I liked The Pianist as much as anybody else, but you can't just drug and sodomize 13-year old girls and go about your merry way. Book him, Dano!
Snagged this from the AP. Looks like an IM exchange posted as a story. Odd (click to enlarge):
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Justice is very, very patient (plus, AP in action!)
Roman Polanski is about to get his. You cain't run from the law fer'ever, partner.
I liked The Pianist as much as anybody else, but you can't just drug and sodomize 13-year old girls and go about your merry way. Book him, Dano!
Snagged this from the AP. Looks like an IM exchange posted as a story. Odd (click to enlarge):
I liked The Pianist as much as anybody else, but you can't just drug and sodomize 13-year old girls and go about your merry way. Book him, Dano!
Snagged this from the AP. Looks like an IM exchange posted as a story. Odd (click to enlarge):
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We can admire and enjoy Chinatown and Rosemary's Baby and The Tenant and what not. But the guy needs to sack up and take his punishment. Yes, yes, we're sorry about your wife and the Holocaust and all that, but that doesn't allow new injustice.
Reading the movie blogs has been fascinating. The people who've come out in Polanski's defense--it's just incredible.
Their defense hinges on one of three arguments: 1.)the judge was going to renege on the plea deal so Polanski was justified in fleeing, 2.)it's been 30 years and even the woman forgives him and 3.)we're Puritanical fanatics for wanting to see this case adjudicated.
And the rebuttals to each are fairly simple:
1.)a judge is not bound by a plea and if the defense felt the judge was corrupt that could be grounds for a mistrial; also, the plea could have been withdrawn and the original charges of rape reinstated. He had options.
2.)There are people on death row who've been forgiven by the families of their victims. It's irrelevant. It's about the rule of law. It's not Polanski vs. victim; it's Polanski vs the State of California. There is no statute of limitations when you interrupt the legal process. We can't just apply our laws willy-nilly. Maybe he has been a model citizen of the world, but that's not what's in question.
3.)I will not feel anything if he gets sentenced to jail time or not. I have no emotional stake in the case. All I want is for the machine to be allowed to work properly. Polanski short-circuited the process when he skipped town. And now he's got to answer for that. That seems fair enough.
It's really a shame that a lot of artists whose work I admire have signed those "Free Roman" petitions. It brings them down in my eyes. (I'm looking at you Pedro Almodovar).
It is a bit embarrassing, both in the 'soft-headed liberals' sort of way and also as a reminder that a lot of artists really are imbeciles when it comes to the real world. Ech. We can appreciate, even admire, his art while condemning his actions. Is this so hard to understand? Aliah says Woody Allen even spoke up in his defense. He might as well have shut up about this one.
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