WHY is it an act of humanity not to pursue this case, and no other similar case, any further? All you've said is he's an artist and old. I'm not remotely immune to the idea that some people should have mercy, but I don't see how "he's old and made some movies" means Polanski deserve to have the whole thing dropped.

I think that it's absolutely a good thing if the justice system does not say "You know what? You illegally fled the country to evade sentencing for so long that we're going to give you a free pass on this rape." That is an utterly horrible precedent to set and incentivizes the exact wrong things. Fleeing sentencing is…

So not only do you think violently raping a child shouldn't be punished if Roman Polanski does it (because he makes good movies and is a fugitive) you think that belief is a virtue and to think otherwise is "blindly following rules." I think I used "fucked up" too soon.

More human than what?

That doesn't make it less fucked up, it makes it more baffling.

That is an incredibly fucked up position. It's okay to drug and violently rape a child as long as you only do it once, you evade the law for decades, and you make some really good movies. Goddamn.

Are there any other criminals you think shouldn't be made to serve their sentence if they just manage to run away long enough? For how long do you have to successfully evade the law before you think a pardon should be granted?

Damn right.

For the record, if you ever commit a violent crime, please don't hunt down your victim and personally force them to interact with you, even if you think an apology would really, really make a great show of remorse.

Ugh, Caspe. More of the "you're probably comparing it to mid-stage 'Happy Endings'" argument. I'm the odd one out in that I liked "Happy Endings" from the first episode, but even if you didn't like it immediately, it was certainly far, far better than "Marry Me" at this point. By this time in "Happy Endings" we…

Do you know why only Peter's casting has stayed female? It looks like in the original production all the Lost Boys were women.

Yes, one guy (who I tangentially know, weirdly enough) is in the film saying none of it ever happened.

I thought Dylan thought she might be starting to like him and so behaved as such and at one point literally said that, then after hanging out with him more realized she didn't like him that way, which she also literally told him. I'm not sure she's a monster for not knowing up front what she'll always and forever…

No, no. Years in the future when they've lived their separate lives and… It was a bad "How I Met Your Mother" joke, sorry.

The way Sarah keeps saying goodbye to Mr. Cyr and insisting she's moved on is making me wonder if the last episode is Hank dying and Sarah getting permission from Drew and Amber to go be with her true love, Mr. Cyr.

The very foundation of your joke is flawed.

I agree with this so much. Also, I made the mistake of playing the first few hours alone, but the game really comes alive when you play with other people. Maya in a group is some serious fun.

I agree, and thanks for taking my apology so gracefully. One thing I'd add (or clarify - perhaps you agree) is that taking a measure of personal responsibility should not be a requirement. It's so common for victims to blame themselves, and the line between self-blame and taking personal responsibility can be so thin…

Fair enough, and thanks for the apology. It's the internet, it's easy to lose sight of that sort of thing.

Okay, but why here? Why is this your response to reading about an actual rape victim's experience?