Polanski

[threeplusfire]

The Polanski story enrages me. If Polanski had murdered someone, run down a kid in a drunk driving incident, stolen millions of dollars from a bunch of investors, burned down a church - would anyone be asking if this extradition was necessary? Yes, It's been decades. Yes, Polanski has made some incredible art and is famous. That doesn't change the fact that he drugged and raped a child, and skipped the country to avoid serving his sentence. That's pretty damned reprehensible. Thinking he should get a pass because he's managed to elude being extradited is even more shitty.

Comments

[lacyunderall.livejournal.com]

ha! i was just telling someone today that i'd like to personally drag his ass back here and set him on fire. first, for the horrible offense, and secondly, for running like a pussy all these years.

fire = the biblical cleanser

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

I suspect at least some of the people arguing he shouldn't be punished because he's A Great Artist and thus Above The Common Herd, mistakenly perceive themselves to be such exalted creatures as well.

[litos.livejournal.com]

Someone should bash him.

Why no one has done such to this point eludes me.

The rat fuckers paraded a child rapist around like he was someone worthy of applause.

Yes, he is insightful and creative. He also rapes children.

Your moral choices are to bash him or jail him.

[splix.livejournal.com]

Amen.

[k00kaburra.livejournal.com]

I was so happy when I heard the bastard was finally caught.

[delchi.livejournal.com]

As I commented elsewhere , the only one I can think of is that some countries will refuse extradition if the country the prisoner is being send back to will face the death penalty. That's at least reasonable from a humanitarian position ( not that I agree, but still it makes more sense ). Protecting this guy is just a joke. I can't think of a single reason to protect him or give him any shelter from the justice he deserves.

[grumpydragon.livejournal.com]

How much is it going to cost for all of this?

Obviously he is guilty and should be punished, but when the victim doesn't even want it to happen anymore, and there has been judicial misconduct in the original trial, it seems that there is a point where you say 'this is enough'.

I do not have sympathy for him because he did something terrible, but I also don't want to pay for him to be brought back to America, tried, imprisoned, if the person who is the victim says 'enough is enough'.