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The Roman Polanski travesty reminds me of the Fatty Arbuckle scandal of 1920s Hollyweird. But Fatty’s alleged rape victim, who died, wasn’t thirteen and, at trial, he was acquitted. And the industry and its journalist sycophants didn’t line up to excuse him (indeed he was convicted by the media and blackballed by the studios) like they’re doing for Polanski, the child rapist. Who was not only convicted, but then fled the country rather than serve his time. Of course American society has changed. But that much?