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Roman Polanski arrest in Switzerland sparks Twitter reaction

Posted by Lauren McTigue on 9/27/09 • Categorized as Europe, Legal

Film Director Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland on Saturday for the 1977 rape of a 13-year-old girl.

The Associated Press reported that he was scheduled to receive an honorary award at the Zurich Film Festival, but was arrested and now faces extradition to the United States.

The reactions on Twitter are mixed as the victim of the assault has also asked that the case be thrown out.

Here are some comments from those who have no sympathy for Polanski:

  1. Katie
    KatieFauquier (New Orleans, La.) Stage 5 creeper Roman Polanski finally gets what’s been coming for 31 years…. 27 Sep 2009 from TweetDeck
  2. Timothy P Carney
    TPCarney (Washington, D.C.) I’m kind of sickened that some people feel bad for Roman Polanski or “stand in solidarity” with him. 27 Sep 2009 from web
  3. Jacki Yovanoff
    JackiYo (Ontario, Canada) RT @strombo Finally… Roman Polanski arrested. http://tiny.cc/mckek 27 Sep 2009 from web
  4. Erin
    marishna (Undisclosed) Wow, just because it’s been 30 yrs since Roman Polanski fled his sentence doesn’t mean ppl should just LET IT GO now that he’s arrested. 27 Sep 2009 from Seesmic

Other Twitterers are bothered by how much work went into arresting Polanski, as well as some who are supporting the Director and hoping for his release:

  1. Facts
    Factzilla (Undisclosed) this whole Roman Polanski thing is out of hand. Even the girl has asked for all charges to be dismissed…seems a bit overboard. 27 Sep 2009 from web
  2. Michael Foley
    baawfatml (Manhattan, N.Y.) They can’t get Osama bin Laden but they can get Roman Polanski #TWIT 27 Sep 2009 from web
  3. Robynn McCarthy
    Swoopy (Roswell, Ga.) So glad the Los Angeles district court spends it’s time on important things like arresting Roman Polanski (eye roll) http://bit.ly/t4XGD 27 Sep 2009 from TweetDeck
  4. Rory-Owen Delaney
    mbdfilms (Los Angeles, Calif.) how much $ did our gov’t spend getting dangerous criminal Roman #Polanski? shouldn’t that $ go to catch Bin Laden?? talk about bizarro world 27 Sep 2009 from HootSuite
  5. Miguel Cane
    AliasCane (Gijón, Asturias, Spain) FREE ROMAN POLANSKI 27 Sep 2009 from web

And still others are making jokes about the arrest that has Polanski and his lawyers “stunned” according to a story in the Los Angeles Times :

  1. Arya Ponto
    filthysize (San Francisco, Calif.) RT @HellOnFriscoBay: Everyone has a strong opinion on Roman Polanski but me. I’m neutral like Switzerl… scratch that. 27 Sep 2009 from Nambu
  2. Jon Holmes
    JonDHolmes (Chicago, Ill.) Now that Roman Polanski has been arrested, we will finally see that guy get what’s coming to him. An Oscar. 27 Sep 2009 from web

Speculation is rampant on why his arrest is occuring now, after 32 years.

Polanski’s most famous works include film classics “Chinatown” and “Rosemary’s Baby.”

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  • Finally Roman Polanski caught after 34 years....
  • Manson follower Susan Atkins who had killed Roman Polanski's wife, Sharon Tate died a couple of days ago and now this announced arrest of Roman Polanski.

    What I can't understand is, how did Polanski manage to evade the law all these years with the so called technology of cameras and GPS, etc. There is just NO way that one can hide from the law with all of technology that is out there.

    Something is just screwy here. I think the authorities DID know where he was hiding all these years. And one has to question as to why did they decide to arrest him NOW and not arrest him from years ago? Not to mention that this is going to cost taxpayers money for a trial that will drag on for years.

    This is another example of how there is no such thing as "justice" in the justice system in the USA. Criminals go free while the innocent and victims get sent to prison.
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