Roman Polanski Arrested

[falafel]

Cause they havent done so already sometime in the past 35 years. They just delay and delay. The man is 81 now-- soon they will be denying extradition for humanitarian purposes- the man is too old to be forced to sit through a trial.

Never heard of that one. Old age as a license to commit crimes.

[Pelado]

Never heard of that one. Old age as a license to commit crimes.

Have you heard of old age as a license to avoid extradition for crimes previously allegedly committed?

[falafel]

Have you heard of old age as a license to avoid extradition for crimes previously allegedly committed?

Have you heard of hyperbole?

[Pelado]

Have you heard of hyperbole?

No, who's that?

[falafel]

No, who's that?

Greek goddess.

[Katy Lied]

Nothing has changed in the past 35 years. And yet he hasn't been extradited. I'm not saying that old age is a license; I'm saying that the French and Polish authorities want to find any convenient reason to deny extradition. So every once in a while he flies to another country and the LA DA files a request and then the other country may hold him a while but eventually they'll deny it based on some flimsy reason.

Why so skeptical? You have 35 years of non-action to look at.

[falafel]

Nothing has changed in the past 35 years. And yet he hasn't been extradited. I'm not saying that old age is a license; I'm saying that the French and Polish authorities want to find any convenient reason to deny extradition. So every once in a while he flies to another country and the LA DA files a request and then the other country may hold him a while but eventually they'll deny it based on some flimsy reason.

Why so skeptical? You have 35 years of non-action to look at.

I don't think he'll be extradited, but I wouldn't rely on old age as a defense if I were the French or Polish authorities.

[frank ryan]

Dude got away with statutory rape for 40 years. I have no problem if he spends what little time he has left behind bards, but I do feel bad for the victim, who has previously stated that she wants the whole thing to go away and will have the burden of the spotlight if he's extradited.

It was a lot more than statutory :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_P...ual_abuse_case

[wuapinmon]

Why so skeptical? You have 35 years of non-action to look at.

The Pinochet Principle gives people hope.

[Katy Lied]

I wonder when people generally stopped referring to him as pinoSHAY and started calling him pinoCHET

[wuapinmon]

I wonder when people generally stopped referring to him as pinoSHAY and started calling him pinoCHET

I did once I learned Spanish. Chile has awesome last names. I know a woman from Santiago named María de Santiago. The first president was Bernardo O'Higgins.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

Mel Gibson has been blacklisted because of a couple drunken rants, yet Polanski is still celebrated after raping a 13 year old.

[creekster]

Mel Gibson has been blacklisted because of a couple drunken rants, yet Polanski is still celebrated after raping a 13 year old.

And drugging. Don't forget that he drugged her, too.

[falafel]

And drugging. Don't forget that he drugged her, too.

Yeah, but he's old!