When Does a Victim NOT Get a Choice?

Okay, so here is an update on the Roman Polanski case. If you don't remember, this guy got convicted 30 plus years ago for raping a child but before going to jail, he fled to France (which doesn't extradite). Well, he is trying to get his case thrown out and there is an update to the story.

See, here is an article discussing how the girl he raped wants the case thrown out. Okay, basically this lady is saying by bringing the case up again, she has to relive what happened to her.

Okay, I say this lady doesn't get a choice. Now, that may sound harsh, but hear me out. No, she can't ask for the case to be thrown out. Why? Because if she did, and they throw out this case, it would set an awful, AWFUL precedent. If his case gets thrown out, it means he won't have served any time for his crime. Now, in another article, the lady said that Polanski had been forced in exile and that was bad enough for her. But no, that ain't the way it works. Living in freedom in another country is not the same as living in a tiny cell in an American prison. And if he gets off for this horrendous crime, all any other rapist would have to do is flee to France and viola, no more prison time.

Now, some may say that is absurd, but is it? Is it absurd to think that maybe rape is an evil thing and that it should be punished? Heck no!

Let me leave you with one last thing. Do you know there are people who have done way less, WAY LESS, and have spent more time in jail than this rapist? Anyone whose sole crime is smoking marijuana is treated worse than this guy. Heck, there are currently men and women who have been convicted of prostitution, the selling of sex, that have been punished more than this guy who raped a child. If that doesn't make you think, I don't know what will.

Yes, this lady is probably mad her story is being told again; I understand that. But guess what? She doesn't get a vote on whether this guy broke society's laws! There are far too many people being prosecuted for truly victimless crimes; in an obvious case with an actual victim, there needs to be some dang punishment.

Forgiveness is one thing; punishment is something completely different. And an Oscar...well that ain't punishment!