Polanski

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  • freitag0

    for me it is a simple list, only as i see it based on what i have read:

    - he is not a hazard to society
    - victim doesn't want him to be convicted, doesn't want publicity and emphasizes it wasn't rape at all
    - mr. Polanski had a very traumatic past, which is not something to justify a crime or letting him go, but in a lot of courts in decent nations you have such a thing as a human aspect.
    - he has shown to be a warm, generous man to those who are close to him and is of very high artistic value to many, for instance those who were victim of WWII.
    - it's not like he is some sort of Gary Glitter, repeatedly travelling to poor countries to rape kids below 13 even
    - most nations (in EU at least) have a period in which the crime expires, usually between 10 and 30 years, even for murder (!)

    - and yes, i grew up with a lot of work by Polanski and learned to appreciate the art cinema as i grew up. both my parents were of artistic nature (also professionally) in film etc. so i may be biased.

    - i, personally(!) do not believe so much in justice for the sake of justice, as it sometimes can do more harm than good. Just as I am strongly opposed against the death penalty.

    • I agree. Like Michael Jackson. Yeah he fiddled little boyz, but he music was off the chain yo!Khurram
    • Was that ever proven? I thought you were a journalist, Kuz?freitag
    • about Michael Jackson? I thought everyone knew.... It was on E!Khurram
    • ok, apparently your on e, again.. lol.freitag
    • You are delusional and completely out of touch with reality... I though you had a lot of work to do? Seek help!utopian
    • no silly, "E!" the entertainment news channel. I haven't done MDMA in aaaagesKhurram
    • Freitag are you also a Nazi sympathizer as well?utopian
    • what has that to do with it?freitag
    • looks like grandstanding to me...headlines for a 'big bust'...it's ridiculous...exador1

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