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Roman Polanski
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lazz
Australia3119 Posts
for those who don't know about the story: sky news | ||
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Velr
Switzerland10884 Posts
I'm really not sure about what to think about this... | ||
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Energies
Australia3225 Posts
In 1969 Polanski's pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate, was brutally murdered along with four other people by followers of Charles Manson. Wow. Victim Samantha Geimer, now 45-years-old, has also called for the case to be dismissed and the saga put to an end. No real comment. I'm emotionally dead to this situation due to the circumstances. | ||
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JohnColtrane
Australia4813 Posts
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Gryffindor_us
United States5606 Posts
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Kaniol
Poland5551 Posts
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OhThatDang
United States4685 Posts
he escaped after he was getting sentenced the first time but the judge that was doing the trial illegally changed the 40 some days + counseling if Polanski had pleaded guilty. (Polanski was never convicted) but he changed it to some extra 40 days or so and Polanski fled the states so that will probably be of an issue of course hes going to jail but im talkn about the judges illegal changes of the deal | ||
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BlackJack
United States10574 Posts
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uziasz
Poland70 Posts
I can just say that i dont care about it but i want to say one thing... if that guy aint cryminalist and didnt do anything bad in that 30 years then its pointless to try to get him to prision. Of course if he would be still a bad guy and made more awfull things he should spent rest of his life in jail. Since Polanski made more good things than bad ones in that 30 years he should be free, it would be a loss for culture and film since hes very good in that what hes doing. | ||
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
It doesn't really apply here as the prison system is about re-habitation not punishment. I hardly see any point in sentencing the guy except to make an example for fugitives like him. Realistically however, he will go to prison as public outcry would negate any consideration for else. | ||
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jello_biafra
United Kingdom6641 Posts
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uziasz
Poland70 Posts
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Velr
Switzerland10884 Posts
There wasn't a legal alternative, not taking him would have been against the contract/law between Switzerland and the USA. | ||
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pubbanana
United States3063 Posts
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Amber[LighT]
United States5078 Posts
On September 28 2009 21:09 uziasz wrote: And well its still foolish from California (not sure tho if it wasthat state) that they let out 40.000 prisioners cuz they got too many ppl in prision and still spent their money to catch Polanski. The issue dives deeper than just simply a lack of money. Many prisoners treat prison as a hotel, and will do whatever they can to stay in prison, and off the streets (homeless). What do you do with x number of people that, though did something bad and deserve to be in prison, are just sucking more money from the government that can be used elsewhere? (This guy should go to prison, at the least). God we should send this guy to Guantanamo he's the real terrorist.... ahhh.... Victim Samantha Geimer, now 45-years-old, has also called for the case to be dismissed and the saga put to an end. | ||
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Hazard
Norway594 Posts
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Velr
Switzerland10884 Posts
On September 28 2009 21:19 Hazard wrote: Interesting.... well he survived Holocaust but people who made Holocaust possible are still judged TODAY and go to prison (those guys are like ~80 years old and they commited crimes when they were like 20 and "face the music" after 60 years). It is important not to put an innocent man in jail but if he is guilty than he will be prosecuted. US law is perfect in a way that it can let the criminal go (if found not guilty) for long years and come back to punish him like ~20 years later (if his guilt gets proven later). To bad it can also kill someone for something he never did. | ||
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Slow Motion
United States6960 Posts
If Polanski had sex with or raped a 13 year old, he should be sentenced accordingly, even if Geimer is ready to move on. It's not about her. | ||
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ZlyKiss
Poland697 Posts
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lazz
Australia3119 Posts
plus, like slow motion said, it doesn't really matter what the victim wants. what matters is that the guy did a crime (fucked a 13 year old) and thus, he should go to prison for it, plain and simple. it baffles me how Polanski's supporters are so blind to the fact that he fucked a 13 year old. imagine if Polankski wasn't some famous movie director. i wonder how much support he'd get then? Justice is blind my ass. hell, imagine if he was black. i wonder how long he'd get? a few life sentences? humans piss me off sometimes with their shitty double standards. | ||
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