Did he catch OBL!!????!??
― Fetchboy, Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:28 (fourteen years ago) link
The Polanski arrest is just the law grinding on as usual. As it should. Only reason it made news is the he's-a-bigger-celeb-than-Gary-Glitter factor. Otoh, an OBL arrest would be a hallelujah day.
― Aimless, Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:33 (fourteen years ago) link
from kevin smith's twitter:
Via @JoeyFace42 "Please don't be one of those FREE POLANSKI people" Look, I dig ROSEMARY'S BABY; but rape's rape. Do the crime, do the time.
― xuxa pitts (donna rouge), Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:33 (fourteen years ago) link
lol @ "raper-caper"
― velko, Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:34 (fourteen years ago) link
"celebrating the arrest of Osama bin Laden"
lolz yeah I'm sure the Los Angeles DA's office will get right on that
― the taint of Macca is strong (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:38 (fourteen years ago) link
I was thinking about how all these silly pleas for Polanski's freedom hinge on some kind of dramatic miscarriage of justice against him - that he didn't get a fair shake from the judge etc. And then I think "yeah, gee you know if there's one group of people in this country who are always getting screwed by the legal system, it's RICH WHITE FAMOUS MEN." WTF people.
― the taint of Macca is strong (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:39 (fourteen years ago) link
like OJ
― A Patch on Blazing Saddles (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:40 (fourteen years ago) link
when will our country's vicious persecution of rich white guys finally be stopped
― the taint of Macca is strong (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:41 (fourteen years ago) link
whoa whoa whoa guys, we have to catch Osama bin Laden first
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Would he show up for a lifetime achievement award in Switzerland?
― Peinlich Manoeuvre (NickB), Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:45 (fourteen years ago) link
it's the "he's suffered enough" bit that gets me -- as if fleeing the country to avoid incarceration was some sort of noble self-imposed exile
― elmo leonard (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:47 (fourteen years ago) link
he's suffered the adulation of the French
― the taint of Macca is strong (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:50 (fourteen years ago) link
Sort of weird (though, I guess, unsurprising) how "Hollywood Liberals" act as a union, closing ranks around one of their own. Like a police force in response to an allegation of brutality. Sucks, though, that as an American liberal, this is one of the cards your team gets dealt. Suppose a lot of conservatives felt that way about Bush, Palin, etc...
― That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:53 (fourteen years ago) link
hey Cheney just shot that guy in the face by mistake!
― the taint of Macca is strong (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:54 (fourteen years ago) link
cheney didnt even know the guy was 67!
― fleetwood (max), Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:54 (fourteen years ago) link
lets be realistic here he knew going in u dont fuk w/cheney
― nutrional socialist (Lamp), Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:55 (fourteen years ago) link
he was totally asking for it by sticking his face in front of that shotgun anyway
― the taint of Macca is strong (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:58 (fourteen years ago) link
I heard his mother encouraged him to do it, she thought it would help him get ahead in politics
― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:00 (fourteen years ago) link
I think Peter Fonda's point was that if you aren't doing the most important thing ever, you shouldn't be doing anything. No effort should be put into law & order other than catching Osama Bin Laden. Then the whole military, police and intelligence apparatus can switch over to Polanski. Maybe another target first, regrettably it's not clear from the quote. I think that's what he's saying.
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Bad news for 13 year old girls then
― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:10 (fourteen years ago) link
i think the important thing to do now is celebrate the arrest of osama bin laden
― omar little, Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:14 (fourteen years ago) link
http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2008/10/20/alg_garza-champagne.jpg
― omar little, Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:15 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.phototravelpages.com/wallpapers/fireworks_niagara_1600.jpg
― omar little, Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Polanski has also been living in caves on the pakistan/afghan border since he fled justice
― velko, Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:16 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.lumpen.com/magazine/92/OBL.jpg
― omar little, Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:17 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.breadsite.org/psheet3/o%20happy%20day.jpg
― omar little, Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:18 (fourteen years ago) link
so, this whole thing is fucking ridiculous. SHE WAS 13, bro. Its called statutory rape because, no matter how much you and she want it, its ILLEGAL. In the eyes of the law, she CAN'T consent. Her minor status renders incapable of doing so.
Funny we should talk about the Hollywood shock troops reaction - my officemate's grandfather was assistant director on "On the Waterfront" with Kazan, and he has some interesting stories about Kazan and his shunning by the Hollywood crowd.
these people just have too much access and too few well-thought out opinions. Shut up.
― Adventures of Dog Boy and Frank Sobotka (B.L.A.M.), Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:25 (fourteen years ago) link
even if the age of consent was 13 it was rape
the statutory thing is a distraction
― fleetwood (max), Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:33 (fourteen years ago) link
OTM.
― ice cr?m paint job (milo z), Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:34 (fourteen years ago) link
not really because that's what he ended up pleading guilty to, isn't it? more like the existence/non-existence of consent is a distraction.
― steamed hams (harbl), Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:37 (fourteen years ago) link
i mean in the surrounding discourse--people defending polanski, or at least condemning his arrest, latch on to the statutory thing in some kind of last-ditch "it was just called rape because she was young!" thing. when the transcript makes clear that she said "no," over and over and over again.
― fleetwood (max), Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:39 (fourteen years ago) link
u should defend him , harbs
― velko, Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:39 (fourteen years ago) link
not to tell everyone what they already know, but the justice system is deeply screwed up in this country, and if you have any kind of clout, you get a better deal, from apprehension all the way to sentencing. just because one of "yours" gets a taste of what it is to be in the game and have that kind of clout for once, it's no reason to cheer.
― goole, Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:40 (fourteen years ago) link
harbl, rapist lawyer
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:40 (fourteen years ago) link
It seems the mystery is, why now? That they couldn't have taken him in before seems extremely dubious to me.
― A Patch on Blazing Saddles (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:41 (fourteen years ago) link
when the transcript makes clear that she said "no," over and over and over again
Not often enough to convince Whoopi Goldberg
― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:41 (fourteen years ago) link
no thanx i'll leave it up to anne applebaum xpost
― steamed hams (harbl), Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Call Harbl, Esq. when you've suffered enough
― velko, Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:41 (fourteen years ago) link
It seems the mystery is, why now?
Oh yeah, any ideas?
― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Um ... he deserved worse than shunning.
― boring movies are the most boring (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:42 (fourteen years ago) link
extradition laws--they've tried to get him a few times before
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:42 (fourteen years ago) link
― fleetwood (max), Thursday, October 1, 2009 1:39 PM (2 minutes ago)
yeah but the thing is these people are idiots who don't understand laws to begin with
― steamed hams (harbl), Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:43 (fourteen years ago) link
Hm. This is interesting.
more like the existence/non-existence of consent is a distraction. This is true. There is no POSSIBILITY for consent in this scenario. At least under California law at the time.
With regard to a 40+ having sex with a 13 year old, I have no problem whatsovever for the imposition of a statutory age of consent of somewhere older than 13.
― Adventures of Dog Boy and Frank Sobotka (B.L.A.M.), Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:43 (fourteen years ago) link
also, can we get the Swiss to arrest Kissinger?
Maybe you guys should apply the same outrage to the president saying we have to "move forward" rather than prosecute Bush-era crimes.
― A Patch on Blazing Saddles (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:43 (fourteen years ago) link
it was 16 iirc
It's election time in L.A. County, so that explains the renewed interest in capturing Polanski. But you know what? I don't care at all about the motivations behind reinstating the warrant 31 years after the fact. He's just as guilty now as he was then.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Whoopi Goldberg is a respected jurist
― velko, Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Obama's presidency isn't old enough to give consent yet, Morbs.
― boring movies are the most boring (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:45 (fourteen years ago) link
i don't think anyone is outraged
― omar little, Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:45 (fourteen years ago) link
― ice cr?m paint job (milo z), Thursday, 1 October 2009 17:45 (fourteen years ago) link