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 Swiss Court Accepts Polanski’s $4.5M Bail RequestPosted on Nov 25, 2009
Will Roman Polanski spend the holidays at his mountain chalet in Gstaad? That could well be the case after Polanski’s latest bail offer, this time to the tune of $4.5 million, was accepted by a Swiss court Wednesday, although the 76-year-old director is still considered a flight risk as he awaits possible extradition to the United States. —KA
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By ed_tru_lib, November 28, 2009 at 3:28 pm Link to this comment
Johannes-couldn’t have said it better.
Actually though, yeah he did what he did a third of a century ago, and has led a pretty law-abiding life (by most accounts) ever since. Is it really even a little JUST for him to have to face prosecution now, especially when his “victim” had long ago said she didn’t want to see him prosecuted further. Yes the guy was a child molester/rapist THIRTY-TWO years ago. Clearly he isn’t one now nor has been for many, many years. How about a little progressive, liberal thinking on this, instead of PC bullshit.
Report thisBy dll0211, November 28, 2009 at 3:05 pm Link to this comment
This should have been done years ago. He is a criminal; but I am not sure what the point is now. Most people with money actually DO escape justice.
Report thisBy Alejandro, November 27, 2009 at 4:16 pm Link to this comment
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Well, the Swiss Gov. just made a quick 4.5 mil. See ya wouldn’t want to be ya….
Report thisBy pistolato, November 27, 2009 at 3:00 am Link to this comment
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excuse me, la times…gstaad is not in the foothills of mont blanc, which is in france…it is well across lake geneva above montreux (take the gold line train) in switzerland.
Report thisBy Natasha, November 26, 2009 at 12:15 pm Link to this comment
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He’s as good as gone! Gstaad is only 40 miles from the French border. I’ve lived close to that border, on the Swiss side. Been across the border to France, no police, no border guards, no passport check, no stopping, no nothing. And once he’s on the French side, he’s safe.
Or he could simply jump in a private plane. Gstaad has a small airport.
Electronic monitoring? By the time they notice he’s gone and react, he’ll be in Paris.
So, yeah, good work Swiss justice. Kiss your prisoner goodbye because you won’t see him again.
Report thisBy johannes, November 26, 2009 at 5:26 am Link to this comment
If he wash an normal men of the street, this criminal wash all ready long time afther bars housed, want he is an artist with lots of artists friends but he is also an criminal, who has raped an young girl afther here to have drugged, but with money you leth the devil dance, even in an so called democratic all eqaul right system, fat lot I care.
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