Sometimes it seems as if all the world has gone mad.  How else to explain the disgusting outpour of support for pedophile rapist Roman Polanksi?

What is it, exactly, that possesses people to excuse the most horrible of crimes because the perpetrator has an artistic talent?  Is the alignment of their moral compass really so fickle?

There is no doubt that Polanksi has suffered more than his fair share of tragedy.  But that was no excuse for him to create another tragedy for a young girl, and it’s no excuse for his supporters to ignore the right of society to demand justice.

Update: Patterico takes the L.A. Times to task for their misleading headline, while Reason editor Nick Gillespie foils their argument that pursuing Polanski just costs too darn much.

Update II: Here’s a list of the most despicable people in film. The low-lights include Woody Allen, Monica Bellucci, David Lynch, Michael Mann and Martin Scorcese.