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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 10:56 AM Original message |
Roman Polanski is granted bail by a Swiss court |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. I think the word is RAPE |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. well, according to whoopi, it wasn't |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. YES !!!! |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 11:07 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. the travesty of a rapist actually having to face the judge. nt |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I am not getting into this , I will only say : |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Pillars of Human cinematic Art in the 20th century can NEVER be the labours of a Rapist |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. You are assuming a level of connectivity without proof |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 12:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. There is more outrage over Polanski than there ever was over the Manson gang |
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Dr. Strange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. That might be because... |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 01:52 PM Response to Reply #14 |
36. Also, Manson is actually serving his term. |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. the outrage is that justice has not been carried out |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. Speaking as someone who doesn't give a shit one way or the other... |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 02:10 PM Response to Reply #27 |
39. there was no sentencing deal when he pleaded guilty |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. excellent... facts trump rhetoric nt |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. It wasn't a "gift." He pled to the only charge they could prove. |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 03:07 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. it absolutely was a gift |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 03:37 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Bad reading comprehension. And you are quite wrong to boot. |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. What a truly ridiculous comparison... |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
61. Cry me a fucking river |
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mrbarber (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. So because he made good movies (debatable, btw) he cannot be a rapist. |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. lol. that is possibly the most absurd thing |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. In Chinatown, John Huston's character impregnated his own daughter. |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
29. wow. just. wow. rapists usually have jobs and some do them quite well. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
30. I've posted some stupid shit on this board, and I've read some stupid shit on this board. |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
33. Rosemary's Baby |
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DrCory (862 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
34. Remarkable |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
35. Wow. Someone that makes good movies can't be a rapist, huh? |
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kiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #7 |
52. So eating a turkey = approval of genocide, |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:05 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Wait a minute--Polanski raped a genocidal turkey? |
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kiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Yes, and now Polanski has bad karma, |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
53. You are even better than the movie about you |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 07:06 PM Response to Reply #53 |
62. I laughed. I cried. I'd see it again. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
56. he drugged a 13-year old girl and then fucked her in the ass... |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Oh, sure |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. He shouldn't be prosecuted just on account of his victim. |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. IMO, the feelings of the victim are very important. |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. plenty of (ime the majority) of domestic violence victims |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 02:10 PM Response to Reply #21 |
38. Your analogy kinda sucks. One woman is most likely dependant and/or under duress. |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. the analogy holds because |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Another sucky analogy. |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. i care about many things |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #38 |
47. It's really unfortunate that Polanski created this situation. |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-27-09 09:49 AM Response to Reply #47 |
63. The only flaw in your argument is he DID go to jail as agreed. |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. +1 |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. and that has anything to do with a rapist...... how? nt |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
45. You destroyed any credibility you may have on DU |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. what? nt |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 02:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
48. I'm sorry, I cannot support a lynching. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:30 PM Response to Reply #48 |
59. That's what I originally thought as well. Sounded like a good idea to me. nt |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:26 PM Response to Reply #2 |
57. I thought you believed in karma? I hope his friends try that and get arrested as well. |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
3. Which country(ies) don't have an extradition pact with the U.S.? |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. Dubai nt |
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Sultana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Dubai is a city within the UAE |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 04:03 PM Response to Reply #31 |
51. Agree, and as far as I can tell the UAE and the USA do not have an extradition treaty. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
60. What's their age of consent? 11? Polanski might like it there. nt |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
4. Senator Larry Craig came to regret "copping a plea", too...eom |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
12. Good, and by good, I mean... |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
20. To reiterate; POLANSKI!!! |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
26. Well, he'll be on the lam again. |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 02:18 PM Response to Reply #26 |
42. he'll be under house arrest with electronic monitoring |
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Sultana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
32. Tthe rich are always above the law |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:29 PM Response to Reply #32 |
58. So fucking true. nt |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-27-09 10:08 AM Response to Reply #32 |
64. +1 |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
37. Yea! I love a good cops and robbers thriller with a chase scene. |
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