You are so right... a nice decent discussion is such a nice thing... too bad they are so rare these days... and not just online...
K
(haven't left yet, have I)
> To be fair, I was pretty shocked when I found out the
> details of the case. I think with Polanski being such a
> respected film maker over the years, the details kinda got
> blurred and people hear the words statutory rape and
> assume that it was some kind of misunderstanding or, at
> worst, a lapse of judgement.
>
> Also, whilst I have no sympathy for the man himself, I do
> stil admire his work, and not just Tanz - Chinatown is one
> of my favourite films. He's a very talented, but deeply
> flawed, individual.
>
> Glad it didn't come over like I was hectoring you. I like
> being able to discuss things on here without it all
> getting out of hand. Makes a nice change ;-)
>
> (And I still hope you'll stick around!)
>
> > Hmmm... point taken in terms of the contents of the
> > case... Like I said, I was born in the year that this
> > happened... and all I remember hearing about the case was
> > the statutory rape thing... had no idea it was that
> > bad...
> >
> > As for the rest of it... that poor girl that can't get
> > away from what happened to her when she was 13...
> > especially since this is not exactly the part of your
> > adolescence you'd want to remember...
> >
> > And Rob, the way you write, I don't see it as having a go
> > at me, and I stand corrected...
> >
> > K.
> >
>
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