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he should. was the victim's mother ever charged with anything?On the one hand, he's an old man who is unlikely to reoffend (certainly not in the United States), and his victim has stated that she doesn't want him to be punished. It seems unlikely that anyone at all would benefit from Polanski's incarceration.
On the other hand, he committed a serious crime and plead guilty to it. There is no statute of limitations here. Additionally, he is a fugitive from justice, which makes him no different than an escaped convict.
Do you think Polanski should be punished for his crime? (Note: I'm not asking if you think the Swiss should extradite him, as that's a completely separate issue. I'm just asking if he should be punished from a criminal justice perspective.)
Noyep. this child molester's not exempt from the law.
he should. was the victim's mother ever charged with anything?
On the other hand, he committed a serious crime and plead guilty to it. There is no statute of limitations here. Additionally, he is a fugitive from justice, which makes him no different than an escaped convict.
okay....i heard the mother essentially offered her up. probably not.For what? Polanski raped the girl on the second time he was with her. The mom prised the information from her daughter after finding topless polaroids whilst she was at the second appt. She called the cops immediately.
At least according to a story I read yesterday, that is what happened.
Polanski's Next Escape - The Daily Beast
On the one hand, he's an old man who is unlikely to reoffend (certainly not in the United States), and his victim has stated that she doesn't want him to be punished. It seems unlikely that anyone at all would benefit from Polanski's incarceration.
On the other hand, he committed a serious crime and plead guilty to it. There is no statute of limitations here. Additionally, he is a fugitive from justice, which makes him no different than an escaped convict.
Do you think Polanski should be punished for his crime? (Note: I'm not asking if you think the Swiss should extradite him, as that's a completely separate issue. I'm just asking if he should be punished from a criminal justice perspective.)
No
Lets show some intelligence here.
This man is 72;
the "victim" wishes for no punishment, as I have read; so, I see no gain.
Its silly to waste the money.. and for what ?
Justice?
In real life, how often do we have this ?
Revenge ?
Yeah - that works every time.....down thru the ages.....
Anyway, Polanski's claim to fame will be as a child molester, much as Barry Bonds will be noted as a cheater.
Note the general difference between cons and libs.
No
Lets show some intelligence here.
Do you think Polanski should be punished for his crime?
i'm not so sure the out of court settlement of the lawsuit didn't contribute greatly to the victim's "forgiveness".yes, lets.
so the law doesn't apply to 72 year olds?
so just because the victim has the decency to forgive and move on with her life that negates the confession?
what about the fact that he also broke the law by running from his crime? Just because he got away and over the year's the victim has forgiven negates the fact that he should be held responsible for his actions?
That's a great message to send to all the potential criminals out there.
It's not silly to have and enforce laws
point?
that liberals wish to let child molesters go scot free because they skipped town for a certain period of time, breaking additional laws in the process?
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bears repeating
i'm not so sure the out of court settlement of the lawsuit didn't contribute greatly to the victim's "forgiveness".
yep. this child molester's not exempt from the law.
you say this knowing that the woman involved has said she wants it over that it is ruining her life. interesting. i guess no one really does care about this woman. it is a shame.
We promote justice even when it hurts people.you say this knowing that the woman involved has said she wants it over that it is ruining her life. interesting. i guess no one really does care about this woman. it is a shame.
you say this knowing that the woman involved has said she wants it over that it is ruining her life. interesting. i guess no one really does care about this woman. it is a shame.
Do you think Polanski should be punished for his crime? (Note: I'm not asking if you think the Swiss should extradite him, as that's a completely separate issue. I'm just asking if he should be punished from a criminal justice perspective.)
and who's to blame for all this? For ruining her life? POLANSKI.
other said:I do not think she should be forced to testify, he already confessed. Plus they need to charge him for running.
other said:I think it's a shame that anyone would oppose his prosecution for raping a defenseless young girl. Then running to france and living his life as if he'd done nothing wrong.
Perhaps you might want to get the facts straight before you render an opinion on this matter:
First of all, Polanski entered into a plea agreement with the District Attorney which the judge reneged on. It is extremely rare for a judge to interpose themselves in matters such as this. The Judge does not have the same breadth of information regarding the case that the defense and the prosecutor have. Had the judge not reneged, Polanski would have received a "time served" offer. The judge wanted him to serve multiple years in prison.
Perhaps the reason for the discrepancy was that there was a lot of things unknown regarding the case and likely difficult for the prosecution to get a conviction. What is clear is that this is not the case of a pedophile picking up a 13 year old and raping them. This case involved the girl and her mother essentially attempting to get a break in Hollywood through sexual favors. That doesn't make it right, but it makes it a different type of case. It is also unclear whether Polanski actually knew the girl was underage. Most accounts indicate that the girl looked and carried herself as substantially older.
Because of these factors, the District Attorney understood that they had problems with proof in the case and very likely would not be able to get a conviction. As a result, they offered a plea deal to Polanski which he accepted.
What Polanski did and his fleeing are certainly not commendable, however, many of the problems were created by the judge who was not aware of the weakness of the DA's case.
Polanski should be sentenced pursuant to the original deal which was "time served" and probation.
Well...according to her, the courts and media circus have caused her more harm than Polanski ever did. Take that for what you will.
I agree that he should be brought to justice for his crime, but I disagree that he should be charged for running. The statute of limitations HAS expired for that crime, and since it's not a major crime (unlike his original offense) I think that one should be allowed to slide. However, he should be extradited to the United States to face sentencing for the crime to which he pleaded guilty.
Actually he doesn't even need to be prosecuted; he already pleaded guilty to that crime. He just needs to be sentenced.
This is a big cultural divide between the Anglosphere and continental Europe. I think we Americans are more likely to believe that no one should be above the law, and that the time since the original offense does not lessen it (at least in some cases). It seems like the French are more likely to consider a person's accomplishments and overall character instead of just the actual offense.
I'm not saying that one view is right or wrong...but I would tend to agree that he should face the consequences of his actions despite the elapsed time and despite his other accomplishments.
Perhaps you might want to get the facts straight before you render an opinion on this matter:
On the one hand, he's an old man who is unlikely to reoffend (certainly not in the United States), and his victim has stated that she doesn't want him to be punished. It seems unlikely that anyone at all would benefit from Polanski's incarceration.
On the other hand, he committed a serious crime and plead guilty to it. There is no statute of limitations here. Additionally, he is a fugitive from justice, which makes him no different than an escaped convict.
Do you think Polanski should be punished for his crime? (Note: I'm not asking if you think the Swiss should extradite him, as that's a completely separate issue. I'm just asking if he should be punished from a criminal justice perspective.)
I care about the law. If you break the law, you deserve the punishment.
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