Instapundit’s been following liberal (and especially entertainment elite) support for Roman Polanksi, notably in this post. Each celebrity who signs on to the “Free Roman” cause of the week should be asked to read the court documents describing the rape for which he’s wanted.
There’s simply no excuse, and evading the law for decades doesn’t mitigate the crime. Although it appears to mitigate it very much, in the eyes of some, if you happen to be famous.