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Criminal

Oct. 13, 2009

Spotlight on Roman Polanski

Jeffrey Lowe, former chair of the LA County Bar Association, believes that the prosecution of Roman Polanski is a perverse form of celebrity justice.

CRIMINAL

By Jeffrey Lowe

Few film figures polarize public opinion as sharply as Roman Polanski. For every person who is outraged that Polanski was arrested by the Swiss government and is awaiting extradition to the United States, there are many who are gleeful that Polanski will finally face "justice" in America.

As with every aspect in the life of Polanski, the case for his release is riddled with complexities and contradictions as the case a...

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