Black Sun Gazette: In Defense of Roman Polanski
From Black Sun Gazette:
The recent arrest of Roman Polanski in Switzerland is disgusting and reprehensible. It also shows the limitations of politics based on anything other than class, in particular feminism.
The facts of the case are, of course, important. Roman Polanski pled guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Several charges rooted in nothing more than puritanical Christian sexual morality (is there anyone reading this who thinks that sodomy and “perversion” ought to be illegal? I sure hope not…) were dismissed as part of a plea agreement whereby Polanski would submit to ninety days of psychological evaluation. Per this agreement, Polanski reported to Chino State Prison and served forty-two days before being released. He fled to London after it became clear that the judge planned to renege on the terms of…
Polanski Arrested for ’70s Sex Charge
En route to the Zurich Film Festival — where he was to enjoy a celebration of his achievements in cinema — infamous movie director Roman Polanski was arrested in connection to a decades old charge that has kept him from entering the U.S. since the 1970’s. (ITN Video)
Polanski famously fled the states following his trial for the statutory rape of a 13 year old girl in 1977. The incident occurred in his friend Jack Nicholson’s home during a time when Polanski’s friends found the director to be suffering from a deep, chronic depression following the murder of his then-wife Sharon Tate and their unborn child at the hands of The Manson Family.
Polanski famously accepted his 2003 Academy Award for The Pianist via satellite as his returning to the United States…
