He raped a 13 year old girl. If that was not enough, he purposefully drugged her to the point of incapacitation. That's two serious violent crimes. Aside from that, I would be there are some laws concerning controlled substances and providing them to minor that he also violated. The fugitive status is yet another legal problem.
I've always been dismayed at him getting standing ovations and awards (the Oscars) and documentaries telling what a great guy he is. If he's so great, why doesn't he own up to what he did?
France is fighting the extradition. I guess he is some sort of hero there. They send us the Statue of Liberty, and in exchange they get a lowlife who thinks nothing of assaulting a child. I think it was better back when the French had a great admiration for Jerry Lewis instead. I never could understand that, but I have nothing against Jerry Lewis at all.
This past summer, I saw "The Fearless Vampire Killers"
again. I had not seen it since the early 1970s. Polanksi directed and starred in it. Sharon Tate also starred in it. This 1967 movie is one of the earliest movies I ever remember seeing. I saw it on TV and not at the theatre, but I was probably too young for it. I am sure I had nightmares about it. This movie probably introduced me to vampires. While light and comedic in their way, these were old-school vampires that hated garlic and didn't attend high school by day. They had some rather boss ugly fangs too. I think think it is a pretty good movie, but it is so overshadowed by Roman Polanski's crimes and Sharon Tate having been murdered by Charles Manson shortly after it was made.So, what do you think. Are Roman Polanski's crimes too long ago, and he has been such a great guy since, that we should just forget about it? Or should he come back and face justice?
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I don't know. I think it's horrible what he did and I wish he had owned up to it at the time. I also really did love The Pianist movie that he made. Do they cancel each other out?
Now they can throw his ass in jail than toss the key away.I hade child abusers,and or child rapeists.
Toss him in and lock him up with a nasty, big, horny cellmate and let him suffer like that little girl did.
I don't think that there should be a statute of limitations on the time line. The French do not like us and I think its more about that than caring about him. He needs to go to prison for a very long time. He can make documentaries on prison life. If he did this to one girl, there are others that have not come forward believing that he was untouchable or were paid off. Pedophiles do not just stop abusing children.
I think this creep has to be brought to justice. A terrible crime was committed and he must pay for it.
I don't think anything he's done in all these years of freedom makes up for a crime like this. He's had a very nice life for a long time...now he should have to take responsibility for what he did.
I don't watch movies and I have no interest in his career or whatever it was that he achieved with his life.
He did have a plea bargain deal and he should be brought back to serve THAT sentence and then everyone can move on.
There shouldn't be a statute of limitations for child rape.
i don't know - sex with a 13 year old in the 70's - i bet i knew 13 year olds having sex back then. adults on the other hand should be adults and keep their things to themselves - and drugging a person to get some - also bad.
would we even care if he weren't in the biz?
i mean there would be no discussion - wrong is wrong - even if the doer is famous.
look at oj - he got away with murder.
ok i am done rambling - wrong is wrong and adult sex with 13 year olds is wrong.
I tend to have a hard line on this too. As for the plea bargain reducing his sentence, well he skipped out on it, so maybe that is one thing that could be forgotten about. That is, forget about the lenient sentence.
"Running away and waiting it out to avoid justice" has never been conconsidered to be an allowed option for a convict.
I found this magazine op-ed piece, and it looks rather sensible.
I've lost some respect for the great science-fiction actress Sigourney Weaver, because I heard her on the radio this morning talking about what a hero Polanski is, and how he must be released.
The only (good) reason for not jailing him is that his victim has forgiven him and says she doesn't want him imprisoned. Not sure if that's enough.
Good point, Rob. I was wondering about that aspect too. I think that the victim's forgiveness would be good enough to dismiss a civil case.
However, this is a criminal case, and the way that works, this part of it is out of the victim's hands. It is "The People of the State of California" vs Mr. Polanski (if I have the jurisdication right), not the victim.
Polanski has not lead a stellar life. Wasn't Nastasia Kinsky also his victim when she was a child?
Anyway, some of his movies were pretty demented... have you ever seen "The Tenant"?
Hollywood twits, like Weaver, shouldn't be allowed to make public policy. The law should handle the charges the same way they would for anyone else.
I have read that Woody Allen has signed the release-Polanski petition. What a character reference. Remember Woody is the one who had sex with his adopted daughter.
Cube: I did not know about Kinski. She was 15 at the time.
There are also charges of judicial misconduct in the case. I don't agree with people being sent to jail if their trials are unfair, even if they're guilty.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-polanski-legal1-2009oct01,0,1100452.story
I think he should have to serve his initial sentence (which was much too short!) and then serve time for fleeing the country to avoid his sentence.
I'm sure there are more victims than these two.
Rob said: "I don't agree with people being sent to jail if their trials are unfair, even if they're guilty."
I disagree. They shouldn't be exempt from justice because they had an unfair trial. They need to get a new, fair trial and then do their time.
He should face justice. Go back to jail.
There should not be a special law just for celebrities.
Yes, I have seen a few of the movies that he directed and they were good ones. Still, he committed a crime.
No two ways about it. Besides he fled and was probably unrepentant.
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