Why are the Hollywood elite forgive Polanski so freely
 

yet I wager would never forgive Gibson?

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/arti...NEWS/909280322

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/pos...st_l.html#more

The arguments in favor of Polanski are not very convincing. I hadn't heard of how the rape unfolded in context. So the argument is, "it's been a long time, let it go, and he has had bad things happen to him," should excuse his previous depravity?