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Yeah, he should have thought a little bit harder about that before he drugged and anally raped a 13-year-old girl.
I think I made it pretty clear that I didn't think there were any mitigating factors in the rape charge.
Fleeing the country is a separate crime.
Le nubian points to something I hadn't heard before -- according to Polanski's own lawyers, the judge wanted him to serve just 48 more days. 48! That's the miscarriage of justice his apologists are on about.
according to Polanski's own lawyers, the judge wanted him to serve just 48 more days. 48!
Wow, I had no idea. And not knowing, I was assuming it was maybe five years or something....
according to Polanski's own lawyers, the judge wanted him to serve just 48 more days.
Yeah, I read that last night. He served something like 42 days. Just over a month. And he ran away over the possibility of another month in prison.
I can't even bear to look at these fucking petitions in favor of Polanski's release. I've lost respect for so many people. (Et tu, Tilda Swinton?)
I can't even bear to look at these fucking petitions in favor of Polanski's release. I've lost respect for so many people. (Et tu, Tilda Swinton?)
This. It's heartbreaking.
Woody Allen signed. Andrew Sullivan commented on this amazing "lack of self-awareness."
OTOH, Kevin Smith is now even more crushworthy to me.
My biggest heartsick moments on the list of signatories were Wes Anderson and Jonathan Demme. It hurts just to type those names.
Alfonso Cuaron. Wong Kar Wai.
OTOH, Kevin Smith is now even more crushworthy to me.
Kevin Smith, Luc Besson, Greg Grunberg, Javier Grillo-Marxuach.
I'm guessing that for the most part they are completely misled as to the nature of the crime and the so-called miscarriage of justice -- there's so much misinformation out there, particularly as a result of the documentary.