swiss judge allows child rapist to go free.

[classy]

My record here of late of being popular ain't going to get any better, but I see no reason to pursue this anymore and he should be a free man. He was only sentenced to 90 days in a psych ward and was cleared after 42 days and the evaluator deemed him mentally sound and unlikely to offend again. I don't think he has been accused of anything since. Also the judge said he was going to send him back to jail and then ask him to leave the country on his own. The guy left. So all this for a month and a half of skipped out on time. It was in 1977, which was different back then, but those were the charges and penalties then. The woman has moved on and wants this to die down as well. Yea he skipped town, but for all intents and purposes he did his time. It was different in 1977.......

 

[JEDIYoda]

My record here of late of being popular ain't going to get any better, but I see no reason to pursue this anymore and he should be a free man. He was only sentenced to 90 days in a psych ward and was cleared after 42 days and the evaluator deemed him mentally sound and unlikely to offend again. I don't think he has been accused of anything since. Also the judge said he was going to send him back to jail and then ask him to leave the country on his own. The guy left. So all this for a month and a half of skipped out on time. It was in 1977, which was different back then, but those were the charges and penalties then. The woman has moved on and wants this to die down as well. Yea he skipped town, but for all intents and purposes he did his time. It was different in 1977.......

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Narmer]

He should still get raped. There have been other accusations. It'd be nice if he got a taste of his own medicine. He may be 72 and his crimes occured over 30 years ago, but that changes nothing. I see no one here pleading sympathy for all these former Nazis in their 80s losing their citizenship and being forced to return to Europe to face trial. Double standard, IMHO.

 

[TridenT]

Was she actually raped or was it actually consensual?

Anyway... title of this thread is misleading like everything else..
Troll post is trolling.

 

[Vette73]

My record here of late of being popular ain't going to get any better, but I see no reason to pursue this anymore and he should be a free man. He was only sentenced to 90 days in a psych ward and was cleared after 42 days and the evaluator deemed him mentally sound and unlikely to offend again. I don't think he has been accused of anything since. Also the judge said he was going to send him back to jail and then ask him to leave the country on his own. The guy left. So all this for a month and a half of skipped out on time. It was in 1977, which was different back then, but those were the charges and penalties then. The woman has moved on and wants this to die down as well. Yea he skipped town, but for all intents and purposes he did his time. It was different in 1977.......

Nope that would be wrong. He has admitted to liking very young girls and many other accusations have come out.

http://indyposted.com/22637/charlotte-lewis-levels-sex-abuse-allegations-against-roman-polanski/

And no he did not do his time, he ran out. If I or anybody else did this they would be put away a long time and the swiss would have sent anybody else back.

 

[JEDIYoda]

He should still get raped. There have been other accusations. It'd be nice if he got a taste of his own medicine. He may be 72 and his crimes occured over 30 years ago, but that changes nothing. I see no one here pleading sympathy for all these former Nazis in their 80s losing their citizenship and being forced to return to Europe to face trial. Double standard, IMHO.

actually No there have not been other accusations!! You have a link to prove what you stated?

Also you cannot in all honesty if you know anything about the case believe that polanski forced himself brutally on this woman....so why the hatred??

She has even stated it was consetual. It was not as if a man forced hiself upon a 5 year old girl!

You must have a lot of deep seated anger...

 

[JEDIYoda]

Nope that would be wrong. He has admitted to liking very young girls and many other accusations have come out.

http://indyposted.com/22637/charlott...oman-polanski/

And no he did not do his time, he ran out. If I or anybody else did this they would be put away a long time and the swiss would have sent anybody else back.

Charlotte Lewis is not exactly a credible witness!!
Also in france the age of consent was 15....lewis was 16yrs old and thus Polansky did not rape her....

In fact the real story is that -- Ms. Lewis prostituted herself on Polanski's casting couch to get a lucrative part in Pirates. He is no less a slimeball, but the "child" knew full well what she was doing.

if you do the math -- Let's do the math!!!
Charlotte was born in 1967
She worked with Polanski on "Pirates" in 1985/1986
She would have been 18 0r 19 years old

 

[Double Trouble]

actually No there have not been other accusations!! You have a link to prove what you stated?

Also you cannot in all honesty if you know anything about the case believe that polanski forced himself brutally on this woman....so why the hatred??

She has even stated it was consetual. It was not as if a man forced hiself upon a 5 year old girl!

You must have a lot of deep seated anger...

You are seriously screwed up if you think drugging a 13 year old and then forcing yourself on her is OK. There is *no such thing* as consensual sex with a 13 year old. As far as I'm concerned all pedo's like him should rot in jail forever, I don't care if he's 25 or 85. This is just another example of wealth and power getting him freedom. If it was any joe off the street he'd be in jail getting pounded by bubba and his buddies.

 

[Double Trouble]

Charlotte Lewis is not exactly a credible witness!!
Also in france the age of consent was 15....lewis was 16yrs old and thus Polansky did not rape her....

Oh, so in your world someone over the age of consent can not be raped? She said she was 16 when he raped her. So what if the age of consent is 15, that's irrelevant to her accusation. Learn to read man.

In fact the real story is that -- Ms. Lewis prostituted herself on Polanski's casting couch to get a lucrative part in Pirates. He is no less a slimeball, but the "child" knew full well what she was doing.

Oh? You were there to know these "facts"?

 

[classy]

Nope that would be wrong. He has admitted to liking very young girls and many other accusations have come out.

http://indyposted.com/22637/charlotte-lewis-levels-sex-abuse-allegations-against-roman-polanski/

And no he did not do his time, he ran out. If I or anybody else did this they would be put away a long time and the swiss would have sent anybody else back.

Someone touched on her allegation, she would have been older. Also in the movie the Golden Child, her chraracter had sex with Eddie Murphy in the movie. Kinda questions the whole age thing.

 

[Double Trouble]

Someone touched on her allegation, she would have been older. Also in the movie the Golden Child, her chraracter had sex with Eddie Murphy in the movie. Kinda questions the whole age thing.

How do you know when he allegedly raped her? Also, the character had sex, that doesn't mean she did, and also she was a lot older at that point so that would not be an issue.

There isn't much point in going after him after all these years other than to make it clear that there's no escaping justice no matter how long you try to hide. Having money and friends in high places in the administration apparently gets you off the hook though.

 

[CanOWorms]

Many Europeans have a mentality that they can rape anyone in the world. That extends to American children. Polanski, as an individual elevated to the European royalty caste, may rape as he pleases. It's their culture. You should accept it. It's the Culture of Peace.

Hopefully the US responds with the complete devastation of the Swiss banking industry. Subject the Swiss banking terrorists to massive amounts of legal actions (rescind the UBS deal) and cripple them once and for all. Switzerland: harboring tax evaders and rapists. Why are they not included in the Axis of Evil? Their actions harm US interests more than others.

 

[Double Trouble]

Hopefully the US responds with the complete devastation of the Swiss banking industry.

Psssst... hate to break it to you, but it was the US that had him set free. If they wanted him extradited or in prison, they could have easily cooperated with the swiss and provided information that was requested. My guess is someone high up in the US DoJ wanted him released and this was the perfect way of doing it without any backlash against the US government.

 

[CanOWorms]

Psssst... hate to break it to you, but it was the US that had him set free. If they wanted him extradited or in prison, they could have easily cooperated with the swiss and provided information that was requested. My guess is someone high up in the US DoJ wanted him released and this was the perfect way of doing it without any backlash against the US government.

Psssst... hate to break it to you, but it was not the US that let him free. The Swiss demand need not be sufficient for US action or inaction to be determinative.

This is all about Swiss cultural tendencies towards secrecy. How can they allow Polanski in and arrest and deport him? It's tied somewhat culturally to their banking secrecy.

Like the Taliban, they hold on to their customs (not giving up a guest, secrecy) in direct threat to US interests. Like the Taliban, the Swiss are shitting upon womens' rights. They are sending the message that it's acceptable to rape young girls. And like the Taliban, they harbor criminals and terrorists. Will missile strikes commence?

This would have been a great example for the European legal profession to enter the modern age. What a waste. All they've shown to the world is that royalty is special. They've sent a message to European tourists traveling the world raping children (Thailand, etc.) that they will be protected.

 

[Lemon law]

Oh come on come on, the issue of consensual or non consensual sex was never an issue here, under US law, the girl was well under the age of consent, so it is a clear open and shut statutory rape.

But what is and remains at issue is the fact that US prosecutors fucked up, they offered Polansky a plea bargain, and then failed to follow through.

And when the Swiss looked into the facts of the case, the US prosecutor duplicity became the issue, and when the US failed to come clean in their own past misconduct, the Swiss had no choice but to conclude no original conviction existed, due process of law was not followed when it mattered, and the statute of limitations then applied.

And if anyone is all PO'd that Roman Polansky is now not sitting in a jail cell, they need to redirect their anger at the dishonest original US prosecutors who pissed away a slam dunk case with their own incredible incompetence.

As for me, I am not going to waste a single minutes sleep obsessing over what amounts to a minor miscarriage of Justice. The crime mattered when it happened, not 30 plus years later.

 

[CanOWorms]

As for me, I am not going to waste a single minutes sleep obsessing over what amounts to a minor miscarriage of Justice. The crime mattered when it happened, not 30 plus years later.

There are multiple issues. The underlying crime, which happened 30 years ago, and his actions over the subsequent 30 years from the crime.

The man needs to be taken out with a Predator drone along with any governmental officials protecting him.

Roman Polanski free? European cheers, and jeers
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2010/0712/Roman-Polanski-free-European-cheers-and-jeers

Ordinary opinion on the French blogosphere today is divided, measured, and occasionally ugly – expressing cynicism at a world of celebrity wealth and glamour, where crimes are not served, and justice is manipulated. One blogger wrote that if Polanski’s first name were Rashid or Mulud, he would be in jail today.

Typical was a comment on Liberation, the French newspaper, website: “This affair makes even more obvious that for the ‘rich and famous’ justice is different from what it is for ordinary people…”

...

Yet among some of the millions who are not as enthused as Mr. Levy is rival French philosopher Michel Onfray, who has also risen in popularity here, and wrote: “Because one is a film-maker or a minister, one should not submit to the same laws as everyone else? To sodomize a 13 years old girl after having made her drink – is it a crime, yes or no? That the victim renounced her charge after she was given a payoff doesn't change anything: justice is not the matter of the culprit or that of the victim, it is the matter of the magistrates.”

Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood... Where is the equality? Being a rich white artist should not give one immunity.

 

[nageov3t]

Was she actually raped or was it actually consensual?

Anyway... title of this thread is misleading like everything else..
Troll post is trolling.

minors can't consent.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Many Europeans have a mentality that they can rape anyone in the world. That extends to American children. Polanski, as an individual elevated to the European royalty caste, may rape as he pleases. It's their culture. You should accept it. It's the Culture of Peace.

Seek help.

 

[JEDIYoda]

You are seriously screwed up if you think drugging a 13 year old and then forcing yourself on her is OK. There is *no such thing* as consensual sex with a 13 year old. As far as I'm concerned all pedo's like him should rot in jail forever, I don't care if he's 25 or 85. This is just another example of wealth and power getting him freedom. If it was any joe off the street he'd be in jail getting pounded by bubba and his buddies.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Psssst... hate to break it to you, but it was not the US that let him free. The Swiss demand need not be sufficient for US action or inaction to be determinative.

This is all about Swiss cultural tendencies towards secrecy. How can they allow Polanski in and arrest and deport him? It's tied somewhat culturally to their banking secrecy.

Like the Taliban, they hold on to their customs (not giving up a guest, secrecy) in direct threat to US interests. Like the Taliban, the Swiss are shitting upon womens' rights. They are sending the message that it's acceptable to rape young girls. And like the Taliban, they harbor criminals and terrorists. Will missile strikes commence?

This would have been a great example for the European legal profession to enter the modern age. What a waste. All they've shown to the world is that royalty is special. They've sent a message to European tourists traveling the world raping children (Thailand, etc.) that they will be protected.

 

[JEDIYoda]

You are seriously screwed up if you think drugging a 13 year old and then forcing yourself on her is OK. There is *no such thing* as consensual sex with a 13 year old. As far as I'm concerned all pedo's like him should rot in jail forever, I don't care if he's 25 or 85. This is just another example of wealth and power getting him freedom. If it was any joe off the street he'd be in jail getting pounded by bubba and his buddies.

 

[xj0hnx]

but I see no reason to pursue this anymore and he should be a free man.

Yea sure, just let the old rapist go, no problem, would your attitude be the same if it were your wife/daughter/mother/sister? The Magic 8 Ball says "Not likely".

Someone touched on her allegation, she would have been older. Also in the movie the Golden Child, her chraracter had sex with Eddie Murphy in the movie. Kinda questions the whole age thing.

Somehow an actress doing a scene in a movie is evidence enough for you to question a real life rape? h ...o ...l ...y ...s ...h ...i ...t

The crime mattered when it happened, not 30 plus years later.

If your wife/mother/daughter/sister were raped it wouldn't matter to you in 30 years? Why do I doubt that?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

My record here of late of being popular ain't going to get any better, but I see no reason to pursue this anymore and he should be a free man. He was only sentenced to 90 days in a psych ward and was cleared after 42 days and the evaluator deemed him mentally sound and unlikely to offend again. I don't think he has been accused of anything since. Also the judge said he was going to send him back to jail and then ask him to leave the country on his own. The guy left. So all this for a month and a half of skipped out on time. It was in 1977, which was different back then, but those were the charges and penalties then. The woman has moved on and wants this to die down as well. Yea he skipped town, but for all intents and purposes he did his time. It was different in 1977.......

lol

 

[CanOWorms]

 

[CanOWorms]

Seek help.

Hopefully help is being sought from the CIA. Mr. Polanski must be physically extracted from Europe and brought to justice. The perverted European justice system must be circumvented.