But the reaction is not uniformly that justice delayed is justice denied:
Debra Tate, the sister of Roman Polanski's second wife, actress Sharon Tate, says Polanski is brilliant and a "good guy" and she doesn't think her former brother-in-law can get a fair trial in the United States.
Ah, much like Al Gore and other global warmers can get a free pass on their mansions and jet-setting by purchasing carbon offsets, Polanski is supposed to get a child-rape offset for being brilliant and a good guy.
And I absolutely hate the notion that Polanski's likely conviction means he doesn't get a "fair" trial. Some people--especially those sticking up for the guilty--think any guilty scum should have a 50-50 chance of going free. That is not what a "fair" trial means, and there is no doubt that a jury will conclude Polanski did what he is accused of doing. Heck, he doesn't even deny what happened--he just believes that what he did to a little girl was not a crime.
The fact that so many of our entertainment-industrial complex think Polanski didn't do anything wrong damns them as much as Polanski. Remember, Polanski drugged and raped a child. What is it with so many of our entertainers and their fawning minions that they have such a flimsy grasp of the distinction between right and wrong?
Perhaps all our Hollywood types can console themselves with the thought that Polanski might do some of his best work behind bars.
