As I'm sure many of you know by now, famed director, Roman Polanski, was recently arrested on an outstanding warrant issued in 1978, for "unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl."
He hopes the charges will be dropped, and has seen some support from other quarters, as this article reveals. And this one.
Whoopi Goldberg even had this to say about it, on The View:
He hopes the charges will be dropped, and has seen some support from other quarters, as this article reveals. And this one.
Whoopi Goldberg even had this to say about it, on The View:
My view on the matter falls in line with what Kate Harding has to say in "Reminder: Roman Polanski Raped a Child".
I mean, do you think that if Joe Blow Average had committed such an act, that he'd get any kind of public sympathy?
Well, except maybe from fellow pedos.
Since when does being a director automatically exclude someone from the law? Does artistic ability offer some kind of redeeming quality?
And sure, he might deserve some sympathy because of his age. He's 76, after all.
But let's also remember that he's only gotten himself arrested at such an advanced age because he's been avoiding the law, the whole time.
He was actually in Switzerland, when he was nabbed, to accept a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival. He probably didn't realise that the US and Switzerland have an extradition treaty.
D'oh!
Afterall, there's a reason he didn't rock up to the 2003 Oscars to receive his Best Director gong for The Pianist (2002). He knew what would've happened if he did.
His complicity in the proceedings didn't exactly halt his film career, either. Since he fled the US, he has directed eight movies.
So, when exactly was he gonna face the music? Was he ever gonna turn himself in? Doubtful.
We aren't exactly dealing with Dr. Richard Kimble here. We know he did it. So does he.
What other choice did the authorities have?
I mean, do you think that if Joe Blow Average had committed such an act, that he'd get any kind of public sympathy?
Well, except maybe from fellow pedos.
Since when does being a director automatically exclude someone from the law? Does artistic ability offer some kind of redeeming quality?
And sure, he might deserve some sympathy because of his age. He's 76, after all.
But let's also remember that he's only gotten himself arrested at such an advanced age because he's been avoiding the law, the whole time.
He was actually in Switzerland, when he was nabbed, to accept a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival. He probably didn't realise that the US and Switzerland have an extradition treaty.
D'oh!
Afterall, there's a reason he didn't rock up to the 2003 Oscars to receive his Best Director gong for The Pianist (2002). He knew what would've happened if he did.
His complicity in the proceedings didn't exactly halt his film career, either. Since he fled the US, he has directed eight movies.
So, when exactly was he gonna face the music? Was he ever gonna turn himself in? Doubtful.
We aren't exactly dealing with Dr. Richard Kimble here. We know he did it. So does he.
What other choice did the authorities have?
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