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Publix, publix, publix, publix ... publix - - - forgiveness by a victim may indeed affect the severity of the punishment but certainly does NOT relieve the perp of any and ALL punishment for his crimes. Please!!! How many times have we read of well-meaning mothers who have forgiven the murderers of their children ( so that they can indeed get on with their lives). So would you then release these murderers with just a "you better behave yourself from now on, or else..."?? The crime was commited against a person and a law of society was broken and for that a debt is due.
And please explain ... to what extent was polanski's a life of torture ... and just what does that have to do with the rape of a child??? To where does my life's misery gravitate that my RAPE OF A CHILD becomes tolerable, forgivable, or any other -able except punishable???
He escaped Krakow Ghetto, His wife and unborn child were brutally murdered by the "Manson family" That is some tough shit to take for anyone.