Don't rape

[Abraham Smashington]

what the hell is this all about?

[Ed Hocken]

Moltisanti aka Bruce from Observe and Report came up with the idea that Polanski would be sent to the same prison as Charles Manson. A battle royale ensues involving shivs and body armor made of phone books in the vein of Richochet.

[Shit Dickface]

It just feels like the guy was just arrested, and we're already on round three of the same debate. I don't feel like having it go 20 rounds, and my inability to articulate how I feel about it makes it seem like I'm apologizing or defending the guy's actions, which I'm not at all.

STOP TAKING UP FOR RAPE, BUD.

Also, yeah, I don't get how people are reading that after you've stated multiple times that you're NOT DEFENDING HIS ACTIONS. Jesus.

[Abraham Smashington]

Ok so school me quickly, I only sorta know the deal.

So he had sex with a 13 year old right? And then fled the country?

[BudLeonard]

If this case were a facebook relationship, its status would be "It's complicated."

Yes, he drugged and raped a 13 year old. Polanski plead guilty, although it's pretty clear that he doesn't feel bad about it, even all these years later.

However, the judge who was handling the case was behaving recklessly and illegally; dictating statements to how the case would be prosecuted, asking reporters for advice, bragging about how he was going to send Polanski to jail for the rest of his life. Polanski, who underwent 50 days of psychological evaluation in Chino, got wind of this and fled the country, fearing that the judge would reneg on his original terms of the plea bargain for unfair reasons.

This is all covered in the excellent documentary "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired."

[Abraham Smashington]

Ah. And what say the 13 year old?

[BudLeonard]

She wasn't known for decades, but back when this was last a debate (I'm combining the '09 documentary with his arrest), when he was nominated for Best Director (which he won) for The Pianist and they were trying to let him come back for the Oscars, she revealed herself and basically said that she forgave him and that she'd won a settlement against him. She's also made repeated appeals and requests that it be thrown out/closed, because she's tired of hearing the lurid details of the case run through the press for going on three decades.

And to all the haters, I will kindly direct you to the script for my next film, whose major theme is: "rape is bad, mmkay."

[Abraham Smashington]

[Abraham Smashington]

I don't get why people would think you advocate rape? This is obviously a fucked up case and it wouldn't be that way if the judge wasn't a douchbag it sounds like. Granted, I'm drunk and know nothing but what I've been told in this thread.

[Shit Dickface]

[Abraham Smashington]

Yeah! People should just listen to the pixel dog. The world would be a better place.

[Anderson]

I'm so fucking motivated.

[Abraham Smashington]

And that's why we love you Pauline.

[B_Metal]

I'm starting to think pauline started this thread in hopes of keeping all the rapes for himself. Selfish bastard.

[Ari]

Polanski got raped by our judicial system, so I say it's time to throw the case out.