Liberals Against Rape

Even the reliably liberal Steve Lopez (formerly of the Inky) gets it when it comes to Polanski.

Lopez is especially hard on Polanski's idiot defenders and excusers.

Polanski stood in a Santa Monica courtroom on Aug. 8, 1977, admitted to having his way with a girl three decades his junior and told a judge that indeed, he knew she was only 13.

There may well have been judicial misconduct.

But no misconduct was greater than allowing Polanski to cop a plea to the least of his charges. His crime was graphic, manipulative and heinous, and he got a pass. It's unbelievable, really, that his soft-headed apologists are rooting for him to get another one.

Good for him. Read the whole thing.

UPDATE: Another progressive, WAPO's Eugene Robinson, joins LAR with this well-written piece.

UPDATE II: Add HuffPo's Jason Linkins to the LAR team.