So much for Switzerland remaining neutral.
They will find a way not to extradite him. Poor form on his part to go to a country that could extradite him.
Seems like if they didn’t want to extradite him, they wouldn’t have bothered arresting him in the first place.
This is going to be big news for a while, and I hope the whole thing finally gets some legal closure.
Devin’s great editorial on the case, and the Emmy-award winning documentary Wanted and Desired (a must see), here.
Wanted and Desired is pretty much a must-see for anyone interested in this case.
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I mean Polanski’s lawyers. And maybe Switzerland wants something from the French in return for finding a loophole in denying extradition.
Once again, western civilization’s priorities are in the exact right place.
Let’s see if they go after the American-bred yokels who strung up the census fellow with this much fuckin tenacity.
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Gospel.
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*sigh*
Sure, because the US system is known for always hounding the rich and famous instead of the people who can’t afford rich lawyers.
Good.
Seriously, is there any other response to this? If you rape a teenager (or anyone for that matter), you deserve what you get.
nigga made chinatown he can rape a bus fulla toddlers for all i care
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You need to read Devins opinion on this case. You’re on the righteous side of anger, which is pretty much the lynching side.
I’ve read Devin’s opinion. You’re right, you’re all right, Polanski has been screwed over by the system and it isn’t right. You know what else isn’t right? Rape. What he did is evil and fucked up and although in an ideal world he deserves justice, not vengeance, I think there are people who deserve sympathy and he’s not one of them.
I’ll admit now to a little bias - my best friend in highschool was raped by her stepfather and it seriously screwed her up. But you know what, I think you people have a little bias as well. Polanski is an amazing film maker, and this is a film discussion forum. I can’t imagine anyone here would care about defending him half as much if he wasn’t who he is.
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Seeing as how Polanski survived the Holocaust and his pregnant wife was murdered in what is the most famous serial killing of all time, I think there’s some wiggle room with empathy.
The rape survivors message boards: Probably not so much on Polanski’s side. Not condemning, just thinking out loud.
They decide to get him after 31 years? The whole thing is just bizarre.
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Or because he’s a talented director who’s made iconic films. Roman the School Janitor Who Rapes Teenage Girls doesn’t get the same “empathy” irregardless of his background.
Let’s not pretend that the “debate” over his guilt, innocence or punishment isn’t directly linked to his artistic and celebrity status.
L.A. prosecutors confirmed they had planned this arrest.
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-mew-p...tory?track=rss
If Polanski agrees to come back to the U.S. he’ll be here in a couple of days. If not, it will take months.
Odd that the woman (Adkins) who butchered his wife and child died a couple of days ago and now this.
And no, there is no correlation between the two incidents.