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what would be your definition of justice? just because he is famous and alot of time has passed doesnt mean that this fugitive should be let off the hook! he is a criminal! there is no getting around it
I could'nt help it.
"Victor Ronald Salva (born March 29, 1958) is an American film director, mostly of horror movies. His body of work includes the films Powder and Jeepers Creepers. His work is often overshadowed by his conviction for sexually molesting a 12-year-old child actor Nathan Forrest Winters. Salva pleaded guilty in 1988 to five felony counts of child sex abuse; he served 15 months of a three-year prison sentence."
The charges against the man are horrendous, and if they are true, then lock him up! Living abroad isn't helping the situation either, and if he was a real man he'd, well, man up and face the charges held against him. My opinion....
Continue with the lynch mob comments.......
My 2 cents
also, the director Larry Clark has put some semi-questionable material in his films and used the "nudity is art" argument.
what a sad, sad world we live in.
He paid for his crimes by serving a few weeks in jail for observations and living a "hard" life in a villa in Fance, dating and marrying models, directing films with the likes of Harrison Ford, Johnny Depp, and Adrien Brody, acting opposite Jackie Chan, winning an Oscar (where non-rapist Martin Scorsese can't seem to do), and being the toast of France.
If Polanski wants to come back to America, let him face the music like anyone else would. Just because he is a very talented director and calls stars like Jack Nicholson friend shouldn't get him special treatment.
Still, it doesn't matter if you run or not. The term "Innocent Until Proven Guilty" applies to any person wanted for questioning, or any suspect on the run. Running is NO ADMISSION of guilt. There are a million reasons why someone would run, and I agree that in most cases people that run usually might be proven guilty later. But the law is the law, and innocence is ALWAYS assumed in the court of law until proven otherwise.
Also, the she isn't a virgin defense is just as BS. The statutory rape laws in this country do not say that once a minor has sex, he/she has the power to give consent to sex to adults. Just because Kinski was promiscuous doesn't change the fact that a man in his 40s had sex with a child.
For example, my niece's former best friend is a 14 year old ho-bag. If I, as an adult, had sex with her even though I would probably be her dozenth sexual partner, I seriously doubt the police will refuse to procecute on that information.
So let's re-examine the issue of Statutory Rape. First of all, no where in the indictment which Polanski pled guilty to, was the word 'rape' used. The official charge was ONE COUNT OF UNLAWFUL SEX WITH A MINOR...hence, no rape. This charge both the 'victim' and her family agreed to. Which means, the only thing that took place that afternoon was that two people had consensual sex. The only law that was broken was that of her age, not whether she could or couldn't consent, which the 'victim' has now said it was. She herself has stated it was consensual and a 15-year-old can consent. And given that I am one year younger than said 'victim', I can tell you in my generation, which this is, we did consent. A 15-year-old can consent despite your obvious lack of the factss facunderstanding of the facts in this case.
Also, the age of consent in California is 18, not 15. Geimer was 13 at the time of the offense. The documentary that was aired last year on HBO had been filmed several years earlier. That may be where your mistake is. Go do an internet search and you will see every article on this will say she was 13.
Before you state facts, you might want to make sure they are correct facts. Here is an interview Geimer did in 2003 for CNN that shows you are wrong:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/24/pola...
So it's not black and white. The mother and the girl were on it together, as Samantha is the first to acknowledge. I am not defending Polanski, but she was no victim, either.
If he wanted sex with this girl, he could have probably just asked, rather drug her and rape her anally. Her mother had sent her to this party out of greed and stupidity - I don't know what the girls intentions were, but she certainly had the right to choose whether she wanted intercourse or not.
Polanski took that choice away from her and like all rapists, he needs councelling and accountability. not a personally delivered Oscar.
Geimer has admitted to having sex and taking drugs before that encounter and has always claimed that the sex was not consentual. She has adamently denied her mother put her up to it any way. Please get the facts straight.
You cannot let passion drive justice. That's when we start getting into eye for an eye. Unless you're into that sort of thing, if so. Please stay away from me.
Also, this wasn't the first report of Polanski seducing and having sex with underage girls.
Additionally, when questioned about this Polanski feigned that he wasn't used to the customs of the United States and thought it was appropriate behavior based on his culture and where we grew up. Ridiculous.
He's guilty. Period. He deserves jail time and it's disgusting that people excuse this behavior.
Seriously his role in Rush Hour 3 was... :/
By the way, rape is notoriously hard to prove. Thats why someone that did some digging came up with charging someone with flashing. The courts aren't allowed to go into a womans history and abuse her on the stand, the rapist is much more easily convicted of a sex crime, can do nearly the same amount of time, and is forced to register as a sex offender.