Comments on: Roman Polanski Should go to Jail http://americanglob.com/2009/09/29/roman-polanski-should-go-to-jail/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:07:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: American Glob » Blog Archive » American Glob’s Top Ten Posts of 2009 http://americanglob.com/2009/09/29/roman-polanski-should-go-to-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-13418 American Glob » Blog Archive » American Glob’s Top Ten Posts of 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:45:24 +0000 http://americanglob.com/?p=3092#comment-13418 [...] 9. Roman Polanski Should go to Jail [...] [...] 9. Roman Polanski Should go to Jail [...]

]]> By: DB Edwards http://americanglob.com/2009/09/29/roman-polanski-should-go-to-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-6567 DB Edwards Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:55:19 +0000 http://americanglob.com/?p=3092#comment-6567 America has always treated great artists the same, by way of inquisition, expulsion, shame and prison. The genius Charlie Chaplin was cast away for being a communist. Dalton Trumbo, the screenwriter of ON THE WATERFRONT, had his career destroyed by the Committee for uNAMERICAN ACTIVITIES. John Garfieild suffered an untimely nheartattack and died because the United States government disliked his political affiliation. Michael Jackson was humiliated and later exonerated in a California court for unsubstantiated sexuaUAL CHARGES. America has always treated great artists the same, by way of inquisition, expulsion, shame and prison. The genius Charlie Chaplin was cast away for being a communist.
Dalton Trumbo, the screenwriter of ON THE WATERFRONT, had his career destroyed by
the Committee for uNAMERICAN ACTIVITIES. John Garfieild suffered an untimely nheartattack and died because the United States government disliked his political affiliation. Michael Jackson was humiliated and later exonerated in a California
court for unsubstantiated sexuaUAL CHARGES.

]]> By: Super Channel Blog http://americanglob.com/2009/09/29/roman-polanski-should-go-to-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-6538 Super Channel Blog Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:26:34 +0000 http://americanglob.com/?p=3092#comment-6538 Polanski’s victim, Samantha Geimer, is now 45 years old and among those calling for mercy. She settled a lawsuit with Polanski and publicly forgave him over ten years ago. I understand why the United States cannot ignore and forget a high profile fugitive from justice like Roman Polanski. I understand why, barring any legal argument, he must be returned to the United States to stand before the court. But I also understand that the Roman Polanski of 1977 was still in the midst of trauma and horror, and that for the last thirty years he became a different man who remarried, fathered children and never re-offended. Bring Roman Polanski back to the United States. Let him stand before the court and plead guilty to a crime he committed 32 years ago. Then open the door and let him walk free for the first time since that night on August 9, 1969 when in many ways, Roman Polanski’s life ended with that of his wife and his unborn son. We have detailed a few more of our thoughts in a new post: http://superchannel.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/roman-polanski-victim-or-criminal/ Polanski’s victim, Samantha Geimer, is now 45 years old and among those calling for mercy. She settled a lawsuit with Polanski and publicly forgave him over ten years ago.

I understand why the United States cannot ignore and forget a high profile fugitive from justice like Roman Polanski. I understand why, barring any legal argument, he must be returned to the United States to stand before the court.

But I also understand that the Roman Polanski of 1977 was still in the midst of trauma and horror, and that for the last thirty years he became a different man who remarried, fathered children and never re-offended.

Bring Roman Polanski back to the United States. Let him stand before the court and plead guilty to a crime he committed 32 years ago. Then open the door and let him walk free for the first time since that night on August 9, 1969 when in many ways, Roman Polanski’s life ended with that of his wife and his unborn son.

We have detailed a few more of our thoughts in a new post:
http://superchannel.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/roman-polanski-victim-or-criminal/

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