tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186171714707843344.post8386028961210135374..comments2023-06-25T17:10:00.793+08:00Comments on Roman Polanski: The Ballad of Contradictions: Chapter 7. Latest DevelopmentsJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06083598595101518329noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186171714707843344.post-12411461685799215252011-04-15T17:55:34.811+09:002011-04-15T17:55:34.811+09:00thank you, Anonymous - wish I knew how to address ...thank you, Anonymous - wish I knew how to address you, though. I definitely did mean "sentenced", I have corrected it now. Agree on all the rest of what you said, too. It would seem that in the 21th century they have some means to resolve the case; but it looks like they want to keep it forever, to be used in some more political games. Such a treasure as the Crime of the Century is too precious for LA DA's to miss an opportunity to make it the Crime of the 21st Century now. It also helps consolidating the nation, distracting its attention from real problems, and manipulating public opinion.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083598595101518329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186171714707843344.post-73209288700375938742011-04-13T13:20:05.112+09:002011-04-13T13:20:05.112+09:00I would like to add to the whole "sentenced i...I would like to add to the whole "sentenced in absentia" point further.<br /><br />If the Los Angeles court thought Polanski had not been sentenced properly, they could have done so in absentia for the past 34 years. They could've done so when he received his Oscar back in 2003. In fact, they could still do so today.<br /><br />I mean, Polanski doesn't have to be physically present. And there is something called "Skype", which is used for face-to-face communications right here in the computer age. Polanski and the Judge Espinoza can talk to each other in this manner. It's so much more efficient than the pony express.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186171714707843344.post-74612669061260514572011-04-13T13:09:56.872+09:002011-04-13T13:09:56.872+09:00Jean, you said this, above:
"Polanski’s atto...Jean, you said this, above:<br /><br />"Polanski’s attorneys asked for the case to be tried in absentia, and were refused."<br /><br />I think it should be:<br /><br />"Polanski’s attorneys asked for the case to be <b>sentenced</b> in absentia, and were refused."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186171714707843344.post-21251123792547162992011-03-22T23:52:52.957+08:002011-03-22T23:52:52.957+08:00thank you Tom! And more thanks for your idea of th...thank you Tom! And more thanks for your idea of the blogathon (I have just linked it): without you, I don't know when I would have finally posted all this, reshaping and restructuring and trying to find better words, - could have taken yearsJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083598595101518329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186171714707843344.post-60382958866939702332011-03-22T05:36:13.178+08:002011-03-22T05:36:13.178+08:00Jean:
You have provided a great service here in t...Jean:<br /><br />You have provided a great service here in that you have faithfully documented all the doings in Polanski's case over these many years.<br /><br />The problem with being able to present information or opinions at a very fast pace is that there is too often a rush to judgment. Facts are often not checked, so what does come to the surface are half-truths or sometimes, outright lies.<br /><br />Interesting how you bring out the point that there were individuals who used this case for their own publicity. Hardly the first time and sadly, it won't be the last.<br /><br />Congratulations on setting the record straight!tom hylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059595835440742055noreply@blogger.com