As many of us are aware, Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski was arrested this past weekend in Switzerland en route to accepting an honorary award at the Zurich Film Festival. He was arrested on an American warrant for a statutory rape charge from 32 years ago. The victim, Samantha Geimer clearly has moved on with her life and has forgiven Polanski publicly. Polanski eventually pled guilty to unlawful sex with a minor and served a 42 day sentence in a California prison already. It was after this that the judge who was overseeing the case decided to renege on the plea bargain that was originally agreed upon. And then his Great American Escape ensued. Is something not adding up here?My question is this, why is the Los Angeles District Attorney's office out to re-punish the man? I am not of the opinion that Polanski's past actions are acceptable, but I am also not of the opinion that his openly acknowledged preference for "younger women" is anyone's business, nor does that make him a bad person or unfit to be a filmmaker. We do not have the right to scrunitinze public figures based on their sexual preferences and furthermore, discredit them publicly because of this. We all have naughty toys in the closet; no exemptions.
Isn't there a statue of limitations or something on arrests...I mean 32 years ago...geesh.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to get my "Celebration" stuff too. Payday is tomorrow. Madonna gets a portion.