tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post4746228725572468808..comments2023-08-20T11:07:28.396+01:00Comments on Freeborn John: The ugliness of the internetPeter Risdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792275403997179926noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-39119897311287089842009-10-05T02:27:26.065+01:002009-10-05T02:27:26.065+01:00Perhaps, while we're at it, we could see some ...Perhaps, while we're at it, we could see some action taken against males who impregnate girls under the (still)legal age of consent...or doesn't that law matter any more ?Ayrdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12277759681727009183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-940395802446992922009-09-29T10:38:13.499+01:002009-09-29T10:38:13.499+01:00There are those who think that celebrity should gi...There are those who think that celebrity should give you legal privileges - in a way, that was obvious in the Turing brouhaha. No-one suggested a public apology over, say, bus drivers punished for homosexual acts back in Turing's time.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-38878030481814994302009-09-28T16:37:23.088+01:002009-09-28T16:37:23.088+01:00Applebaum has stood up for famous criminals before...Applebaum has stood up for famous criminals before, at least once that I'm aware of. As one of the commenters on that article says, if Polanski were not famous, she wouldn't have written about him. And not revealing the conflict of interest is disgraceful.Peter Risdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792275403997179926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-78108891907884619622009-09-28T16:33:04.832+01:002009-09-28T16:33:04.832+01:00Did you see this?
http://voices.washingtonpost.co...Did you see this?<br /><br />http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2009/09/the_outrageous_arrest_of_roman.html<br /><br />Anne Applebaum is a generally good writer, but I found this pretty outrageous. Surprisingly, she doesn't reveal that her husband is working for Polanski's release.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com