Thread: Roman Polanski...

kind of a touchy subject i think......... seems to me that if someone went to such lengths (alcohol and half a quaalude ) to dominate a child ( she said no and it wasnt just conventional missionary position) while "photographing" her.... seems he is a huge predator and he escaped b/c he had money. wonder how many other people he directly affected the lives of...... most people guilty of that kind of crime dont stop. he should serve every bit of time that he would have those many years ago.

As the father of two daughters and the step father of two more, he wouldn't have lived this long had it been any of mine.


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Originally Posted by GeauxLSU

As the father of two daughters and the step father of two more, he wouldn't have lived this long had it been any of mine.


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HEAR HEAR!!!!

Of course the victim wants the whole thing buried. he reached an out of court settlement with her and she probably got millions. Just think if we allowed every rich guy to buy his or her way out of any trouble they might get into. Actually its bad enough since it already happens.

Originally Posted by xman

Typical ... say "rape" and the worst, most vengeful, aspects in our natures rear their ugly heads.

As Gugi mentioned mentioned that the 'victim' has long ago settled out of court with Polanski and considers the matter finished? Also, Polanski plead guilty for a plea bargain which the judge was about to renege on and that's why he fled the country. He has clearly displayed that he is no threat to the public in the last four decades. This case is far from open and shut.

Threat to society has nothing to do with it he was convicted and fled the country. He has time left to do. There is no reason his time should be swept under the rug because it's so long ago and he is a famous cineast.

Now, as to my reaction:
Life is a struggle, but the difference is that we, adults, can take care of ourselves. Or at least we can choose to prepare for anything. We live or die by our choices. We play the game for what it's worth, we may be cheated, but at least we know we are playing.

My oldest daughter is 4, and has no concept of evil. She does not grasp the idea that there are people who hurt others for their own enjoyment. To destroy that innocence when they live in a world in which that doesn't exist is the worst sin imo. If there is one thing I hold dear in life, it is the sanctity of innocence and rightfullness of a child being able to grow up unscarred. Kids are off limits.

Personally, I don't buy that he has "proved himself not a threat". He openly had a "relationship" with a 15 year old girl in Europe, and who knows how many others have been bought off to keep quiet. A man in his thirties or forties who drugs and rapes 13 year-olds, and dates 15 year-olds, is known as a "pedophile" in my book. And an apparently unrepentant one...

He is a wolf among lambs but a coward among the strong no doubt. The cost of a bullet is not yet too high to do this man in ( and I use the term "man" loosely ).

Here is an interesting bit I ran across:Hollywood Left Bands Together to Fight Polanski Arrest - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment - FOXNews.com

I think this story demonstrates how out of step Hollywood is to the rest of America let alone the world.

Originally Posted by Bruno

.... If there is one thing I hold dear in life, it is the sanctity of innocence and rightfullness of a child being able to grow up unscarred. Kids are off limits.

I agree completely.