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End the Hollywood 'Free Polanski' campaign

End the Hollywood 'Free Polanski' campaign

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Started by Anonymous 16 years, 10 months ago
Please join the Survivors Trust campaign against the Hollywood personalities who have jumped to the defence of film director Roman Polanski after his arrest on the rape of a 13 year old girl. Hollywood names including Woody Allen, David Lynch and Martin Scorsese, to name but a few, have called for Polanski to be freed immediately from arrest in Switzerland on a US extradition warrant. Polanski is wanted for fleeing the US 30 years ago to avoid sentencing after admitting unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977. The grand jury transcripts of the sex abuse case paint a harrowing picture of the events that allegedly unfolded between Polanski and a 13-year-old girl at the home of Jack Nicholson in 1977, including the following.. "I was ready to cry," she said. "I was kind of -- I was going, 'No. Come on. Stop it.' But I was afraid." The actress Whoopi Goldberg said: "I don't believe it was rape-rape. He went to jail and when they let him out he was like, "You know what, this [judge] is going to give me a hundred years in jail. I'm not staying.' So that's why he left." Whoopi, what happened to the Color Purple And what for that matter is 'rape-rape' Rape IS rape. The Survivors Trust is calling for an immediate end to this appalling campaign, which is taking victim blame to a new, yet horrific level. Please sign our petition to bring an end to this campaign and stop the Hollywood 'Free Polanski' movement. More information on the Survivors Trust, a national umbrella agency and network of specialist rape and sexual abuse support services in the UK, at www.thesurvivorstrust.org

Updates

October 1, 2009

I have spent this week drafting formal letters to the representatives of the public figures involved in this campaign. This documentation serves as a direct demand for accountability regarding their recent public statements. Expect a full report on their responses or lack thereof in the coming week.

October 1, 2009

The current momentum confirms that this campaign has moved beyond casual interest into a matter of public accountability. I am finalizing a formal letter to the talent agencies representing those involved in the defense efforts. Their responses will be compiled and presented to the press later this week.

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Sarah Murray
16 years ago Featured

Rape is a crime no matter who you are or what movies you made. Hollywood needs to stop protecting predators it is absolutely sick.

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Jenny Hassan
16 years ago Featured

Justice needs to be served. fleeing the country for 30 years shows he knew exactly what he did was wrong.

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Mike Morgan
16 years ago Featured

whoopi goldberg should be ashamed of herself. rape-rape? seriously?? disgusting.

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