We were talking about the Polanski thing this morning. The victim has settled with him and publicly forgiven him. It doesn't appear as though she's interested in participating in any sort of trial at all.

I would think they would want to pursue charges of fleeing from the law but I don't know what the legalities entail. I think he's a rapist and should still face charges in court but I don't know if they'll be able to pursue rape charges without the cooperation of the victim.

He made the justice system look ridiculous by flying off and living his life all this time without suffering any punishment. From what I read, though, he was getting ready to go in and face the music until he heard that the judge (or possibly the prosecutor) was going to go all out and try to make an example of him in spite of a plea deal. Then he got spooked and ran after he had plead guilty.

Mistakes were made all around--starting with the asshole that drugged a 13 year old and raped her.

So technically there's already been a trial (plea bargain, but same thing, right?), there's just been no sentencing. He's been running from the punishment, not the charge, so it's between him and the court, not him and the victim.

He's been running from the punishment, not the charge, so it's between him and the court, not him and the victim.

I think so.

Accordign to Wikipedia, his lawyer filed papers alleging prosecutorial misconduct in 2008.

I think he should have just came back at that point to deal with the law. If he has a case, it needs to be heard.

Is there a particular word for the thin skin on top of the finger between the cuticle and the first joint?

I've been getting some peeling there for no good reason, and it stings annoyingly. So far I've just been trimming the tags, but if it keeps up I think I'll try some liquid bandage.

So technically there's already been a trial (plea bargain, but same thing, right?), there's just been no sentencing. He's been running from the punishment, not the charge, so it's between him and the court, not him and the victim.

Yep. Polanski and the victim reached a civil settlement, but the criminal matter is still not resolved, and they are two separate animals. He pled guilty, but then fled, and as Cashmere said, claims there was something hinky about the case, I think on the part of the judge, who has since died.

Some b*tch just ran me over in the parking lot. Ok, with her shopping cart into my foot, but my heal is killing me now. She giggled a "sorry" and hustled away while I was still in that initial shock of pain. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. People suck.

We went to the movies today, and there was an ad for something I'd watch if I had cable, Steven Segal Deputy Sheriff. He's working the streets with a sheriff's department in Louisiana. One perp asks for his autograph. The best bit was when he was in the gym with the other deputies showing how to contain and control people with minimal violence--except that the person will get a broken arm if they resist the hold. The look on one deputy's face as Segal easily takes him down is priceless. Plus Segal demonstrates all the holes in a baton attack and takes the baton away from the deputy. There's a definite air of "OK, it's not just stunt work in his movies, the man does know something."

People suck.

They do, so often.

I took a slice of the peach I was putting into Dana's cake recipe, and holy shit -- why did I put that into anything? I should have just eaten it.

why did I put that into anything? I should have just eaten it.

When peaches are perfectly ripe, the dessert at Chez Panise is: a peach.