I remember when I first heard about the arrest of Roman Polanski on the news this week. I was shocked to hear so many people jumping up and defending him, and couldn't quite wrap my head around their reasoning.
Let's see if we can break it down...
- he's been through so much already- fine, yes, he's had a lot of trauma in his life, from surviving the Holocaust and having his wife murdered. But does that give have carte blanche? Can you imagine that being used as a trial defense? If family members of every murder victim went around committing crimes with that as an excuse, would that really fly?
-it was a long time ago- and he was arrested a long time ago, and he ran. He did the crime...
-he's a genius- so? There's no relation here. Does that mean any person who is remotely skilled or talented is above the law? I'm really good at Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings trivia, does that mean I can rob a bank?
Anyways, was really glad to see that some people have taken a step back and start questioning why people are supporting him.
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