Debra J. Saunders: Sorry, Mr. Polanski, but L.A. Is Not 'Chinatown'

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OUR Betters in Europe, of course, are outraged that Switzerland arrested and may allow the extradition of film director Roman Polanski, 76, a fugitive from California justice after he pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a 13-year-old in 1977.

The French culture minister, Frederic Mitterrand, sniffed, "In the same way that there is a generous America that we like, there is also a scary America that has just shown its face."

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Debra J. Saunders: Sorry, Mr. Polanski, but L.A. Is Not 'Chinatown'

A petition signed by European filmmakers huffed at the impropriety of arresting Polanski on his way to accept a film industry lifetime achiev...

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