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Is the world starting to turn against Bill Cosby?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by mr. 13 in 33, Oct 31, 2014.

  1. tinman

    tinman Contributing Member
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    I see it says RAP.

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  2. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    Good lord, he could be brought up on charges for wasting the time of the great Jimmy Smith! Yikes.
     
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    :grin::grin::grin::grin::grin:
     
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    I see. That said I've seen opinions like that cartoon, not made for satire, expressed by a lot of people.
     
  5. rocketsjudoka

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    In almost all of these cases the statute of limitations has passed. Cosby might be subject to civil suits but in general this is more about the hit to his reputation than any legal penalties.
     
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    What exactly is your point?
     
  7. Rocket River

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    Like the Afore mentioned Polanski
    Several years back there was a massive push by Hollywood
    to 'forgive him' and allow him to come back to the U.S. to receive an award

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  8. Rocket River

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    This is the most massive problem with these allegations
    No rape kits
    No Paper Trails for Most

    It is literally a He Said She Said . . .. 20+ years removed from the 'crime'

    Trust . . . . I believe the women . . well most of them
    but I can see how one could not . . . .

    NOTHING has been 'proven' one way or the other
    This is all gut feeling
    Even with me believing the women . . if i were on the jury I would have a hard time putting Coz in jail behind these allegation without any other evidence.

    Rocket River
     
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    I see....female gang signs!...:eek:

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  10. eric.81

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    Get the **** out of here with **** like this.

    If you're not a rape victim or a woman, stay away from giving advice on the subject.
     
  11. Rocket River

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    So . . . saying goto the Police . . . is wrong . .. .
    because I was not raped?

    Rocket River
     
  12. mikus

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    I don't like selective justice. Bill Cosby looks like he has done some wrong to women in the past and is suffering a deserved hit to his reputation. However, there are many more in Hollywood like him. If we really wanted some social justice, we should get them all, not just selectively pick one guy out. I mean, who gets to decide which of one of a 100 equally guilty guys gets picked out?

    This is sort of like when an official in China gets brought up on corruption charges...it's usually something political, personal or a power play.
     
  13. eric.81

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    You're oversimplifying. He was criticizing a specific group of women for their actions and I found his criticism to be extremely unfair. It's easy to tell someone to do a difficult thing and criticize them for failing to do it. Exercise a little empathy and put yourself in the victims' shoes before shaking your finger and dictating that their actions were wrong.

    And frankly, I DO believe you should abstain from criticizing a rape victim (about something related to the rape) if you've never been raped or if you've never been trained to help/treat a rape victim.
     
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    Back then there was no street cred or racial context to it, much more popular and mainstream before admen learned how to promote light beer.
     
  18. percicles

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    Spill it Denise.

    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>According to the karma of past actions, one’s destiny unfolds, even though everyone wants to be so lucky... Nothing stays in the dark 4ever!</p>&mdash; Lisa Bonet (@Lilakoi_Moon) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lilakoi_Moon/status/535983829161611264">November 22, 2014</a></blockquote>
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  19. Dgn1

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    Sheet just got real
     
  20. Torn n Frayed

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    And that hella-fied pimp garment he's flossin' doesn't? :cool:
     

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