Child Injury Lawyer Blog
The arrest of Roman Polanski recently in Switzerland has resulted in comments and opinions from famous people around the world including Whoopi Goldberg. A recent article posted at the Politics Daily website noted the comments of Ms. Goldberg and others. The author of the article, Domenica Machetti, rightly pointed out crimes were committed by Mr. Polanski that are unfairly being trivialized or excused by celebrities and other famous / powerful people. In considering this story, it appears that many people are defending Mr. Polanski since he is a famous and talented person. But really, can his actions be defended at all? It has been reported that Mr. Polanski gave drugs and alcohol to a thirteen year old girl and then proceeded to rape or have sex including anal sex (sodomy) and oral sex. If Mr. Polanski was an unknown school teacher who committed these crimes in the 1970s, would any celebrities be coming out for his defense? If there was a video tape showing Mr. Polanski raping this young girl, would Whoopi Goldberg still comment that rape is not really rape? You can praise Mr. Polanski all you want for his movies and career in the movie industry. However, do not defend a child rapist. As pointed out by Domenica Marchetti in her article, Mr. Polanski “needs to be brought back to faxe the consequences of his despicable actions.”
Raymond Vance Fulkerson worked as a professor at the University of Northern Colorado. He also had children at his home for voice and acting lessons. Professor Fulkerson has been accused of videotaping children while going to the bathroom at his home. Criminal charges were filed as a result of these alleged acts. A video camera was found in Fulkerson’s bathroom. At this time, the Professor is on leave pending the disposition of these allegations.
Roman Polanski is a famous and talented director who has been honored with awards. He is also a man who has been on the run from the law / authorities in California for over 30 years. Rather than serve a prison term that he faced for crimes committed in California, Roman Polanski fled to Europe. On a recent visit to a Switzerland film festival, Mr. Polanski was arrested and now faces extradition to the United States. Through the years, Mr. Polanski has benefited from his fame and skills as a movie director. These attributes are not defenses to the crime committed. Like anyone else, Mr. Polanski should be extradicted to the United States to face the punishment and criminal sentence for crimes that he has admitted to. Mr Polanski pled guilty to having sexual intercourse with a 13 year old girl. Many child advocates would refer to these acts as child rape rather than sexual intercourse. Whatever terminology is used – a crime is a crime and Mr. Polanski should be punished for these crimes. Of course, Mr. Polanski will be entitled to an attorney to represent him in this matter. You can read more about this story at 
In Columbia, South Carolina, a day care operator was recently sentenced to 20 years for the death of a child under his care. Willie Ritter, age 65, who served in the Army as a Lieutenant Colonel, pleaded guilty to the crime. Mr. Ritter left a 9 month old child in a closed hot van. The child died from complications due to hyperthermia. Javon Simpson was not given the chance or opportunity to do so many things that a child or person should be able to do during a lifetime. His death was tragic and preventable.
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