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Originally Posted by Rick Lee
Dottore's objections seem dance around a lot in this case. First, it was no big deal, was consensual and happened a long time ago. Now it's because our legal system is arbitrary and capricious (I agree with him here). The bottom line for me is that Polansky was an adult at the time and exercised piss-poor judgment on numerous occasions wrt hanging out with very young women. It was a pattern of behavior, and one not to be voluntarily corrected. Poor judgment by people who should know better should have consequences.
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My views on this fiasco have been consistent and clear from the start.
You guys have all been on your high horses about some moral outrage that you feel deeply—but really know nothing about—sitting as judge, jury and executioners behind your keyboards.
If you applied only half of the righteous indignation that you so freely lavish on Polanski on doing something about corrupt judges and overzealous prosecutors, and a judicial system that is all about theater and artifice rather than justice—you might be doing something useful.
That the US prosecutors refused to disclose the evidence of the plea bargain that was made, and for which Polanski did his time, really makes these clowns look even stupider than they are. The Swiss did absolutely the right thing in refusing to extradite.
Sorry for the harsh words, but this thread has shown a side of some of you guys that is really rather pathetic.