United States has finally filed a formal extradition request to Switzerland for Roman Polanski. Swiss will discuss this in court soon, and Polanski’s attorneys can appeal their decision, and drag it out.

Polanski will remain locked up during his expected appeal, because he was denied bail last week. His attorney claimed that needed to be released, because his family would go bankrupt if he is unable to complete his latest film, “The Ghost.” It is the tenth film Polanski has directed since he became a fugitive in 1977.

A spokeswoman for California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said Polanski faces up to two years in prison. Under Swiss laws he can only be extradited for his original crime, not for jumping bail.

French Update

I previously wondered why French think Polanski should be freed, and I am more confused now.

There are now 833 names on the SACD petition, and three other prominent Frenchmen have argued that Polanski should be freed.

French President Nicholas Sarkozy said:

“I understand that people are shocked by the gravity of the accusations against Roman Polanski. But I add that it is not a good administration of justice to do this 32 years after the facts when the person concerned is today 76 years old.”

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, best known as co-founder of Doctors Without Borders said:

“A man of such talent, recognized in the entire world, recognized especially in the country that arrested him — all this just isn’t nice”

Finally, Frédéric Mitterrand, French Minister of Culture and Communication, and nephew of former President Miterrand said:

“To see him like that, thrown to the lions because of ancient history, really doesn’t make any sense”

Critics of Miterrand noted that in 2005, he published an “autobiographical novel,” The Bad Life, where he described having sex with young male prostitutes in Thailand. Mitterand responded, saying:

“I condemn pedophilia, which I have never in any way participated in”

Then why is he defending a pedophile?

“did willfully unlawfully and feloniously have and accomplish an act of sexual intercourse with a thirteen-year-old girl, she then and there being rendered temporarily incapable of giving legal consent to the commission of said act by the administration to her of intoxicating narcotic, anesthetic substance, controlled substance, and intoxicating liquor, to wit, Quaalude and alcohol…”

He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of “unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor” and was sent to Chino State Prison, for 90 days of psychiatric evaluations. Pervert was released after 42 days, and awaited sentencing.

This demented deviant inexplicably expected to be placed on probation, and avoid prison. On the day before his sentencing, he somehow learned that he would be sent to prison, and deported when he was released. So he avoided the company of other convicted perverts, by fleeing to Europe, where he has lived a charmed life, for over 30 years.

You Are A Winner!

Just like illegal aliens, who are arrested after winning lotteries, this pretentious pedophile was lured with a prize. Only his prize was a lifetime achievement award at Zurich Film Festival!

Sandi Gibbons, of Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said:

“It wasn’t a big secret that he was going to be in Zurich. They had announced he was going on the Internet.”

Degenerate’s name is Roman Polanski. He is 76-years-old, and I hope he spends the remainder of his life consorting with other criminals in prison, for raping Samantha Geimer. In 2003, she said:

It was not consensual sex by any means. I said no, repeatedly, but he wouldn’t take no for an answer. I was alone and I didn’t know what to do. It was scary and, looking back, very creepy. Those may sound like kindergarten words, but that’s the way it feels to me.

Polanski almost got away with it. In a 2003 interview with Larry King, Geimer said:

I told him (boyfriend) what happened and my sister overheard me because she happened to be outside my room, and then told my mom.

Her mother sued him, and they reached an out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount of money. Geimer has asked for Pervert Polanski to be released, but this may have been part of their settlement.

Looking For A Loophole

In 2008, New York Times reported that Polanski’s attorney, Chad S. Hummel, wanted the charges dropped, based upon an interview in a 2008 documentary, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired. The title refers to Polanski being “wanted” in USA, but “desired” by clueless French fans, who apparently do not believe that it is a big deal for a 44-year-old man to rape and traumatize a 13-year-old girl. Hummel asserts that Judge Laurence J. Rittenband, engaged in “repeated unethical and unlawful ex parte communications,” by obtaining advice from Deputy District Attorney, David Wells.

Apparently, Rittenbrand wanted to release Polanski, until Wells showed him a photo of Polanski, then out on bail, with two young women in Munich, and said:

“Look here. He’s flipping you off”

People ask me computer questions all the time. I do not understand why a Judge cannot be advised by an attorney, in the same office. Isn’t it the same thing?

Hummel’s argument is that California Code of Judicial Ethics (PDF) forbids two parties to discuss a case, where only one side is represented. Wells was not an attorney on this case, but he worked for State of California, which charged Polanski with raping the young girl. However, his statement cannot be corrobrated, because Judge Rittenbrand has died.

UPDATE: David Wells Lied!

A few minutes after I published this article, New York Times reported that David Wells lied! Wells said:

“I’ve got to tell you, I lied. I tried to butter up this story to make me look better.”

There goes Pervert Polanski’s defense! Wells added:

“If it happened, it would have been unethical”

Which is just what Chad S. Hummel, Polanski’s attorney complained about!

Yahoo News reported that Wells said he “embellished” story, because he was told that film would be shown in France, not United States. Wells retired two years ago.

Camera Shy?

An excellent article by Bill Wyman (not the Rolling Stone), Whitewashing Roman Polanski, suggests that Polanski did not return to court because he was spooked by courtroom cameras too.

Perverts for Polanski

SACD, a French organization, which “collects and distributes authors’ royalties and fees for 45,000 authors in the field of the performing arts and audiovisual media,” also believes that 44-year-old men should be allowed to rape 13-year-old girls. I am not sure if it extends this belief to all pedophiles, or just perverts like Roman Polanski, who contribute cash to their organization. I do not understand the laws or customs of France; perhaps they consider the act of raping and traumatizing young girls, a recreational activity, like bowling. In any event, I strongly advise any American family, who wants to visit their perverted provinces, to leave their young daughters at home!

If any members of this French society of sexual deviant lovers read this article, I hope they leave a comment, and explain this practice to me, and the thousands of Where Did My Brain Go? visitors, who will eventually read this article too.

Since there is no extradition policy between France and USA, maybe they just hate American laws, who knows?

Say It Loud! I Like Pedophiles and I Am Proud!

SACD, which should clarify its beliefs, by changing its motto from “A Society for and by authors” – to “Society for and by perverted authors and their friends” – has actually done something good. They have made it easy for people like me, fathers of daughters, who abhor pedophiles, to avoid supporting them. SACD circulated a petition, which has been signed by members of the performing arts community, who are rankled by Roman Polanski’s arrest for raping a 13-year-old girl. They are not a bunch of misguided misogynists, because female names appear on this list of looney lewdies too.

I do not recognize all their names, but I will never watch another movie which lists these pedophile-lovers in the credits.

Finally, if you believe that 44-year-old men should be permitted to rape 13-year-old girls, you can add your name to this vile list, by sending an email to freeromanpolanski@sacd.fr with a subject of “Petition Roman Polanski” to show your support. Just don’t tell me about it!

Bicycle was stolen today, July 21, 2009, between 3 P.M. and 7 P.M., in the Chevy Chase Ashland Park neighborhood, of Lexington, Kentucky.

Stolen Grand Cypress Hybrid bicycle was on the the porch of my buddy, Larry Steur, on Desha Road, Lexington. Burglary occured in broad daylight, while Larry was inside.

$200 REWARD FOR STOLEN BICYCLE

Please help Larry recover his stolen bicycle, no questions asked.

Do you have information about this stolen bicycle?

Contact Larry at @runlarryrun on Twitter, or by email at stolenbike@larrysteur.com, and help him get his bike back.

Plaxico Burress briefly appears in Manhattan Criminal Court today. His attorney, Benjamin Brafman, is expected to request an adjournment, to negotiate a plea bargain for the idiotic wide receiver.

In case you forgot, Burress was charged with two counts of second degree criminal possession of a weapon, and faces a minimum sentence of three and a half years.

Special Case

New York Times reported that in 2008, 90% of the 986 cases of this type, were settled for reduced charges.

Unfortunately for Burress, those statistics do not apply to his case, because Mayor Bloomberg said:

“They are the role models for our kids, and if we don’t prosecute them, to the fullest extent of the law, I don’t know who on Earth we would. It makes a sham, a mockery of the law.”

Even Stupider

Three months before he shot himself, Burress signed a $35 million contract which will probably be nullified if he goes to jail. He lost at least $2 million of salary and bonus last season.

Burress had one of the most expensive Saturday nights of all time — and don’t forget that NFL will fine him too.

Although General Manager Jerry Reese said:

“Right now he is still a Giant and if things work out and he’s on board with what we want coming back, we’d love to have him back.”

I think he will eventually wind up on Raiders in UFL, with Michael Vick.

Next Season

Giants signed Micah Rucker, a wide receiver, who is listed as 6'6" to replace Burress. Don’t forget that Amani Toomer is also not returning to Giants next season.

Pre–Season

Giants announced pre–season schedule yesterday.

Giants start on August 17^th against Panthers. They will also play Bears, Jets, and Patriots in pre–season.

This is today’s bewilderment:

After Barack Obama won the election, he left the Senate, leaving Illinois with only one Senator. Rod Blagojevich, the Governor of Illinois, was supposed to select a replacement, who would serve the rest of Obama’s term in the Senate.

This is also happening in New York, where Governor Paterson will appoint a Senator to replace Hillary Clinton, who will be Secretary of State.

Unfortunately, Governor Blagojevich did not want to appoint anyone. He preferred to sell Obama’s seat to Representative Jesse Jackson Jr., for up to a million dollars. Blagojevich was arrested, because he discussed it on a telephone, while the FBI was listening to his conversations.

The FBI began Operation Board Games in December 2003, to investigate Governor Blagojevich, who was suspected of corruption. Part of this investigation was conducted by listening to, and recording, Blagojevich’s telephone conversations.

Blagojevich was finally arrested on December 8^th, and charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and one count of soliciting bribes — but he will likely be charged with additional crimes. He returns to court March 31.

Idiotic Criminals

The day after his release, which happened to be his birthday, Blagojevich went back to work, as if nothing happened.

I have no compassion for criminals, whether it is Blagojevich, or John Gotti, who were recorded, while they spoke about engaging in criminal activities. They are just idiots who were arrested because they talked too much.

What? Me Guilty?

Today, nine days after his birthday, Blagojevich proclaimed his innocence of these charges saying:

“I have done nothing wrong and I’m not going to quit this job”

I like rooting for the underdog, but I read the complaint, and it is impossible to refute the evidence. Blagojevich disagrees. Undaunted, he tried to rouse the crowd at his Press Conference, like he was leading a cheer, proclaiming:

“I will fight! I will fight!”

What is he fighting for? The right to accept bribes?

Two Giants have been giant idiots recently. Plaxico Burress, who caught the winning touchdown in Super Bowl XLII, shot himself in his thigh, with an unregistered handgun. Co–Captain Antonio Pierce, helped him conceal his idiocy.

On Friday night (Nov 28), Pierce drove Burress, from New Jersey, to Latin Quarter nightclub in Manhattan. About 12:20 A.M., when conscientious athletes should be sleeping, Burress was walking to the VIP Room, publicly holding a drink, and privately holding a loaded Glock .40 handgun in his waistband — carried like a true idiot — unholstered, and ready to fire, with the safety off.

Unfortunately, his gun started sliding down his leg, and when Burress grabbed for it with a finger, he shot himself in the thigh. Luckily, the bullet went in and out, without hitting arteries, bones, or innocent bystanders. Burress must have come up with some big tips, because Latin Quarter employees cleaned up his mess, and forgot about it.

After the shooting, Burress, Pierce, and an unidentified female, called hospitals, with a story about a friend, who had accidentally been shot in an Applebee’s, and wanted to avoid publicity. About two hours later, Pierce, with the unlicensed gun in his Escalade’s glove compartment, drove Burress to Presbyterian Hospital, where he registered as Harris Smith at 2:45 A.M.

Although Burress, was recognized — and had previously been a patient there — he persuaded hospital employees not to report his idiotic injury. He stayed in the hospital for about ten hours, and Pierce drove him home, when he was released.

Law & Order I

When the ever–vigilant NYPD learned about Burress’s self–inflicted wound, from a television news report, they sent officers to his home, in Totowa, NJ. When they arrived, Burress was not there, but they were told that his gun, was in the kitchen, and retrieved it. Burress once obtained a concealed–weapon permit for this weapon in Florida, but it had expired. This gun had never been licensed in New York. Burress turned himself in yesterday (Dec 1). Check out a handcuffed Plaxico Burress being led out of the 17^th Precinct.

Law & Order II

Plaxico Burress was charged with two counts of second–degree criminal possession of a gun. According to New York Times, he faces:

“a sentence of 3½ to 15 years in prison whether or not prosecutors prove that the individual intended to use the weapon on another person”

Burress is being represented, by Benjamin Brafman, who got “Puff Daddy” acquitted on a weapons charge in 1999. Brafman told reporters:

“Mr. Burress surrendered this morning voluntarily to face these charges. He will be in court later this morning. He intends to plead not guilty. And we will deal with the legal process in a responsible, professional manner.”

Law & Order III

When Jayne worked in NYC emergency rooms, she enjoyed sewing people up, but used to say that she preferred stabbings, because gunshot wounds required additional signatures and documentation. The police also had to be notified.

How did Plaxico Burress get around these rules? Big tips would convince Latin Quarter employees to forget his idiocy, but how did he convince the staff, at one of the best hospitals in the city, to lie for him?

This rightfully annoyed Mayor Bloomberg, who said:

“There’s a reason why hospitals are required by law to immediately call the police department. They didn’t and they should make sure that the people who didn’t no longer work there and I would question why the management didn’t have training in place and didn’t discipline them immediately.”

Now, an annoyed Mayor Bloomberg wants Plaxico Burress to go to jail, saying:

“That’s why the state legislature passed the automatic sentence if you get caught with an illegal gun. I think it would be an outrage if we didn’t prosecute to the fullest extent of the law, particularly people who live in the public domain.”

Law & Order IV

Under examples of “Prohibited Conduct” the NFL personal conduct policy includes:

“possession or distribution of a weapon in violation of state or federal law”

Will Antonio Pierce be punished by league too?

Law & Order V

After Plaxico Burress is punished by New York City, and NFL, he will have to face Giants. Will a felony conviction cancel his new, $35 million contract? If Giants keep Burress, they can place him on non–football–injury list, and will not have to pay him while he is inactive.

But how can they keep a player, who shoots himself, and tries to hide it?