Drugging and raping a 13 year old is now just "having sex with a former teen".

[JB]

Former teen who had sex with Polanski writing book

That's the headline folks. A 13 year old girl was drugged and raped by a 43 year old man and it is now known merely as having sex with a former teen.

I await the NOW outrage, the call from the President, the...nevermind, no I don't.

[Novaheart]

Interesting fact:

The mother of Polanski's victim is Susan Gailey, whom Washingtonians would remember as the Ourisman Chevrolet girl.

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We're the #1 dealer with the #1 deal
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[noonwitch]

I don't know why Yahoo gave the story such a stupid headline.


Rape is rape. I hope Polanski travels to the wrong country and ends up getting extradited back to LA to serve his time, which was a pretty lenient sentence given the severity of the crime.

[Odysseus]

I don't know why Yahoo gave the story such a stupid headline.


Rape is rape. I hope Polanski travels to the wrong country and ends up getting extradited back to LA to serve his time, which was a pretty lenient sentence given the severity of the crime.

It was pretty lenient, but because of the flight and the changes in the law, he'd be looking at much more jail time. What was disgusting was the number of people in Hollywood who came out in support of him. Compare that to the outrage among Hollywood types when Elia Kazan got his Lifetime Achievement Award. Raping a child doesn't bother celebrities, but naming communists who were trying to Stalinize our entertainment industry is beyond the pale.

[Lanie]

Rape my 13 yr old daughter, and see if you live to run or write a book.

[m00]

Rape my 13 yr old daughter, and see if you live to run or write a book.

So you believe in vigilante justice, Lanie?

[djones520]

The comments on the story are on fire about the title of this. I'm honestly suprised Yahoo hasn't changed it yet.

[txradioguy]

The comments on the story are on fire about the title of this. I'm honestly suprised Yahoo hasn't changed it yet.

They don't see anything wrong with it.

Typical libs.

[Novaheart]

They don't see anything wrong with it.

Typical libs.

Who are you referring to?

[Novaheart]

The comments on the story are on fire about the title of this. I'm honestly suprised Yahoo hasn't changed it yet.

While not excusing the headline, this might explain it.

but later accepted a plea bargain whose terms included dismissal of five of the initial charges[4] in exchange for a guilty plea to the lesser charge of engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse.

Sounds like the legal department may have written the headline.