Roman Polanski

[Gen]

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it all come back to the farrin account dem full up a money

den again the swiss can be so umm challenged at times.

[Seveen]

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he was already found GUILTY of this crime

the day before sentencing he FLED to France

another trial is not needed

the girl was 13 - he was in his 40's

he sodimized her - anal

do the crime - do the time

i like how they caught him going to the awards show
kinda like when the crooks think they won a prize and then BUSTED

i hope his butt rots in jail . . .

[RichD]

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reality is that he will probably only get a minor sentence for the original charge...wonder if they planning to tack on for fleeing

[julie*mango]

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dem shud add a year fi every year him avoid him sentencing

[Seveen]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: _______</div><div class="ubbcode-body">dem shud add a year fi every year him avoid him sentencing </div></div>

[Yuriatin]

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The whole thing is madness.

The US has had 30+ years to arrest him and are only doing so <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">now</span></span>, for political reasons. Rich is correct.

He served 42 days in a psychiatric wing of state prison for the crime.

Whether that was enuff, is another story - sure wouldn't be enuff if it were my kid. He did rape the girl, afterall.

After he was released, there was supposed to be a decision of what steps should be next: more prison, probation, community service, etc.

He, wrongly, decided to leave / flee the US and not wait around on that decision.

The ONLY completed and SUBJECTIVE review/telling of this case that I've seen, is a documentary from 2008 Sundance entry. Later snapped up by HBO - &quot;Wanted and Desired&quot;.

These stupid blurbs and 3 minute sound bites don't give all the facts and <span style="font-style: italic">HISTORY</span> of this case.

The original case was always known to be mishandled - attempts to bribe the judge, railroaded plea bargain, prosecutorial misconduct, etc. He didn't flee sentencing re the <span style="font-style: italic">original</span> crime - he wrongly decided to leave before they reached the final decision on the final phase of his sentencing.

Almost as disgusting as his behavior, is the United State's hypocritical actions now - pretending that there's pressing urgent issue to pursue full justice on the case now.


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Seveen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">he was already found GUILTY of this crime

the day before sentencing he FLED to France

another trial is not needed

the girl was 13 - he was in his 40's

he sodimized her - anal

do the crime - do the time

i like how they caught him going to the awards show
kinda like when the crooks think they won a prize and then BUSTED

i hope his butt rots in jail . . .



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[Boricua_papi]

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Juss execute im an dun.

[Yuriatin]

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I'm almost sure none of us are going to lose any sleep over this tonight. I'm more worried Amadeenajahd might be aiming a missile toward my house.

But - should anyone be deeply interested, I'd highly recommend <span style="color: #000000">renting this.


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Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
directed by Marina Zenovich
Time: 100 minutes



** 2008 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL - EDITING AWARD **

On March 11, 1977, Roman Polanski was arrested in Los Angeles and charged with the following counts: furnishing a controlled substance to a minor, committing a lewd or lascivious act on a child, unlawful sexual intercourse, rape by use of drugs, perversion and sodomy. Less than a year later, on February 1, 1978, Polanski drove to LAX, bought a one-way ticket to Europe, and never came back. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired explores the implausible events that took place between these dates, along with details, before and after, that forever altered the life and career of Polanski, one of the world's most acclaimed directors.
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The film re-examines the notorious California case involving Polanski, the world's most celebrated director at the time, whose life already read like the script of one of his most tragic, brutal films. Polanski lost both his Polish parents during WWII, but rose to become a star filmmaker in Poland, England and, later, the U.S. His storybook love affair with Sharon Tate ended with her 1969 murder at the hands of followers of Charles Manson; she was eight months pregnant. Surviving the tragedy and press firestorm accompanying it, Polanski rebuilt his career in the 1970s - until he made a fateful mistake during a 1977 photo shoot with a 13-year-old girl.

Revisiting many of the key players in the case, and without apologizing for its title character, the film explores the tragedies that might have influenced Polanski's behavior, as well as the little-known specifics of the case. In particular, it explores the dubious actions of Judge Laurence J. Rittenband, whose zeal for celebrity cases was coupled with a vindictive streak against Polanski, who was vilified by much of the American press. Convinced he could not trust Rittenband after a series of rulings against him - including a 42-day stay at a California prison for observation - Polanski finally left the country for good just before his sentencing. He has lived (and been highly honored) in France the last 30 years; his 2003 Best Director Oscar® for The Pianist was awarded to him in absentia. Ironically, shortly after his victim publicly forgave him in 1997, an LA judge decided that if Polanski returned to the U.S., he would serve no more time in custody, on one condition: the proceedings would be televised. Polanski, now 74, has declined to return, and his case remains unresolved.

Over a dozen friends, actors and law-enforcement officials are interviewed in the film, including: Fmr. Defense Attorney Douglas Dalton, speaking about the case for the first time in 30 years; Fmr. Assistant DA Roger Gunson, who prosecuted it but ended up being sympathetic to Polanski; Samantha (Gailey) Geimer, the victim; Lawrence Silver, Samantha's attorney; producer Andrew Braunsberg, a close Polanski friend; Philip Vannater of the LAPD (Ret.); Dave Wells and Jim Grodin, Assistant DAs (both Ret.); Richard Brenneman, reporter for the Santa Monica Evening Outlook; Marilyn Beck, Hollywood Gossip Columnist; actress Mia Farrow; Hawk Koch, producer; Dr. Ronald Markman, psychiatrist; Lorenzo Semple, Jr., screenwriter; and others.

CREDITS: Directed by: Marina Zenovich; Producers: Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Lila Yacoub and Marina Zenovich; Executive Producers: Steven Soderbergh and Randy Wooten; Written by Joe Bini, P.G. Morgan and Marina Zenovich; Director of Photography: Tanja Koop; Edited by Joseph Bini; Music Composed &amp; Arranged by Mark Degli Antoni; Co-Producer: P.G. Morgan; Associate Producer: Michelle Sullivan.

http://www.hbo.com/docs/docuseries/romanpolanski/

[Yuriatin]

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Who -<span style="font-style: italic"> Amadeenajhad</span>?



<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: B_P</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Juss execute im an dun. </div></div>

[Gen]

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am a big sundance freak

nevah know dats what that film was about.

yeah heard bout the judge and all. mi juss tired fi hear bout lanksy now man.

[kia027]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: neutral</div><div class="ubbcode-body">He didnt exactly raped her,but as an adult he shjould have known better,. </div></div>

ahmm he raped her.. he had oral sex, regular sex and anal sex with a 13 year old when he was in his 40s.

[seemiyah]

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someone mentioned a recent documentary they did about the case and I read this article about it.....

<span style="font-weight: bold">Whitewashing Roman Polanski
More than 30 years after he raped a 13-year-old girl, the fugitive director hoped a skewed documentary would reopen his case. Thankfully, a judge said no dice.

By Bill Wyman</span>

Feb. 19, 2009 | Bad art is supposed to be harmless, but the 2008 film &quot;Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired,&quot; about the notorious child-sex case against the fugitive director, has become an absolute menace. For months, lawyers for the filmmaker have been maneuvering to get the Los Angeles courts to dismiss Polanski's 1978 conviction, based on supposed judicial misconduct uncovered in the documentary. On Tuesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza ruled that if Polanski, who fled on the eve of his sentencing, in March 1978, wanted to challenge his conviction, he could -- by coming back and turning himself in.

Espinoza was stating the obvious: Fugitives don't get to dictate the terms of their case. Polanski, who had pleaded guilty to having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl, was welcome to return to America, surrender, and then petition the court as he wished. Indeed, the judge even gave Polanski more than he deserved, saying that he might actually have a case. &quot;There was substantial, it seems to me, misconduct during the pendency of this case,&quot; he said, according to the Los Angeles Times. &quot;Other than that, he just needs to submit to the jurisdiction of the court.&quot;

READ REST HERE:

http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/02/19/roman_polanski_documentary/index.html

[Blackstar*]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-style: italic">couple of french ministers chimed in that he should be set free

mi sure if him was anybody else, him wouldnt even did allow fi keep him passport back when it happened </span> </div></div>Michael Jackson for example?
Even with charges dropped, people still chatting how MJ guilty of pedophilia.