From http://www.cnn.com/2009 Los Angeles, California (CNN) — A hearing has been scheduled for next month in director Roman Polanski’s effort to win dismissal of the 1977 sexual assault case that led to his arrest in September. Arguments are set for December 10 in California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal. Polanski had pleaded guilty to a…
http://www.popeater.com A Swiss official says Roman Polanski can only be sentenced to two years in prison in the U.S. for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. Justice Ministry spokesman Folco Galli told Europe-1 radio that Polanski could only serve time in California for crimes included in a U.S. extradition request filed…
The Idiot’s Guide To Roman Polanski Case Opinion/Editorial By The Colonel I remember a scene from Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 in which Moore interviews a couple of people in a small town about the possibility of a terrorist attack on their town. A middle age frightened woman tells him: ‘We have a Wal-Mart store…
Heavy Shades Of Grey Opinion/Editorial By The Colonel On a hot July morning in 1969, a pickup truck approaches the Spahn Ranch in the Chatsworth area of Los Angeles, home of the Manson family. Its passengers, Robert Kasabian and one of his friends tend to find out why Linda, Robert’s wife, fled home with…
