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op-ed copy and paste job does not change the fact that Polanski had sex with an underage girl. Spin, spin, spin 'til you puke on your penny loafers--he is a pedophile, and both the prosecution and judge let him walk. That's not justice.
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Originally Posted by Cimarron29414
I was surprised to hear that a prosecutor AND a judge would agree to a "90 days" plea deal for the rape of a 13-year-old girl.
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And THAT is what stinks to high heaven. The prosecution and judge are both guilty of complacency in an absolutely ridiculous sentence. Is anyone REALLY going to try to make the argument that the sentence given was sufficient for the crime (which, to my knowledge, has never been disputed as to having happened)?
Now, to throw Polanski supporters a bone--you can't change a sentence once it has been passed. If things worked that way, then every sentence can be altered after the fact by the whims of the court. That by no means forgives a ludicrously lenient sentence in the first place. Polanski got one over on the justice system, that does not mean he is innocent or justice was served.