It is unbelievable that so many Hollywood types come out in support of Roman Polanski. Debra Winger, Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen? If I am Polanski, I don't want Woody Allen to be on my side. Comments and petitions from these people only reinforce the perception to the rest of the country that the powerful in Hollywood don't live in reality. They believe that they are above the law.
In fact Polanski's treatment by the LA justice system 32 years ago make him almost above the law. How is it that the prosecution and the defense were making a deal for probation when someone rapes a 13 year old girl? If Polanski was poor he would have been in jail for more than 10 years. If the judge was changing his mind about the plea deal as both the prosecution and defense contend now, he had a perfect right to do so. The judge is not the one making the deal but he gets to approve or disapprove of it. Until he makes that decision he certainly can change his mind. Now everybody is blaming the judge because he is dead and cannot defend himself. The prosecution should be the one that the public be angry at for making such a sweet heart deal for a heinous crime.
Regardless of the conduct of the judge, the fact remains that Polanski skipped out of the country and would not return for trial. I can now understand why the celebrities are on his side because if Polanski is allowed to go free, then every time a rich person commits a crime, all he had to do is flee the country. Is this the message we are sending? If Polanski cannot be brought to justice because of the length of time and that he is not dangerous at his old age, then why do we drag 90 year old Nazi war criminals out of Argentina or other places to face trial?
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