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10/02/09
Having said that, I'm still outraged that Polanski and his supporters feel that he can be excused from his crime.
The law is for everyone. It's not just for poor people, or brown people. It's for ex-President George Bush and for Dick Cheney. And it's for Roman Polanski.
The purpose of the law is to protect the innocent from those who are violent and predatory.
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I'm sure he's a decent person now and probably realizes it was horrible and whatnot and will forever have my pity over his childhood and the horrible Manson murders but he still EVADED THE LAW FOR THIRTY YEARS. I don't understand what part of this his supporters don't get. Making Chinatown does not give you a free pass on some pretty damn serious crimes.
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It's one thing to keep loving them if you have already watched them, but if you haven't yet, why would you chose to watch the film of a known rapist, when there are so many, many, wonder filmmakers bout there who aren't rapists?
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I think there comes a point where you can recognize the artist separately from the art. I think Polanski needs to spend the rest of his natural life (which isn't much longer I suspect) in jail for his crime and evading it for so long. But his movies are good and worth watching. The Pianist from a few years ago was a very powerful film. Don't deprive yourself of good art because of the artist.
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He's pretty damn awesome. Chris Rock, I mean.
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And its not just about rape. If Meryl Streep raped someone in France and then fled to America to escape sentencing the world would be up in arms. It wouldn't matter that she is highly regarded. It would be seen as an example of American arrogance. An example of Americans thinking other countries laws don't apply to them.
I am not saying the American justice system deserves high praise. It is flawed in general and in this specific instance. But that could be said of any country. And if Americans trampled all over the laws of France without paying for it no one would think its ok.
He ran and he got caught. Its fine I am sure his past has given him a keen instinct for survival. But actions have consequences.