Polanski may choose to go to U.S.
Elizabeth Pineau writes:
Film director Roman Polanski, now in Swiss detention, may decide to face justice in the United States, where he is wanted on a 1977 sex charge, to avoid lengthy extradition procedures, one of his lawyers said today.
The article says Polanski feared a 50-year sentence. If you had reasons to believe you’d get 50 years in prison for something like what he did, would you run from the law?
I think most people wouldn’t do what he did in the first place. Let’s not attempt to obscure the real issue – Polanski, at the time 43 years of age, drugged and raped a 13-year old girl. Even as she protested, he continued to violate her vaginally and anally. Would YOU do that?
“If you had reasons to believe you’d get 50 years in prison for something like what he did, would you run from the law?”
I think regardless of what you did most would be inclined to run from the possibility of a 50 year prison sentence. Doesn’t mean the ends justifies the means.
I honestly don’t know whats worse in this case. The ridiculously long 50 year prison sentence that he may have gotten or the ridiculously light slap on the wrist he was going to get under the plea agreement.