certainly polanski's wealth did give him the opportunity to avoid sentencing for a very long period, which the average person would not have been able to do, after he submitted a guilty plea to the charge of statutory rape. i agree. maybe i should clarify that i have no objection to the california court system's right and obligation to pursue the case to its conclusion.
my issue mainly is with the very simplified cut & dry story that the press presented to the public, and which continues to preoccupy the public after 3 decades. i see an element of tragedy in the polanski case, rather than a completely straightforward tale of good & evil. my issue is not particularly with any legal, technical, or logical problem. as far as the legal aspect goes: i agree that since polanski did plead guilty, he should've been sentenced and still should be sentenced now that he has been arrested.
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