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She really wanted Hannity reading her transcript in DETAIL on national Radio.........
I bet she loves her kids and family being exposed to this ............
This is a crap time to bring this back............. If she were pushing that would be different.
Is the justice system protecting the Victim.????
The rich always have a different system....SO?
They never get the needle .............
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Posted: 10/1/2009 12:23:11 PM | | Of course the parents were in control. But wouldn't you think there might have been a stipulation in the agreement for the family not to go after him themselves? | |
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Posted: 10/1/2009 12:54:56 PM | .
The girl ...Victim is the PARENT..... shes 40 years old....
I would not want my kids to hear graphic details of my SEX history....
At some point she let it go... She said she forgave him.. If thats the money so what...
The victim is being hurt by the DA......this is going to turn into a real zoo... A former DA now admits he lied on a documentary ....
This will not be Justice...................
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Posted: 10/2/2009 9:21:30 AM | | the so called 'victim' doesnt want him charged, it was once back before aids, everybody was doing all kinds of sexual things, if he was a repeat offender or if young women was his thing then i would understand the big fuss, but he has never done anything like that again | |
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Posted: 10/2/2009 7:23:32 PM | Polanski should fry.
He drugged and raped a 7th grader.
She wants the thing dropped because he paid her off.
Justice needs to be served, even if it's a bit late.
Those who defend the guy are scumbags. | |
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Posted: 10/2/2009 7:55:55 PM | 30 years after sleeping with a 13 year old. Polanski was arrested on his way to collect a lifetime achievement award.
I wanna know...What exactly was the award for?
Got to feel sorry for him though. Living in France for 30 years | |
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plp1
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Msg: 57 | |
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Posted: 10/2/2009 11:44:50 PM | He is sitting in a Switzerland jail while Polanski's lawyers are fighting his extradition to the United States.
What should be done with him? Should he be turned over to the United States?
Should he stand trial?
I say he should be turned over to the United States and stand trial. He should get no bail and stay in jail.
My question is... What are the Switzerland police holding him?
Why didn't France turn him over to the United States? | |
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Posted: 10/3/2009 2:06:41 AM | | I understand the victum not wanting to go through the nastiness of a court case and have to relive everything again, she has moved on in her life. Polanski is a child rapist in my opinion, he drugged and then had sex with a minor, there is no excuse for this, if it was an ordinary man no one would be coming to his defense. I don't blame her for taking a settlement, people forget that 30 years ago proving rape was very difficult and the victum was usually blamed or told that they somehow asked for it. He should be extradiated and serve his jailtime for the crime he plead gulity too. | |
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Posted: 10/3/2009 10:16:09 AM | Gotta love the Jesus defense for Polanski.
Only on POF.
Polanski was quoted saying something to the effect that people are "jealous of me for having sex with the girl. "
Polanski was having a big bout of ego inflation and fancied that he was above the law. | |
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plp1
| | Joined: 9/24/2009
Msg: 60 | |
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Posted: 10/3/2009 9:14:35 PM | Here is a thought. If the Swiss do turn him over the United States, I feel the U. S. Marshall's should take him in handcuffs and not let go the regular way, where he sits as a regular passenger, with two escorts. Once he get's to the United States, he get's no bail.
My reasoning is... He is a flight risk.
Still I want to know why... Why did the Swiss arrest him? | |
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Posted: 10/3/2009 10:10:45 PM | | I've just read he didn't give her the $500,000 settlement. He never handed the money over. What a scumbug. He must really have entitlement issues - what an arrogant fool not to pay the settlement. | |
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Posted: 10/3/2009 10:18:36 PM | | The Swiss arrested him because the US asked. It's part of the Swiss-US Extradition Treaty. | |
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Posted: 10/4/2009 1:22:47 AM | Why did the Swiss arrest him?
Well, on the surface, they appear to be a mellow and Hobbit-like bunch of people... You know, not wanting to involve themselves in global altercations over turf...
And will gladly hold your money until your petty grievences are settled...
"We are a peaceful people... Make watches... Wear lederhosen and yodel for lost goats... And you can't beat the scenery here."..
But Polanski, in a conversation with a reliable source, openly admitted his absolute hatred for chocolate... Mistake...
Worse than making fun of Canadian beer... | |
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Selima
| | Joined: 3/28/2009
Msg: 64 | |
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Posted: 10/7/2009 5:55:05 AM | Now my thoughts on the matter is that calling Polanski a threat to society is a bit of an overstatement. Yes, what he did was atrocious, and he should never be forgiven or accepted because of it. But the man is in his mid-seventies. He's not a threat anymore.
That being said, I do believe he needs to be treated as any other criminal would. He's not a threat, but is still an admitted child rapist. That makes him a horrifying individual in my book. I don't need him being rehabilitated, but I do need him shunned and treated like the person he has admitted to be. Beyond that, he did commit another felony when he fled the country. We can still put him in court for that one. If you don't want to put the victim back in the limelight after she's forgiven him and she doesn't need the headache, that's perfectly fine. There is the brand new charge of fleeing the country which I'm sure will hold him in jail for the rest of his life.
I can understand not wanting to subject the family of the victim to the harsh realities of the crime perpetrated upon her, and I say, completely drop the original case. Instead of retrying the case, or bringing up the ghosts of thirty years ago, let him slide even further into injustice and simply sentence him for running before sentencing, which I think is still a major felony. The victim stays out of it, and you effectively give Polanski a life sentence of a few years for this infraction. Considering most alleged (not convicted or admitted, but simply those accused of the crime) child abusers are generally treated worse then Polanski who admitted it, I'd like to see him treated the same way as anyone else.
If I were ever to commit this horrible act, I don't believe running for thirty years would make the courts any more lenient with me, or the public to stand in support after thirty years of not raping.
I wonder how Polanski's new film will fair in light of these events. He's no longer "acclaimed film director" in the eyes of many people, he's simply "unpunished admitted child abuser".
However, I think most of this pales in comparison to the Hollywood elites who demanded his release. It is one thing to commit a crime. With mental disorders and issues it can be understood why someone may not fully comprehend their actions. ( I am not saying that is what happened in this case. It is merely to illustrate a point.) I can see a mentally retarded individual not understanding their actions, however when a large group of influential people come out in support and protest the government's decision to treat a criminal as a criminal, that is unforgivable. I do not care what happened before. I don't care that Polanski is old. I don't care about any of that.
I refuse to accept film makers trying to use their power as cultural leaders to spring a friend after he admitted guilt to one of the most heinous crimes, and then going on the run so he could avoid the punishment.
At this moment, anyone who has put their name on the list demanding Polanski release, I am calling for a total boycott of any project they are involved in. Woody Allen, Monica Belluci, David Lynch, and all the rest. I will not spend one penny funding the people who believe their friend should be protected better then any other criminal.
I have wrote a petition up in support of these remarks, and I would like anyone who agrees with my stance to take a minutes and sign it. Let these despicable individuals know that they have lost your business for life, and that they do not wield power supreme over the justice system.
Let Hollywood know that making a movie with any of these individuals will mean box office and financial failure.
Do not fund the immoral abuse of power that Hollywood so frivolously uses.
Thank you.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/sexcrimes101 | |
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Posted: 10/7/2009 6:09:28 AM |
But the man is in his mid-seventies. He's not a threat anymore.
I don't agree with this. Being old doesn't suddenly make you a good person. There have been plenty of elderly people who have committed heinous crimes. He could have been raping teenage French girls all this time... we just don't know.
I say send the pig back to the U.S, sentence him for the original crimes, then bring him up on charges for fleeing.
Being a "somebody" doesn't give you special privileges when it comes to crime. | |
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Posted: 10/7/2009 8:46:00 AM | | I agree, correct me if I am wrong, he plead guilty and ran, he was charged and didnt show up to complete his punishment. So he had a warrant out for his arrest. They caught him and he now gets to go to jail and deal with the other charges that come from his running away, The victim has nothing to do with what is going on now and I dont think even needs to step foot into a court of law. Or am I wrong? | |
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Posted: 10/7/2009 12:03:24 PM | i feel sorry for the girl as she's lived this whole time with no justice, knowing that just because the man is an artist of the highest calibur, he can go around raping young girls.
i also wonder how many other times he's done it while on the run, where laws are much different and his title alone carries much weight.
rape is rape. regardless of who inacts it. | |
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Posted: 10/7/2009 1:19:43 PM | One thing to consider... Polanski settled this matter directly with the girl years ago and now even the Victim doesn't want this case to continue and is on Polanski's side.
Also consider that he hadn't repeated the same mistake since.
So what does this say?
It says that this has everything to do with Politics and Legal Grandstanding and little or nothing to do with what is Reasonable or Just.
Effectively the legal system is saying "We're gonna do what we wanna do even if it goes against what even the *victim* wants and even if there will be little or nothing to be gained at the end of the day. We want to show Mr. Bigshot who's REALLY in charge because we think WE are the Big Shots. "
I'm sorry but there are bigger problems than Polanski in society that the police and the legal system should be dealing with. | |
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Posted: 10/7/2009 2:59:46 PM | | ^^ i agree there are bigger issues then child rapist, but not many. but the flip side of your agrument is that it says to rich people, if u do something wrong just pay off the person and law wont come after you. also it says try to pay them off and also run , because you have the money to do it, seems to be a bad message to send . say u had a kid that he did that to, and then he tried to pay you off and ran, are u telling me u dont think he should answer for what he did to your kid? also it happens that people get charged with crimes where the victim doesnt want to press charges, i would think most common would be domestic violence, so u think the courts should hold a man that beats the crap outta a wowan accountable for his actions if the wowan doesnt want to press charges? | |
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Posted: 10/7/2009 3:16:48 PM | ^^^ Except that the child wasn't a child, but in fact a teenager at the time... a teenager old enough to Modeling work with her mother's blessing. And you're also ignoring the fact that there was judicial misconduct as well. It was the judicial misconduct that caused him to take off.
What kind of message does condoning judicial misconduct send, eh?
And consider as well that the reality of the judicial system is that the only people who get treated fairly are the ones who are rich enough to get proper legal representation... and even then, there's no guarantee of fairness... like what occurred in this case.
As for your comments about domestic violence... irrelevant... it has nothing to do with *this* case.
Save your hysteria for a case that actually needs it.
And BTW... I have two kids... one boy and one girl. But my kids would not end up in that situation in the first place. You know why? Because I don't plan on sending my kids to modeling gigs at the age of 13. | |
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Posted: 10/7/2009 3:24:20 PM | | ^^ kids cant consent to sex at the age of 13, thats the law. i dont have hysteria, i was just simply telling you my opinion. also u said about the victim in this case didnt want to press charges, i was just saying in some of those cases the victim doesnt want to press charges, i was just pointing out its not just this case that it happens in. about your kids, i think its good that you wont send them out to model at the age of 13, that doesnt mean what he did was any less bad because the 13 year old was modeling. just for the record a 13 year is a child to me | |
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Posted: 10/7/2009 4:03:06 PM |
One thing to consider... Polanski settled this matter directly with the girl years ago and now even the Victim doesn't want this case to continue and is on Polanski's side
Except he didn't - he didn't pay up.
And to say because she was a teenager (just!) who consented to modelling means it's somehow ok to drug her, feed her alcohol and have sex with her while she's saying "no" the whole time is rather strange.
Yes, denny, a 13-year-old is definitely still a child...*shakes head in disbelief* | |
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Posted: 10/7/2009 4:48:59 PM |
Except he didn't - he didn't pay up.
Actually, the truth is that the deal was confidential and it's not certain whether the money was paid because neither side is saying anything about it.
Here's some specific info on that:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-polanski3-2009oct03,0,6765170.story
"In 1996, she was still trying to get the funds and even attempted to garnish his pay from movie studios. By the following year, she had stopped asking for court help to get paid and wrote a letter to a judge in support of Polanski returning to the United States and settling his criminal case without spending more time behind bars."
So tell me, what do you suppose happened *after* 1996, eh? I'm guessing he did pay... maybe even paid extra for her to support him so that not only could she have the matter laid to rest, but so that he could have the matter laid to rest too.
Now... as to whether a 13 year old is a child... well when you look through history, that wasn't always the case.
Seriously... she's old enough to be a model and go somewhere to do a modeling *By Herself*, but she's still a "child"?
Pulllease...
Yes yes yes... *legally* she's a child... But then if that's the case, shouldn't her mother be charged with "child abandonment" when she left her daughter alone with a stranger?
Tough question, eh?
Now I'm not condoning what he did... but let's face it... this is one seriously bungled up case and while the system is following The Letter of the Law right now, is it really Justice?
Hell even the Victim thinks he's paid enough and been punished enough.
So in the Justice sense, how solid is the ground on which the case is based on especially factoring in the judicial misconduct? | |
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Posted: 10/7/2009 4:58:26 PM | I'm confused. Are you saying because she's old enough to model, she's old enough to rape?
Babies model. Old people model.
Anyway, this is beside the point.
Now... as to whether a 13 year old is a child... well when you look through history, that wasn't always the case .
I'm sure if you go to the Old Testament, you'll find examples of this. | |
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