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Yes, well, online newspaper archives don't tend to date back very far... Legolas Send a noteboard - 29/09/2009 08:14:52 PM
so I'm afraid we'll have to make do with modern rehashings of the case rather than some more serious reporting of the original trial, as there surely must have been.

Though the LA Times site did at least help with explaining why it's happening now - apparently his laywers were trying to get the charges against him dismissed because the US hadn't done any attempts to have him extradited over all that time. That's kind of asking for it, of course...
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/History/Politics/I'm not sure: A commentary on the Roman Polanski arrest - 29/09/2009 10:15:12 AM 1347 Views
And a NYT article on the same topic - 29/09/2009 10:51:58 AM 403 Views
There's some seriously twisted logic in this - 29/09/2009 11:53:41 AM 538 Views
Re: There's some seriously twisted logic in this - 29/09/2009 11:57:18 AM 637 Views
Re: There's some seriously twisted logic in this - 29/09/2009 12:09:27 PM 398 Views
Re: There's some seriously twisted logic in this - 29/09/2009 12:15:54 PM 499 Views
Re: There's some seriously twisted logic in this - 29/09/2009 12:41:56 PM 509 Views
Re: There's some seriously twisted logic in this - 29/09/2009 12:47:05 PM 520 Views
There is a word which describes the famous film director - 29/09/2009 01:05:56 PM 436 Views
There is a massive difference between Genet and Polanski - 29/09/2009 01:32:41 PM 644 Views
Yeah, there is - 29/09/2009 03:41:11 PM 478 Views
if the guy was someone else, do you think anyone would care? - 29/09/2009 02:08:15 PM 515 Views
For thousands of years 13yos have been having sex with much older males. - 29/09/2009 02:46:27 PM 458 Views
Lots of things have been going on for thousands of years. - 29/09/2009 03:35:06 PM 402 Views
Well on the flip side - 29/09/2009 03:49:35 PM 505 Views
Absolutely true enough. - 29/09/2009 04:11:28 PM 565 Views
Agreed - 29/09/2009 04:37:38 PM 507 Views
with you on this. *NM* - 30/09/2009 05:05:21 PM 314 Views
if you were talking "consensual", i'd probably at least grudgingly agree - 29/09/2009 04:07:08 PM 508 Views
Problem is that we don't know - 29/09/2009 04:46:15 PM 497 Views
he said/she said/lawyer said - 29/09/2009 05:01:41 PM 552 Views
Yep - 29/09/2009 05:28:16 PM 528 Views
I was not under the impression he did not know she was a minor - 29/09/2009 05:50:38 PM 526 Views
Well, Angelica Huston (who was there that night) didn't think she looked 'like a minor' - 29/09/2009 06:17:15 PM 558 Views
Whoa - what's with the double post? *NM* - 29/09/2009 06:17:33 PM 320 Views
Or the triple post! *NM* - 29/09/2009 06:18:13 PM 297 Views
It was a photo shoot for a film why WOULD she look like a minor?? - 29/09/2009 06:27:00 PM 555 Views
Sorry - no it wasn't for a film at all - 29/09/2009 06:39:14 PM 456 Views
I believe at some point it wasn mentioned to be connected to a film - 29/09/2009 06:42:25 PM 337 Views
I've never seen anything to support that - 29/09/2009 07:01:56 PM 362 Views
even if the paperwork didn't show it - 29/09/2009 07:06:02 PM 546 Views
Possibly - 29/09/2009 07:35:33 PM 540 Views
and i'm saying that if it was under contest - 29/09/2009 07:38:24 PM 501 Views
Do you understand how the legal system works in Common Law? - 29/09/2009 07:53:34 PM 511 Views
*shake head* wahtever - 29/09/2009 08:07:25 PM 464 Views
here is a photo of her taken that same year. - 29/09/2009 08:10:21 PM 567 Views
Seen that one as part of my research on this - 29/09/2009 08:22:33 PM 576 Views
I think it very telling that you want to take this line of when Polanski doesn't - 29/09/2009 08:36:47 PM 432 Views
Really? Who says? - 29/09/2009 08:42:38 PM 486 Views
I can't prove it wasn't aliens using mind control rays that forced him to do it - 29/09/2009 08:57:10 PM 397 Views
There is one thing I would like to say. - 29/09/2009 09:03:06 PM 396 Views
Absolutely unacceptable behavior for an administrator, Avendesora. - 30/09/2009 10:44:32 PM 480 Views
Looks like an accidental edit instead of a reply to me. *NM* - 01/10/2009 01:42:33 PM 283 Views
Agreed. I've almost done that a few times on my board. *NM* - 01/10/2009 04:08:44 PM 302 Views
actually, it was an honest mistake. I accidentally clicked on "edit" instead of "reply". - 01/10/2009 06:25:48 PM 355 Views
No worries Ave - 01/10/2009 06:41:51 PM 332 Views
Ah. Sorry. - 02/10/2009 02:10:34 AM 478 Views
14-16 - 02/10/2009 05:28:02 AM 341 Views
he could have had a trial and chose not to - 29/09/2009 05:41:11 PM 516 Views
*agree* *NM* - 29/09/2009 05:50:56 PM 176 Views
Yes, he could have - 29/09/2009 05:56:05 PM 474 Views
so he fled the country to spare her the humilation of a trial? - 29/09/2009 08:11:59 PM 500 Views
Nope - 29/09/2009 08:28:58 PM 359 Views
no it isn't but you seem to have trouble understanding he drugged and rapped a child - 30/09/2009 09:24:53 PM 541 Views
You seem to have trouble understanding that an accusation isn't proof - 30/09/2009 11:04:35 PM 518 Views
The coward fled the country before anything could be proven - 01/10/2009 06:25:27 AM 510 Views
You really don't get it do you? - 01/10/2009 04:20:36 PM 312 Views
I don't get it?????? - 01/10/2009 05:22:51 PM 386 Views
Yeah - you don't and it's a good thing you're not part of the legal system - 01/10/2009 05:32:57 PM 477 Views
I call Bullshit here. Sorry Greg. - 29/09/2009 05:28:21 PM 510 Views
You're perfectly entitled to your opinions. - 29/09/2009 08:11:17 PM 458 Views
Yes, and people have been murdering each other. - 29/09/2009 05:35:26 PM 532 Views
We have no evidence of trauma. - 29/09/2009 08:12:44 PM 528 Views
For thousands of years gays have been persecuted and treated as abhorrent perverts. - 02/10/2009 02:57:47 AM 520 Views
And a big fuck you to you too. - 05/10/2009 03:08:09 PM 342 Views
He's just a troll, as he's shown in many threads. *NM* - 05/10/2009 03:19:14 PM 266 Views
Yes, it's not like I have a valid point or anything. *NM* - 05/10/2009 07:16:13 PM 284 Views
Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't. - 05/10/2009 07:46:18 PM 347 Views
Well, I guess you'll have to fulfill your role here and pass sentence... - 06/10/2009 09:19:34 PM 512 Views
You're one to talk. *NM* - 06/10/2009 09:38:30 PM 257 Views
I've been following this with some interest - 29/09/2009 03:28:36 PM 362 Views
That was my impression as well. - 29/09/2009 03:38:48 PM 342 Views
Re: That was my impression as well. - 29/09/2009 03:43:36 PM 344 Views
Re: That was my impression as well. - 29/09/2009 03:45:17 PM 337 Views
I agree with many of your points, but on some the facts seem to say something else. - 29/09/2009 04:13:09 PM 530 Views
*agree* *NM* - 29/09/2009 04:20:32 PM 256 Views
Problem of course is that those are not 'facts' - 29/09/2009 04:58:28 PM 528 Views
first you demand fact before judgement then you make a judgement on your opinion? - 29/09/2009 05:04:59 PM 472 Views
Depends on the circumstances - 29/09/2009 05:35:13 PM 477 Views
because she doesn't have any excuse to belly up either - 29/09/2009 04:17:06 PM 510 Views
Re: because she doesn't have any excuse to belly up either - 29/09/2009 05:17:57 PM 435 Views
*snort* - 29/09/2009 05:30:25 PM 447 Views
I would have to agree with you there, actually - 29/09/2009 05:47:13 PM 581 Views
Re: I would have to agree with your first point, but not the second - 29/09/2009 05:47:40 PM 553 Views
There is no way in hell he did not know she was underage. - 29/09/2009 05:55:37 PM 499 Views
Not necessarily true at all - 29/09/2009 06:32:18 PM 445 Views
Somehow, i heavily doubt the fact she was NOT 18 would never have come to light - 29/09/2009 06:40:20 PM 507 Views
You may be right, I don't know. - 29/09/2009 06:58:45 PM 525 Views
so you agree he is guilty to the allegation he pleaded guilty to of sex with a minor? - 29/09/2009 07:09:07 PM 430 Views
There was never any doubt of that - 29/09/2009 07:46:43 PM 413 Views
See below, - 29/09/2009 07:54:09 PM 447 Views
Yeah, I agree about the vigilante part and the extreme reactions... - 29/09/2009 07:58:18 PM 541 Views
I think I'm reading that article more critically than you are. - 29/09/2009 08:37:23 PM 484 Views
Or you've already made up your mind, while I'm basing mine on what I read. - 29/09/2009 08:46:56 PM 563 Views
I haven't entirely made up my mind - 29/09/2009 08:55:30 PM 445 Views
don't you think he'd say something about it NOW? - 29/09/2009 08:48:59 PM 315 Views
I don't know - 29/09/2009 08:57:27 PM 343 Views
An article that has a lot of additional detail... - 29/09/2009 07:18:29 PM 546 Views
I wish i could put a nice big star next to this. - 29/09/2009 07:29:38 PM 441 Views
Umm - why? - 29/09/2009 08:04:29 PM 493 Views
Yes, well, online newspaper archives don't tend to date back very far... - 29/09/2009 08:14:52 PM 527 Views
Oh, and if you want to read the op-ed she wrote... - 29/09/2009 08:20:06 PM 459 Views
Now I'd be interested to see the actual court records - 29/09/2009 08:24:13 PM 431 Views
Me too - 29/09/2009 08:33:36 PM 310 Views
Yeah, nothing new there really - 29/09/2009 08:26:24 PM 527 Views
There's always room for exceptions, however... - 29/09/2009 04:53:34 PM 339 Views
Camilla - he drugged and raped a 13-year old.....what else do you need to know? *NM* - 29/09/2009 06:19:19 PM 293 Views
I don't know that. Neither do you. Which is part of it. *NM* - 29/09/2009 06:20:22 PM 289 Views
Yes we do..... - 29/09/2009 06:30:46 PM 491 Views
No, we don't. - 29/09/2009 06:48:35 PM 447 Views
if these "Facts" were false - 29/09/2009 07:02:50 PM 469 Views
That's extremely naive - 29/09/2009 08:07:15 PM 363 Views
i fail to see how this is naive - 29/09/2009 08:35:59 PM 524 Views
The naive part - 29/09/2009 08:49:18 PM 518 Views
I'm not assuming anyone (not just her personal testimony) was telling the truth - 29/09/2009 08:56:52 PM 547 Views
I think that I'm just more cynical than you are - 29/09/2009 09:12:12 PM 491 Views
So because i'm not cynical about the court system and have a different train of logic - 29/09/2009 09:25:53 PM 508 Views
Not necessarily wrong - 29/09/2009 09:43:33 PM 484 Views
Uhm, his bargain wasn't 40-odd days in evaulation - 29/09/2009 09:51:22 PM 313 Views
Not what I read, but this whole thing is so messy... - 29/09/2009 10:25:59 PM 407 Views
I don't remember which article it was from - 29/09/2009 10:32:32 PM 291 Views
One thing that was clear - 29/09/2009 11:08:43 PM 525 Views
Ah I didn't catch that - 29/09/2009 11:15:06 PM 458 Views
Could you source that? - 29/09/2009 11:18:46 PM 503 Views
it's one of the articles that's been linked - 29/09/2009 11:59:02 PM 444 Views
The Mail article, yeah. *NM* - 30/09/2009 12:01:48 AM 151 Views
Uhm, his bargain wasn't 40-odd days in evaulation - 29/09/2009 09:51:24 PM 435 Views
Yes, we do.....drugs & rape of a 13-year old - 29/09/2009 07:10:02 PM 461 Views
you do know that just because you repeat something it doesn't instantly become true? *NM* - 29/09/2009 07:11:03 PM 142 Views
and how many times have y'all said it was false? *NM* - 29/09/2009 07:13:27 PM 286 Views
Hello pot, this is kettle, you're black too..... - 29/09/2009 08:16:16 PM 340 Views
Wow - I guess every allegation ever made by a prosecutor is true - 29/09/2009 08:09:43 PM 366 Views
I guess you believe every criminal who says "I didn't do it"..... - 29/09/2009 08:18:29 PM 440 Views
Nope - 29/09/2009 09:14:02 PM 352 Views
He admitted it. - 29/09/2009 10:45:43 PM 499 Views
You don't get it do you? - 29/09/2009 11:15:27 PM 467 Views
Nothing in the case which he admitted guilt to is in dispute. - 29/09/2009 11:45:05 PM 463 Views
Hardly - 30/09/2009 11:18:42 PM 430 Views
Seriously, are you related to Roman the Rapist? - 30/09/2009 01:11:44 AM 464 Views
I want to go on record as saying: I really dislike agreeing with you - 30/09/2009 05:03:24 AM 537 Views
Oh, now Amy's accusing me of being a pedophile, that's just funny - 01/10/2009 12:23:53 AM 451 Views
Re: Oh, now Amy's accusing me of being a pedophile, that's just funny - 01/10/2009 05:55:46 AM 502 Views
Honestly Amy, you know nothing whatsoever about my life or why I do things - 01/10/2009 04:03:38 PM 475 Views
I only have one thing left to say to you. - 01/10/2009 04:08:42 PM 305 Views
You are certainly entitled to your opinion - 01/10/2009 04:23:32 PM 336 Views
I think you're getting way out of line here, Amy. *NM* - 01/10/2009 04:07:59 PM 269 Views
I agree, and already said the same once. It appears that was deleted. *NM* - 01/10/2009 05:15:07 PM 301 Views
Sorry Nossy.. - 01/10/2009 06:24:26 PM 452 Views
It was meant to be advice - 01/10/2009 06:39:31 PM 310 Views
That entire conversation when I deleted the original post. - 01/10/2009 06:30:00 PM 426 Views
No no.. - 01/10/2009 06:43:19 PM 467 Views
Re: I think you're getting way out of line here, Amy. - 01/10/2009 06:21:37 PM 322 Views
Heh! - 01/10/2009 06:28:07 PM 329 Views
I second that. *NM* - 01/10/2009 08:21:13 PM 152 Views
No, I happen to dislike vigilante idiots - 30/09/2009 11:21:53 PM 317 Views
Re: No, we don't. - 29/09/2009 10:09:32 PM 423 Views
Re: No, we don't. - 29/09/2009 11:21:08 PM 565 Views
I think for the 1st time ever i'm actually stunned by the comments on this board. - 29/09/2009 07:14:18 PM 404 Views
Oh but he didn't KNOW - 29/09/2009 07:17:55 PM 375 Views
Ignorance doesn't have to be proven in court - 29/09/2009 08:11:31 PM 322 Views
no you have back asswards - 29/09/2009 08:14:36 PM 367 Views
You're talking ethics and then switch to law - 29/09/2009 09:17:02 PM 335 Views
yes the law can be stupid but not so stupid that you can use the - 29/09/2009 10:32:49 PM 366 Views
Oh it's EASILY that stupid and even stupider - 29/09/2009 10:58:33 PM 502 Views
If the girl has to call and ask her mommy if she can stay late you should ask her age - 30/09/2009 04:04:33 PM 344 Views
He knew her age. The photo-shoot was specifically looking at young girls. - 30/09/2009 04:42:01 PM 459 Views
Of course he knew he age - 30/09/2009 05:01:19 PM 458 Views
Obviously - because you say so right? - 30/09/2009 11:25:18 PM 310 Views
You really have to be a moron to believ he didn't - 01/10/2009 06:27:04 AM 332 Views
That stupidity isn't even worthy of a reply. *NM* - 01/10/2009 04:21:35 PM 267 Views
Wow, way to make up 'facts' - 30/09/2009 11:23:13 PM 541 Views
Do you actually READ any of the articles??? - 01/10/2009 12:06:54 AM 321 Views
I did and I just went and re-read that one to be sure - 01/10/2009 12:44:46 AM 506 Views
~nods~ *NM* - 29/09/2009 07:32:29 PM 265 Views
It's not the first time, but I agree. - 29/09/2009 07:44:06 PM 432 Views
Way to go for a straw man - 29/09/2009 07:45:44 PM 508 Views
I agree that he is most definitely not a pedophile - 29/09/2009 07:50:23 PM 559 Views
As to your question, I have no idea - 29/09/2009 07:59:43 PM 551 Views
That is not what staute of limitations is - 29/09/2009 07:52:32 PM 312 Views
Yes - 29/09/2009 08:00:49 PM 351 Views
Re: Yes - 29/09/2009 08:13:24 PM 489 Views
I prefer the Tin Man myself - 29/09/2009 07:57:07 PM 533 Views
Re: Way to go for a straw man - 30/09/2009 05:05:47 PM 457 Views
No one has excused him. But there is no point any longer in going after him. - 29/09/2009 08:15:42 PM 595 Views
i can certainly agree that it's a waste of time and resources - 29/09/2009 08:20:19 PM 323 Views
there are advantages and disadvantages to being famous - 29/09/2009 08:49:21 PM 327 Views
Agreed - I can't believe people are defending this d-bag.....amazing! *NM* - 29/09/2009 08:25:05 PM 273 Views
It is rather mind-boggling *NM* - 29/09/2009 08:29:11 PM 268 Views
well - 29/09/2009 08:34:56 PM 472 Views
I'm all for the gray and considerin both sides. - 29/09/2009 08:45:50 PM 375 Views
Ben Franklin once said - 29/09/2009 09:30:16 PM 525 Views
*snort* - 29/09/2009 10:02:13 PM 490 Views
I'd say you need to spend more time around lawyers - 29/09/2009 10:40:05 PM 429 Views
isn't he still churning out movies like crazy? - 29/09/2009 10:42:48 PM 341 Views
I've no idea - 29/09/2009 11:22:20 PM 469 Views
Exactly Nossy - 29/09/2009 09:20:14 PM 567 Views
Well it's certainly apparent you're sticking to it *NM* - 29/09/2009 09:27:48 PM 263 Views
That's always been how I am though. - 29/09/2009 09:32:30 PM 492 Views
I've decided I really don't care about this either way at all. - 29/09/2009 08:38:14 PM 421 Views
It has an effect on good cinema *NM* - 29/09/2009 08:52:58 PM 189 Views
there's been people saying he shouldn't get his Oscar for it - 29/09/2009 08:59:04 PM 321 Views
Doubtful. - 30/09/2009 02:04:52 AM 447 Views
How recent is recently? - 30/09/2009 02:22:39 AM 381 Views
There's a lot of misinformation flying around here. - 29/09/2009 11:22:29 PM 508 Views
That would be more convincing if you didn't have incorrect information yourself. - 29/09/2009 11:58:40 PM 330 Views
I just worked that out. - 30/09/2009 12:07:43 AM 506 Views
Re: I just worked that out. - 30/09/2009 12:28:13 AM 471 Views
Re: I just worked that out. - 30/09/2009 12:42:17 AM 441 Views
Small correction - 01/10/2009 12:15:45 AM 445 Views
Think about that one a bit - 30/09/2009 11:34:56 PM 512 Views
Add to that also - 30/09/2009 11:30:14 PM 522 Views
Excellent summary on Roman the Rapist.....good job! *NM* - 30/09/2009 01:13:35 AM 282 Views
Most impressive - 30/09/2009 01:21:42 AM 304 Views
Excellent - and done better than most of the rest of us. *NM* - 30/09/2009 03:34:11 PM 285 Views
In my opinion... - 30/09/2009 04:57:44 PM 447 Views
Can I just say... - 30/09/2009 05:54:47 PM 469 Views
The state is also a vicitm - 30/09/2009 06:17:22 PM 460 Views
Hardly, in this case - 30/09/2009 11:57:48 PM 348 Views
you know your arguments would have more merit if you had a clue what your were talking about - 01/10/2009 06:24:35 AM 320 Views
You should know what you are talking about before you post - 01/10/2009 04:18:50 PM 525 Views
OK go learn something and then come back - 01/10/2009 05:15:45 PM 495 Views
I note that you ignore the fact that I just proved you wrong... - 01/10/2009 05:27:01 PM 430 Views
no you just mistated some crap that I ignored *sigh* - 01/10/2009 06:30:03 PM 324 Views
The girl and mother requested to cut a deal, so the 13-year old wouldn't have to testify..... - 01/10/2009 04:28:49 PM 308 Views
Actually, the prosecution cut the deal - 01/10/2009 05:29:29 PM 446 Views
And the most important reason for justice... - 30/09/2009 07:43:33 PM 559 Views
Just to be clear - 30/09/2009 11:47:42 PM 532 Views
This may help some of the argument, but sadly not much - 01/10/2009 02:06:22 AM 486 Views
It's not just that he admitted to it in the plea bargain. - 01/10/2009 03:10:37 AM 525 Views
*agree* *NM* - 01/10/2009 02:36:05 PM 157 Views
Yes, looking at him very strangely.....he's jumping the shark big-time on this one! - 01/10/2009 04:31:43 PM 344 Views
Apparently you don't get the idea of honest debate - 01/10/2009 06:40:45 PM 484 Views
Good news - French government drops support for director Roman Polanski - 01/10/2009 04:46:42 PM 480 Views
Hypocrites. *NM* - 01/10/2009 05:41:34 PM 307 Views
Yeah pretty much - 01/10/2009 06:28:01 PM 361 Views
Well, unless I find some new facts to post - I think I'm done with this thread - 01/10/2009 06:59:36 PM 601 Views
It was quite a valiant effort - 01/10/2009 08:30:23 PM 358 Views
I agree the attacks on you personally were not warranted and were out of line. - 03/10/2009 03:02:03 AM 516 Views
Please. - 05/10/2009 03:35:50 PM 508 Views
My "bottom line" on this subject: - 01/10/2009 07:21:19 PM 505 Views

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