Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 13, 2009

Sid = vicious.

Well, it isn’t as 50-something starlets have much of a career, but they can do the convention circuit, anyway … :)

Given so much of himself behind the camera? That’s relatively an uncouth thing to say in regards to a child molester!

I think it’s time for Boopsie to channel the warrior again.

Some games are so designed that the only way most players can win is not to play. Perhaps Boopsie has figured that out.

Susan001 here’s a link to what happened and it wouldn’t matter if her Mother had pushed her into it. It is still just wrong and criminal. http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2005/07/25/exclusive-polanski-raped-me-when-i-was-13-he-is-a-creep-115875-15775812/ unless of course you feel that underage rape with the use of alcohol and drugs is okay that is.

Polanski should have been snatched by bounty hunters long-ago.

Did anyone ever prosecute Jerry Lee Lewis?

I’ll admit I didn’t know most of the story about Mr. Polanski and actually thought it wasn’t so bad. Then the misses asked me exactly what he had done which is when I went and looked it up instead of depending on all the stories in the media which were defending him by not admitting what he had done. Taught me again never depend on the media but like R. Heinlein said “get the facts”.

Thanks, David, for setting the record straight. Forgive me if I change the subject - I’m new to this forum - I was just thinking about how much Trudeau’s characters have evolved over the past 40-some years. Real evolution is very rare in the funny papers. For instance, BD has mellowed so much since Iraq and PTSD, when he finally removed his football helmet (a tremendous symbolic gesture).

re: Polanski: There is no such thing as truly consensual sex between a 13-year-old and someone more than twice their age. Even if Polanski was not in a position to help the child’s career, there still was a tremendous power imbalance. And even if the child threw herself at him, he was the adult, and he was obligated by our society’s rules & norms to behave responsibly. Situations likes this are tragic. Everyone involved gets their life screwed up. When I was a photographer, a woman used her aspiring 15-yr-old daughter to try to get my attention for herself. I cordially ignored her. I just wanted to take good pictures.

Was Williams actually under-age when it happened? He may have still been playing a high-schooler, but when the show started I was the same age as Jan & by the time it ended I was older than Marsha.

The facts: Thirty-two years ago, Roman Polanski, age 44, had sex with Samantha Gailey, age thirteen. All conditions for statutory rape are met at that point. Everything else is a moot point as far as the law is concerned. As far as the courts are concerned the victim cannot forgive, give permission or anything else. Roman Polanski is a convicted rapist pure and simple.

Get off the “liberal” garbage – I’m a liberal and I think he should be held accountable for statutory rape.