Comments on: The Case of Roman Polanski http://www.thesoapboxers.com/the-case-of-roman-polanski/ A web magazine that covers a world of topics every week. New articles published daily. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:13:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: kosmo http://www.thesoapboxers.com/the-case-of-roman-polanski/comment-page-1/#comment-859 kosmo Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:44:29 +0000 http://www.thesoapboxers.com/?p=2006#comment-859 If it wasn't for the judicial conduct, I would likely have a much different opinion. I'm just not a fan of having judges overreaching their responsilities, and I feel that this is what happened in this particular case. If Polanski made a good faith deal with the DA, I feel that the judge should have honored the deal. If judges were to make a habit of doing this, what would be the point of a plea bargain? (And that leads us down the path of whether or not plea bargains are a good thing or not. I feel that they do serve two purposes - allowing cases to be handled more efficiently, and also eliminating the risk of a not guilty verdict). If it wasn’t for the judicial conduct, I would likely have a much different opinion. I’m just not a fan of having judges overreaching their responsilities, and I feel that this is what happened in this particular case. If Polanski made a good faith deal with the DA, I feel that the judge should have honored the deal. If judges were to make a habit of doing this, what would be the point of a plea bargain?

(And that leads us down the path of whether or not plea bargains are a good thing or not. I feel that they do serve two purposes – allowing cases to be handled more efficiently, and also eliminating the risk of a not guilty verdict).
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]]> By: Patti http://www.thesoapboxers.com/the-case-of-roman-polanski/comment-page-1/#comment-858 Patti Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:36:18 +0000 http://www.thesoapboxers.com/?p=2006#comment-858 I don't care that he's had a 'hard' life with the death of his mother in the concentration camp or the murder of his wife at the hands of the Manson gang or whatever life has thrown at him. This man is a child molester/rapist/sodomite/scum/coward. He drugged his victim before he abused her, his intent was clearly there. So the victim forgives him and wants the case dropped? Clearly she's still in victim mode. If that were her daughter in her place, would she feel the same? He must have paid a hefty financial settlement because she's acting like a whore. Money is the great panacea. And so what about the critically acclaimed movies he's made. All rubbish if you ask me. Send this scum to jail. He did the crime, let him do the time. Lock him up. I don’t care that he’s had a ‘hard’ life with the death of his mother in the concentration camp or the murder of his wife at the hands of the Manson gang or whatever life has thrown at him.

This man is a child molester/rapist/sodomite/scum/coward. He drugged his victim before he abused her, his intent was clearly there. So the victim forgives him and wants the case dropped? Clearly she’s still in victim mode. If that were her daughter in her place, would she feel the same? He must have paid a hefty financial settlement because she’s acting like a whore. Money is the great panacea.

And so what about the critically acclaimed movies he’s made. All rubbish if you ask me.

Send this scum to jail. He did the crime, let him do the time. Lock him up.
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]]> By: Evan Kline http://www.thesoapboxers.com/the-case-of-roman-polanski/comment-page-1/#comment-856 Evan Kline Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:28:44 +0000 http://www.thesoapboxers.com/?p=2006#comment-856 I'm a bit torn on this one. It does seem pointless in a way to go after him. As you say, who benefits from this? At the same time, I can see the DA thinking that we can't set an example where people think that all they need to do is skip bail for long enough, and they can avoid a sentence. As I understand it, this case also has some interesting questions about judicial impropriety surrounding the original judge. .-= Evan Kline´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/40tech/~3/XL2GOed7448/">Google Sidewiki: Tech-Geeks Shrug, Website Owners Twitch</a> =-. I’m a bit torn on this one. It does seem pointless in a way to go after him. As you say, who benefits from this? At the same time, I can see the DA thinking that we can’t set an example where people think that all they need to do is skip bail for long enough, and they can avoid a sentence. As I understand it, this case also has some interesting questions about judicial impropriety surrounding the original judge.
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