Just to clarify...I am not excusing Roman Polanski for anything and I am not condoning the sexual abuse of children or women, both of which I find horrifying. I believe he should and will get whatever is coming to him. Perhaps he suffers already. I don't know...
For the record, I know hardly anything about him, don't even think I have seen any of his movies, and have no immediate plans to see any of them. I didn't even know anything about this incident people are referring to until now and still only know what people have said here. Whether or not I watch one of his movies, and whether or not it is worthy of an award, has nothing at all to do with my views on sexual abuse, and should not be used to judge me as a person. I simply do not want to judge someone I know next to nothing about based on an incident I know nothing about. I almost feel like I am being judged myself which is very strange. In teachings of both Buddhism and Christianity, it is said you should aspire to have compassion for all mankind, even if they have done atrocious things. And I know you didn't intend to single me out Susan but I felt I needed to clarify my position. Just now I was thinking of the story of the prodigal son who returns home and his father who throws a big feast and celebration because his son has returned home, who he thought was lost. Victor, who watched "The Road to Perdition" last night, a very heavy movie which makes me glad I don't live in a life full of violence. > I try to be a liberal thinker, I really do. However, there is at least > one place where I draw a line that I will not alter or erase: sexual > abuse of children. I honest-to-god believe that people who have > committed (note that I haven't said "convicted") child sexual abuse > should be SHOT, and I will volunteer for that job if someone will just > let me do it. I'll bring my own gun and supply my own ammunition. --- Victor Johnson --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.cdbaby.com/victorjohnson Look for the new album, Parsonage Lane, coming this spring! Produced by Chris Rosser at Hollow Reed Studios
