--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <no_re...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "dhamiltony2k5" <dhamiltony2k5@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Oh, technicalities. > > > > > > Oh come now, not just because I am a conservative meditator, > > > this one is pretty clear. The guy is a fugitive from justice... > > > > I think the clear pursuit of revenge and politics > > in this case (the AP earlier reported that Switzer- > > land arrested him in exchange for the US laying off > > of Swiss bank UBS), is because the guy is a fugitive > > from *injustice*. > > > > He was screwed over by the American legal system, > > which promised him a deal if he'd only confess to one > > of the charges, and then reneged on the deal. > > > > So Polanski did what the US legal system cannot and > > will not abide. He proved exactly how impotent it > > is, and just bailed. THAT is why they want him back. > > It has nothing to do with the original case; it's > > about him showing the world that the American system > > of justice can be blown off as the joke it is. > > > > > A higher thinking and spiritual society of justice has > > > its moral play here. > > > > Such a system DOES NOT EXIST. You are delusional. > > > > Isn't any woman here going to kick Turq's ass on this topic? Here's a guy > who openly says he sees no wrong in hitting on much younger women defending > Polanski's similar immorality, and no one is writing about the psychology of > a young girl and how much freedom of choice we allow youngsters who are not > fully formed intellectually, socially, psychologically, and on and on. > > What parent would want to have Polanski target their daughter? Who thinks a > young girl is "old enough" to handle this challenge of an older, rich, > powerful, famous, and predatorily sexually aggressive and deviant perpetrator? > > There is a huge issue that is not talked about: money -- anyone who was in > the same situation as Polanski but without the funds would be far more likely > to end up doing hard time. In today's world, we see again and again that the > rich just do what they want and hire lawyers if someone complains. > > Tell us, Turq, did that guy who kidnapped the eleven year old girl and raped > her and gave her two kids and kept them all in a backyard/psychological > prison for 18 years do anything wrong in your eyes? It was polyamory, right? > > This is not about religious morality -- it is about psychological morality. > What Polanski did was skew that girl's life FOR FUCKING EVER, and he did it > mindfully. I say jail the shit for the rest of his life and see how well he > does at rejecting the advances from much more powerful men. > > Edg >
Well said. And instead of elaborating on Edg's points I want to address his obvious anger because Barry's title of this thread seems to be a response to the anger that is apparent in my posts, the media, and others' posts. What the hell is wrong with anger in such a case? And what is wrong with expressing it? And if it comes off as "holier-than-thou", so what? Against Jesus' "he who is without sin cast the first stone" maxim, there isn't a crime in the world -- including the holocaust -- in which anger would be justified. Anger, rage, and frustration are all justified in this case. And I was heartened to see that polls in France of all places are running 70% in favor of Polanski's detention. Good for them!
