Should Roman Polanski be defended?

[Krunkcity3000]

I am having the hardest time understanding how anyone is defending this guy. I know a big argument is that the "victim" has moved on and wants to drop charges. However, they guy broke a major law and has to do the time for it no matter how the victim feels about it.

 

[Rombauer]

You have to look at this guys personal life. I personally feel sorry for him. Previously to this incident his wife was murdered by Manson followers and he gave up all his worldly possessions to relieve his pain. But I believe that in these types of cases if the victim doesn't wish to press charges, then they shouldn't be forced to.

 

[Seanchaidh]

I am having the hardest time understanding how anyone is defending this guy. I know a big argument is that the "victim" has moved on and wants to drop charges. However, they guy broke a major law and has to do the time for it no matter how the victim feels about it.

Well, I can see how you wouldn't understand any other position when you travel in circles to your own. Or did you want to say how the 'big argument' is flawed with more than just a trite denial?

 

[Low Key]

You have to look at this guys personal life. I personally feel sorry for him. Previously to this incident his wife was murdered by Manson followers and he gave up all his worldly possessions to relieve his pain. But I believe that in these types of cases if the victim doesn't wish to press charges, then they shouldn't be forced to.

There are cases where the victim doesn't want to press charges, but the state has the right to prosecute if they so choose. It's like if I went out and shot someone in the leg, but they didn't want to press charges, I'd still be charged with a crime anyways. That's just the way the judicial system works in America.

But in all due respect to the situation, he may have lost his wife, but that doesn't give him the right to commit a crime. Two wrongs don't make a right as the old addage goes.

 

[axia777]

You have to look at this guys personal life. I personally feel sorry for him. Previously to this incident his wife was murdered by Manson followers and he gave up all his worldly possessions to relieve his pain. But I believe that in these types of cases if the victim doesn't wish to press charges, then they shouldn't be forced to.

For one who gives a crap about his personal life. If someone rapes you mom/sister/daughter are you going to give a crap about the rapists personal life? Really now, get logical. He drugged and sodomized a teen girl. That is not just one felony, that is two or three.

Oh, and then there is the little crime of JUMPING BAIL and RUNNING FROM THE LAW. Why does no one think of this? Those are felonies in and of themselves. You people simply amaze me and I glad that people like you are not in charge of the justice system in America.

Fuck Roman Polanski. He is a rapist scumbag and needs to serve his damn time in prison.

Also, fuck all his Hollywood friends who think he should get off on rape charges. Especially the women like Monica Belluci and Whoopi Goldberg. In fact, I hope that all the women that are defending him never get drugged and raped. Because then they should just let the rapist go otherwise they a fucking hypocrites.

 

[Poomanchu745]

Ya people like him are the ones that don't last in prison. Ive heard first hand stories from a guy in prison who wasn't a bad person and never murdered or hurt anyone but took place in guard sanctioned killings of people who were rapists or people who hurt children. Honestly I think Roman needs to be put in a "real" jail and let the natural order of prison run its course. We don't need people like him in this world.

 

[McMarbles]

Roman Polanski is a brilliant director and has had a lot of hardship in his life.

He's also a rapist and deserves to rot in jail.

 

[ElephantGuts]

Sure. I feel for the guy.

I'll stop at that.

 

[RebelRising]

They only focus on Roman Polanski so much because, unlike real serial rapists, Polanski was easy to catch.

 

[Timotei]

Who the hell is Rolan Pomelanski or whatever?

Roman Polanski is a brilliant director and has had a lot of hardship in his life.

He's also a rapist and deserves to rot in jail.

Okay, apparently he's a director and a rapist.

I fail to see how the former (or, indeed, anything,) should/can excuse the latter.

Unless he somehow directed the Thriller music video.

Which he didn't. So let the fucker *pun somewhat intended* rot.

 

[Tireseas_v1legacy]

The guy broke the law thrity years ago. Granted it was rape and giving qualudes to a minor, but even the victim says the warrant should be dropped. There should be a rule "Earning an Academy Award counts as a one time get out of free card."

 

[Liverandbacon]

He's been living in France for 30 years, surely that is horrifying punishment enough! j/k.

Now seriously:
Roman Polanski is a good director, and yeah, it's terrible that his wife was murdered.

However, no amount of personal hardship can justify the drugging and raping of a 13 year old girl.

And much as I hate to prove Godwin's law right once again, if crimes committed 30 years ago are to old to be punished, as some people claim, how come we still hunt down Nazi war criminals who committed their crimes far earlier?

The fact that the victim wants to drop the case is irrelevant, since it's not a personal lawsuit.

 

[Joeshie]

You commit the crime, you do the time.

It's as simple as that. This isn't something minor like burglary or something, this is rape. Douchebag needs to rot in jail. It's too bad he got to enjoy thirty years of his life that he should have had in prison.

 

[okogamashii]

You have to look at this guys personal life. I personally feel sorry for him. Previously to this incident his wife was murdered by Manson followers and he gave up all his worldly possessions to relieve his pain. But I believe that in these types of cases if the victim doesn't wish to press charges, then they shouldn't be forced to.

Doesn't matter. Drugging and raping a THIRTEEN year old girl is still a crime, and even if those charges are dropped, he still fled the country after being convicted, which is a HUGE crime.

 

[bodyklok]

Well yes he should defiantly be defended, right to fair trial and all. Unless he wants to defend himself, which he might as well do since there's almost no way he's going to get off.

While I feel sorry for his I think he should be sent to jail for what he did, though I think he should be considered for parole since he no longer really poses a threat to anyone any more. But yeah, he has to face years in prison for what he did.

 

[Librarian Mike]

I wonder how many of these celebrities would rush to defend a plumber who was in the same situation. That sentiment extends to the outpouring of grief for Michael Jackson.

Bottom line: If you harm children, you have no right to be part of society.

 

[WolfThomas]

You have to look at this guys personal life. I personally feel sorry for him. Previously to this incident his wife was murdered by Manson followers and he gave up all his worldly possessions to relieve his pain.

His pregnant wife btw.

I really don't care enough about the issue, but losing your pregnant wife to a violent murder would really suck.

 

[Citizen.Erased]

I wouldn't care if the guy had painted the freaking Mona Lisa, he drugged and raped a young girl and escaped from the law for 30 years. As far as I'm concern, he should spend the rest of his days in prison.

Congratulation for setting justice 100 years back to all of those who defend him.