I am disgusted that Whoopi Goldberg and a hundred other Hollywood celebrities have declared their support for admitted pedophile director Roman Polanski. Hollywood is rallying around Polanski following his arrest in Switzerland on outstanding charges here in the United States. Somehow, Goldberg and others seem to think that money and talent mean you should skate "scott free," even if you admit to forced anal and vaginal penetration of a drunk and drugged 13-year-old girl.
Goldberg goes on to acknowledge Polanski's crime, but then appears to condone Polanski's fleeing the country in 1978 to escape sentencing:
“He pled guilty to having sex with a minor, and he went to jail, and when they let him out, he said, 'You know what, this guy's going to give me 100 years in jail. I'm not staying.' And that's why he left.
So, okay, I get it. Polanski didn't like his odds, so he just opted out of the criminal justice system? Someone please explain to me what is alright about that?”
