swiss judge allows child rapist to go free.

[Zorkorist]

Swiss: Where's the money?

Swiss: Show me the money!

 

[between]

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[Kirby]

All of you that support this sick fuck are as morally culpable as he is. :thumbsdown:

 

[Red Dawn]

All of you that support this sick fuck are as morally culpable as he is. :thumbsdown:

Does that include the victim who wants this dropped?

 

[Kirby]

Does that include the victim who wants this dropped?

Last time I checked no one in this thread is a victim of his. The argument that he's too old to go to prison, or that it wasn't "rape rape" is about as good of an excuse as pardoning him because he makes good movies.

And victims don't get to decide if someone is prosecuted. If he did this again, would she be willing to take the blame?

 

[Red Dawn]

Last time I checked no one in this thread is a victim of his. The argument that he's too old to go to prison, or that it wasn't "rape rape" is about as good of an excuse as pardoning him because he makes good movies.

And victims don't get to decide if someone is prosecuted. If he did this again, would she be willing to take the blame?

Her and the makers of Viagra.

 

[surfsatwerk]

Last time I checked no one in this thread is a victim of his. The argument that he's too old to go to prison, or that it wasn't "rape rape" is about as good of an excuse as pardoning him because he makes good movies.

And victims don't get to decide if someone is prosecuted. If he did this again, would she be willing to take the blame?

You're being stupid, it's been a long time and I haven't seen a whole gaggle of children running around crying about how this guy raped them.

 

[Narmer]

You're being stupid, it's been a long time and I haven't seen a whole gaggle of children running around crying about how this guy raped them.

Do you feel the same way about former Nazi guards? Justice is justice. It doesn't matter how long it's been.

 

[surfsatwerk]

Do you feel the same way about former Nazi guards? Justice is justice. It doesn't matter how long it's been.

Nazis... really, that's the comparison you want to go with?

 

[EagleKeeper]

Do you feel the same way about former Nazi guards? Justice is justice. It doesn't matter how long it's been.

It was the US justice that failed - not the Swiss justice system.

Ask why did the DA not provide the documentation that the Swiss requested to justify the extradition.

 

[Kirby]

Her and the makers of Viagra.

Pfizer made me do it! :awe:

You're being stupid, it's been a long time and I haven't seen a whole gaggle of children running around crying about how this guy raped them.

So you're saying he won't do it again because no one has come forward and he hasn't done it yet? LOL, seriously?

And as if once isn't enough to punish him.

 

[Narmer]

It was the US justice that failed - not the Swiss justice system.

Ask why did the DA not provide the documentation that the Swiss requested to justify the extradition.

RTFT. That has already been answered.

 

[Narmer]

Nazis... really, that's the comparison you want to go with?

Yes it is. Are you saying he should get a free pass because his crimes do not stand up to Hitler's?

 

[surfsatwerk]

Yes it is. Are you saying he should get a free pass because his crimes do not stand up to Hitler's?

I'm saying your sense of proportion is completely detached from reality. Chasing down this old shit does not equate to "justice".

 

[surfsatwerk]

So you're saying he won't do it again because no one has come forward and he hasn't done it yet? LOL, seriously?

And as if once isn't enough to punish him.

There are any number of better ways to spend time and money other than chasing down this old man just because you think it's a good idea.

 

[Kirby]

There are any number of better ways to spend time and money other than chasing down this old man just because you think it's a good idea.

And if your aunt had a dick she'd be your uncle. Prosecutors are obligated to pursue justice and Polanski got off scott-free.

 

[surfsatwerk]

And if your aunt had a dick she'd be your uncle. Prosecutors are obligated to pursue justice and Polanski got off scott-free.

We live in a world of limited resources. Pursuing this guy after all these years is a waste and most likely motivated by ego not some noble desire for justice.

 

[shira]

All of you that support this sick fuck are as morally culpable as he is. :thumbsdown:

A little over the top in our black and white view of the world, aren't we?

 

[shira]

Prosecutors are obligated to pursue justice and Polanski got off scott-free.

And judges are obligated to perform their duties free of political considerations. As has been widely reported, Polanski's judge allowed his re-election fears to lead him to renege on the terms of the plea bargain he'd previously agreed to.

That being the case, Polanski would have been within his rights to rescind his guilty plea, but it is highly questionable whether he could have received a fair trial at that point. In other words, Polanski's ability to successfully defend himself was severely compromised by the actions of the judge.

Naturally, your concept of "justice" extends only to the obligations of the government, and you seem unable to fathom that "justice" also means not using the system to screw over defendants.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Last time I checked no one in this thread is a victim of his. The argument that he's too old to go to prison, or that it wasn't "rape rape" is about as good of an excuse as pardoning him because he makes good movies.

And victims don't get to decide if someone is prosecuted. If he did this again, would she be willing to take the blame?

72 years old...I doubt he will do it again....

 

[CanOWorms]

We live in a world of limited resources. Pursuing this guy after all these years is a waste and most likely motivated by ego not some noble desire for justice.

More resources are being used to protect him than pursue him. Protecting this guy after all these years is a waste and most likely motivated by bigoted supremacist attitudes not some noble desire for justice.

The DA found out he was going for a film festival and acted. It seems like an efficient and great use of resources. It was quite minimal. He was apprehended right off the airplane.

 

[CanOWorms]

And judges are obligated to perform their duties free of political considerations. As has been widely reported, Polanski's judge allowed his re-election fears to lead him to renege on the terms of the plea bargain he'd previously agreed to.

That being the case, Polanski would have been within his rights to rescind his guilty plea, but it is highly questionable whether he could have received a fair trial at that point. In other words, Polanski's ability to successfully defend himself was severely compromised by the actions of the judge.

Naturally, your concept of "justice" extends only to the obligations of the government, and you seem unable to fathom that "justice" also means not using the system to screw over defendants.

Those are only allegations. He would still have options within the judicial system even if that were the case.

Wealth and ability to be harbored by corrupt foreign governments is not an excuse.

 

[classy]

lol

You have missed the whole point. I am not justifying what the guy did or excusing what the guy did. He was given a total of 90 days in jail after pleading guilty. They sent him to a mental place and after 42 days they let him go. The judge said he was going to have him do the rest of the 90 days then ask him to leave voluntarily. So he left and hasn't been back. The woman does not want this brought up anymore and wants this to be behind her finally after 30 years. Based on that, I see no reason to pursue this any further.

The rule of law today is different today. He would go to jail for several years instead weeks like in 1977. The other young woman who I thought was just smoking in The Golden Child, all I question is the possible age she was. If he raped her when she was 16 she kept her mouth shut to get a movie part 2 years later. All things are relative in these situations. This is different than a school teacher, where a school teacher will have access to a child without any restrictions.

 

[nageov3t]

how much time has he served for evading the law?

 

[Vette73]

how much time has he served for evading the law?

0

He still makes movies and goes between just about any place he wants.