Roman Polanski. Why are people sympathectic to this guy?

[El Kabong]

....Polanski gave her qualudes and then slept with her

[BoomBoom]

As for him being screwed up from his wifes death, that is no excuse and I dont buy it. He was known to have had affairs with other women and didnt see her that often at the time she was murdered. But thats not the point and doesnt prove anything. But Polanki directed some of his greatest films like Chinatown after he murder and before he raped this girl. He made a conscious decision to take advantage of a 13 year old, sexually. He was a grown man then, hes a grown man now. I dont care if he the nicest guy in the world today. He never did his time for that. He ran and is still trying to get away with not facing his own criminal sentencing...I think Charlie Manson is eligable for parole soon. Should have to go in front of the board or should they just send him to France so he can enjoy life cause after all those murders were 30+ years ago now, and im sure hes a nice lad now.

[AdamGB]

....Polanski gave her qualudes and then slept with her

Your point being?

As much as Polanski is obviously to blame... with parental supervision (which as I've said... should really have been given if your 13 year old daughter is doing a fashion shoot for vogue, especially as she openly said she had misgivings about polanski during the first of the two shoots) it couldn't of been allowed to happen.

[El Kabong]

So her mother brought her around for famous people to have sex with her what does that matter?....it doesn't change the law, all that does is make the girl's mother an accomplice. Even if it was consensual it's against the law due to her age at the time.

[Nameless]

Being a good film producer doesn't make you a good human being. I don't know Roman Polanski's life very much beside the Tate episode, his relationship with the 13 years old girl, his movies and that is pretty much everything meaningful that I know.
Does is wife incident screwed him psychologically? Assuredly, and I think that we would all seriously be if we would have been him. Does it excuse what he did? Assuredly not; being depressed and in need of psychological help doesn't excuse you for putting Winny dingy into a 13 years old virgin thingie; If he did feel the urge to to so, he had the perfect excuse to go see a psychologist a.s.a.p before getting any further into his depression.
Thus said, they did interviewed the girl to which it happened (now 45) and she says she's in favor to stop the procedures against him, I think that it sould too be taken in consideration in his case though it doesn't excuse what he did before.

[JazMerkin]

He's the same as Michael Jackson as far as I'm concerned. Both were accused of something, but their 'genius' & the fact they've had horrific stuff happen to them in their lives is seen as a reason for their 'innocence' to their supporters or a justification.

I feel sorry for both for the stuff that happened (MJ's stuff with his Dad, Polanski's mother being killed in Auschwitz & the murder of his wife & unborn child), but it doesn't excuse what happened later. The only difference I'd not is that Jackson's 'alleged' victims wanted him prosecuted, whilst Polanski's just wants it to be let go. As far as I'm concerned, they both belonged in jail (cue MJ fans saying 'he was never found guilty in a court of law').

[AdamGB]

So her mother brought her around for famous people to have sex with her what does that matter?....it doesn't change the law, all that does is make the girl's mother an accomplice. Even if it was consensual it's against the law due to her age at the time.

Sorry.. what? I don't recall ever saying that because her parents fucked up and allowed her into that situation that it some how made polanski and his actions innocent and legal.

You asked how I would feel if it was my daughter... I told you obviously I would feel a great deal of anger towards roman polanski, because he is the criminal here... but assuming my head wasn't stuck up my arse I'd also regret my failings in putting her into that position and know that a small part of the responsibility lay with me.

I don't really understand the point you are trying to make with your posts lyle, but unless I am wrong you seem to think I'm trying to defend Polanski's actions?

A massive majority of the fault is polanski's (obviously) but a tiny bit of it is down to retarded parents acting ignorantly and not responsibly as parents. That clear enough?

[Kev]

So her mother brought her around for famous people to have sex with her what does that matter?....it doesn't change the law, all that does is make the girl's mother an accomplice. Even if it was consensual it's against the law due to her age at the time.

Sorry.. what? I don't recall ever saying that because her parents fucked up and allowed her into that situation that it some how made polanski and his actions innocent and legal.

You asked how I would feel if it was my daughter... I told you obviously I would feel a great deal of anger towards roman polanski, because he is the criminal here... but assuming my head wasn't stuck up my arse I'd also regret my failings in putting her into that position and know that a small part of the responsibility lay with me.

I don't really understand the point you are trying to make with your posts lyle, but unless I am wrong you seem to think I'm trying to defend Polanski's actions?

A massive majority of the fault is polanski's (obviously) but a tiny bit of it is down to retarded parents acting ignorantly and not responsibly as parents. That clear enough?

It's not often Adam and I will agree, but this is one of those times.

Also let's be real, he fucked a 13 yr old, he fucked a 15 yr old, both these cases are proven and established, how many underage kids do you need to fuck to be considered a danger to minors?

Of course he should be extradited back to the US to face charges. The guy is a convicted pedophile.

[amat]

"You're not going"

That's all the girl's parents had to say, yes they have some blame they were the enablers here. You're not actually disagreeing with Adam there Bilbo btw I would reread his whole post. I don't get how there isn't enough blame to go around for the parents they definitely weren't victims and yeah you know you have a beautiful 13 year old daughter who's body is more mature then her age, they knew the dangers involved.

Polanski, I haven't heard anything about this case other then what I've heard over the years, this type of thing is disgusting to me. I don't care WHAT happens, if you know 1000 people and 1000 people all die, then have a death wish not an excuse to do whatever you want.

Grown men should not be having sex with little girls, period. I'm 19 now and I don't think I could ever reason having sex with a 15 year old, at this point in my life it's not right for me to do. This guy was waaaaaaaaaaaay older then me, that's a simple thing of right or wrong. Is there sympathy for this guy? I don't know why, I've never seen his movies.

[Youngblood]

Hollywood and stardom in general has a very distorted sense of privilege to it. Just another disgusting example of it by anyone supporting him and not feeling he should be prosecuted. If it was Joe Smoe around the corner and certain people were suggesting he be given leniancy, everyone else would be appalled.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

So her mother brought her around for famous people to have sex with her what does that matter?....it doesn't change the law, all that does is make the girl's mother an accomplice. Even if it was consensual it's against the law due to her age at the time.

Natilie Wood's mother pimped her out to get famous.