On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 9:22 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > I see that the feelings about this run hot for many. > > This has nothing to do with the state or the law forgiving him. He > should get the penalty he deserved, under the law and based on the > current practices of the time, for the crime he plead guilty to.
A cursory online look at the mandatory for this seems to be 10 years without the possibility of parole. What was his sentence supposed to have been? I'm OK with him getting his 10 and, of course, having to register as a sex offender. > Any > consequence for fleeing the jurisdiction should be suspended in the > interest of justice, given the gross perversion of justice perpetrated > by the State and Court in this case. Any gross perversion of justice would seem to be in the sentencing (since he freely admits to the crime he was convicted of), which he didn't actually serve. Assuming that is true, he might be able to get a waiver for skipping the country. So, here's what happened to me last week (and this relates to TV and to this thread... sort of). I'm watching the "Tonight Show" and Conan's guest was Megan Fox. I've not seen the Transformers films and really have no interest in seeing them. I know Megan Fox is the new it-girl, but I haven't seen a single thing she's starred in, nor had I heard her interviewed. Until Conan had her on his show. Megan Fox is a little girl. Oh sure, she's undeniably pretty, but she's just a kid. She talks like a kid. She acts like a kid. Her every mannerism and gesture is that of a child. I felt ill watching Conan fawn over her -- he's at least 10 years older than me, and I'm at least 15 years older than Megan Fox. I know Megan Fox is of legal age, but she's way too young for me (and Conan) to be having sexual thoughts about. Yes, she's cute, but if cute is all it takes to get you going, you need to check into a place and get some treatment. My heart goes out to what happened to Polanski in his youth. Nobody should have to experience such trauma at any age, but particularly as a child. But there is no excuse, can be no excuse, for his actions as an adult. Even setting aside the legality or illegality of it, from a social standpoint, it is just icky (icky being a highly technical term, in this case). I would guess that Megan Fox looked pretty a few years ago when she wasn't of legal age, but it would have been icky for someone my age to have considered a sexual relationship with her. Pretty is no excuse for inappropriate behavior, but we as a nation do seem to be pressing for a change in that ideal. Whether Jodie Foster in the '70s or Britney Spears in the '90s, we've gotten really good at trotting out teenagers as sex symbols. And we further confuse the issue when we have women in their 20s and 30s portray teenagers on shows like "90210" and "Gossip Girl," further blurring the acceptable sexual line. I have no solution. Sex sells. And as long as it does, we'll have to deal with this problem. But we don't deal with the problem by setting aside sentences after a rapist flees the country for a few decades. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
