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February 9, 2014
Woody Allen on Crime and Non-Punishment
"I feel that is true — that one can commit a crime, do unspeakable things, and get away with it.There are people who commit all sorts of crimes and get away with it, and some of them are plagued with all sorts of guilt for the rest of their lives and others aren’t. They commit terrible crimes and they have wonderful lives, wonderful, happy lives, with families and children, and they have done unspeakably terrible things. There is no justice, there is no rational structure to it." -- Interview with Woody Allen, Commonweal Magazine, 2010
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Don't be surprised. It is the motto that he has lived by, and the theme of at least 2 of his movies:
Match Point
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416320/
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Posted by: Fat Man at February 9, 2014 5:46 PM
Cuckoo's nest candidate still on the loose.
Posted by: BillH at February 10, 2014 10:06 AM
Vanity Fair has a few points to consider about the man:
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2014/02/woody-allen-sex-abuse-10-facts
He's filth, even if this isn't 100% certainly true.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 10, 2014 9:42 PM