Comments on: Is it fair to punish a great artist like Polanski when Michael Jackson was forgiven for pedophilia?

By: sparky_dy

sparky_dy — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:36:59 +0000

Michael Jackson was not a paedophile. Being in the same bed != having sex.
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By: Jojy John A. ♪ C.A.B†

Jojy John A. ♪ C.A.B† — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:16:59 +0000

MJ was let off by the courts but the media killed his reputation through sanderous reports till his death and even now.
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By: onelm0

onelm0 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:28:59 +0000

Polanski pumped the underage girl with drugs and booze so he could rape her. That might deserve punishment.
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By: IanCorrigable

IanCorrigable — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:59:59 +0000

Can't find Osama Bin-laden but thank goodness we got Polanski! Our priorities are seriously screwed up.
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By: Arthur Again

Arthur Again — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:19:59 +0000

Polanski was convicted, MJ was not.
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By: Emo Winehouse

Emo Winehouse — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:29:59 +0000

Michael Jackson did not have pedophilia. Personally, I feel that his own father stunted his emotional development when he was pressured as a child to perform. As an adult he looked for ways to regain that childhood, and I believe he really cared about children, and people took advantage of that, especially that boy who accused him of molestation and then later recanted that the father made him lie about it just for the money.
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By: Ernie

Ernie — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:02:59 +0000

Only after a court trial where he presents his evidence, verses the state's evidence. If he is guilty, then he must be punished.
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By: Radical Centrist

Radical Centrist — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:55:59 +0000

Michael Jackson had the integrity to face the accusations. Roman Polanski chose the cowardly way out. He ran like a little puppy with his tail between his legs.
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By: Spyro, Destroyer of Sheep

Spyro, Destroyer of Sheep — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:16:59 +0000

Michael Jackson was never convicted, because there was reasonable doubt.
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Also, Polanski’s movies suck.

By: Inigo Montoya

Inigo Montoya — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:11:59 +0000

You obviously don’t have any idea what you are talking about. MJ was not "forgiven", he was acquitted because of lack of evidence. Polanski, on the other hand, plead guilty to a lesser charge (on a plea bargain) and fled the country before the judge could throw his pedophilic asss in prison.

I find it really sad that you believe that just because someone is "a great artist", they they should get away with giving drugs & alcohol to a 13yr old girl and then rape her. You’re pathetic.
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