Polanski Victim Testimony
Mere minutes after Whoopi Goldberg from The View referred to the Polanski case as not being "rape-rape," the Polanski victim testimony hit the 'Net and airwaves. Leave it to the Smoking Gun to make "rape-rape" sound dumb-dumb. If you consider the Polanski case as little more than a witch-hunt, check out the Polanski victim testimony posted on the Smoking Gun website. The Polanski transcript details the drugging, fondling, and eventual sodomy of a 13 year old child by a 43 year old man. Comparing thePolanski Victim Testimony Makes Whoopi "Rape-Rape" Comment Sound Dumb-Dumb Polanski victim testimony to the notion that it was not "rape-rape" - as outlined by Whoopi Goldberg on The View - is a shocking undertaking.
As reported by the Mercury News, Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese are among the vociferous supporters of Roman Polanski, who call for his release from a holding cell in Switzerland. Adding herself to the list of supporters is Whoopi Goldberg. A signed petition disregards the Polanski victim testimony and also his acknowledgment of guilt, and instead criticizes the manner and locale of the arrest. Harvey Weinstein is quoted by NPR as referring to the Polanski case as a "so-called crime," while Washington Post writer A. Applebaum is skewered for her assertion that the Polanski arrest will not add anything of value to American society.
The startling "rape-rape" comment and the intimation that Europe has a different view of child rape by Whoopi Goldberg is another troubling assertion that - in light of the Polanski victim testimony - requires a bit of explanation. Having lived in Europe and having traveled extensively through a number of countries, I can personally attest to the fact that drugging and raping a child is indeed not only frowned upon, but seriously prosecuted - when it is reported.
