re: Roman Polanski Evades Arrest in Poland as U.S. Renews Chase

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So after getting it wrong in the first place, they decided to correct their mistake and get it right. Why is this a bad thing? A judge can't make guarantees or promises anyway. He must have a shitty lawyer if he relied on a judge. This case was too public for a judge to promise a light sentence. This whole fricking thing is bogus. I'm just glad he never got off with a slap on the wrist, despite if a judge did or did not make a promise.

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If I killed someone in a foreign country and the judge, prosecutor, and my attorney agreed on a deal for a light sentence in exchange for my guilty plea, and then after I'd plead guilty the judge said, "Nope, now that you've plead guilty I get to put you in prison and throw away the key." I'd lose all faith in that legal system and I'd take the first opportunity to get out of that country.

That being said, Polanski is a rapist and should've done real time.