed and that he should have went to jail for life better yet killed!

He's a convicted pedophile. Granted it's sad what happened to his wife and unborn child, but that has nothing to do with this. Neither does the fact that he's a brilliant director. He ought to have done his time a long, long time ago. I hope that they do extradite him and make him serve his time. And I don't understand the people who are making excuses for him.