He is mad because the jury was well educated , compassionate to the victims and did not want an woman abuser to get off. I was glad the judge gave the permission for five woman to testify. It should have been more. As for the vulgarity use at the courts he showed his true character and I bet his sympathizers will still think he is great. That shows how bad a base of supporters he has maintained through the years. I was glad one tv station will not play the Cosby show ever again. He ruined it for the tv family now also. He should have been put in jail for using foul language yesterday. He is also mad because he got caught.
I still don't understand why a man with his fame and success, good looking when younger, and obvious charm felt he needed to drug a woman in order to get her to have sex with him. Doesn't make sense. I'm not saying he didn't do it. I hope this brings some measure of closure to his victims.
I prefer my sex partners to be wide awake and into the act on a conscience level instead of catatonic on qualludes.
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My only issue with this whole thing is the money she accepted for her silence. $3.4 million of it. I think she should probably give it back if it wasn't about money. I'm not a Cosby apologist and with that many women coming forward he's obviously guilty of many terrible things. But that money really irks me and IMO, taints the conviction.
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She would still have to testify if called to do so. You can't buy away someone's duty to respond to a subpoena.
When can we expect Mrs. Cosby to speak up?
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And he shows his true colors. Not Dr. Huxtable, but who he really is. An entitled predator with no remorse. Thank you to the women who came forward knowing they'd be maligned..
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I am sure his "true colours" are more than just two: black-and-white. People are complex, capable of terrible AND terrific things.
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That's make believe! you must think also the ACTORS on touched by an angel show was real religious and pure? lol!! For pete's sake Cosby's bosom buddy was HUGH HEFNER!! nuff said. No one has came after the KING of drugs n sex!
Cosby is a despicable rapist and now convicted criminal.
But let's not pile on because he's a "grouchy old man." I observed, over the years, my once joyful, optimistic, humorous (and diplomatic) father, who sang opera in the shower when he felt happy, transform into the quintessential angry curmudgeon as he entered his late 70's and eventually late 80's. It's about changing brain chemistry and hormone levels -- let's not ridicule age-related personality changes. Let's pity them.
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I agree about pitying, but it's not about "brain chemistry" - it's about existential sadness, following accumulated losses, and the loss of a perspective of a meaningful future.
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It's a combination of both. Also, aches and pains and failing health don't help. I agree with Kenosha Kid; let's be kind in our tone towards the elderly.
And here I thought he was being "grumpy" because he was caught! What you "observed" was really some excellent acting. His current "brain chemistry" doesn't seem to be any different from whatever his brain was doing as a predator for so many decades. He fooled us all. Don't try to make him into a victim of our society's way of looking at aging. The guy is a horrible predator.
While Cosby is getting what he deserves, it is hard for me to celebrate the reality that someone I grew up admiring was actually a horrible person.
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People are not angels OR demons, life is not black-and-white.
The terrible things one might DO do not invalidate the good things - or vice versa.
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To me, that is one of the most distressing and awful consequences of Bill Cosby's pathological and psychopathic behavior! All the young black males, who finally had a positive role model, who gave them hope that they too could become a self respecting, self confident man, who many must have hungered for, was so cruely shattered! This man turned out to be, as Jeff stated above, a horrible person. And short of being a murderer, he is the worst kind of man, who uses women as if they were objects just there for his own self gratification.
I can only imagine what those women whom he used and abused suffered throughout these years! It is beyond anguish and trauma.
I hope Bill Cosby spends the rest of his life behind bars!
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The use of vulgarity in a courtroom shows that Cosby is forever scuttling his celebrity persona and owning his identity as an infamous felon.
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He will go to prison write a book and make a fortune.
Oops, his sanctimonious mask fell off in public.
The perfect coda to this abominable narrative.
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Gosh, all those shaggy Dad sweaters. What's a convicted star to do?
Goodwill is good place for a tax deductible donation and a positive story.
Butsave a few for yourself. Those Supermaxes can get cold at night.
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What a charlatan. Remember Cosby in 2013 unbraiding Jon Stewart for the later's use of profanity? It was all joke, and it was on us. His color doesn't any difference - he is just one sick puppy. Good riddance, and hopefully this will give pause to other men in positions of power and remind them that they will increasingly be held accountable for their actions.
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somebody's karma caught up with him.........
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Mr. Cosby understands that a black man accused of a crime is automatically guilty. The outcome was determined by the color of his skin. We will never know if he was a serial predator or the victim of gold diggers.
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Really? Thirty women are gold diggers. I don't think so. And let's not forget the 3 million dollar payout. You don't pay someone that much money for nothing. As much as I'd like to say it's racism, I don't think so. There's too much evidence.
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ARE YOU JOKING?!?!?!?!?!
Do you think 50+ women met up at a Denny's in Seattle, say, and somehow conspired to bring Bill Cosby down?!?!?!?
Good grief. I'm amazed that some people can even make it through life because they appear to be sooooo out to lunch (which is putting it mildly).
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You've got to be kidding.
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What arrogance. Years ago Cosby would have been called a pervert, a deviant and a sex fiend. All would be accurate.
Shame on the judge for allowing this unrepentant serial rapist to enjoy living at home for at least the next three months.
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The Don must be afraid. Very afraid.
These are different times indeed.
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Time to lose Wyatt.
A properly trained guide dog will suffice. And be an infinitely less obnoxious.
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I urge Mr. Cosby, if he does choose to speak publicly again, to use his words to take ownership of and express remorse for the inconceivable pain and harm that he has caused these women.
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He has been under a lot of pressure, self-imposed of course, which explains the outburst, doesn't justify it. His accuser is in an interesting position, settled a civil suit with Cosby for $3.4 million, then was primary witness in a high-profile criminal case which convicted him, now rich and famous. I wonder, how many would go through what she went through to get what she got?
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He feels that he should be allowed to do what he wants and is disgusted by anyone who doesn't see that he is above the law and morals. Sounds like our president.
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Exactly!
The prosecutor demonstrated some misinformation - or he deliberately attempted to mislead the judge - when he said the defendant had his own plane. Prosecutors are supposed to get their facts straight and they are not supposed to grandstand using theatrics. Cosby should have just called him a "politician"
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How do you know the prosecutor was wrong? Maybe Cosby was lying about not having a plane. He's certainly wealthy enough to afford one ($300 million). Besides, he's lied for years, so why would you believe him?
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I have never enjoyed his work. The jury has spoken. Given that, I still believe that he should be treated in incarceration as any man of his age and infirmities would be treated. We have to show that we are better than he is. With his sense of entitlement, he will not likely appreciate such a consideration. But we will be able to know what kind of people we can be.
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By referring to himself as "He", it appears that Crosby has separated himself from the person who was on trial; it's as if he has two identities. In his mind there appears to be the innocent Crosby and the man on trial for crimes"the innocent Crosby" refuses to acknowledge. I'm astonished at the human ability to construct systems of cognition for coping with poor behavior. Above all else, we need to focus on essential truth as we make our ways through this world. It is this, more than any other behavior, that we need to impress upon our youth. Without it, it's too easy to become cruel.
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Trump also refers to himself in the third person. Kings do the same thing. I suspect wealth and celebrity have made both this terribly, deeply flawed man believe they are entitled to the privilege of a king.
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No, he was quoting the prosecutor who referred to Cosby in the third person. I'd like to see him do time.
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His real self finally revealed in his verbal outburst - entitled, rude and crude human being who will never believe he did anything wrong. The wonder is the psychology of his wife - what are her rationalizations for her life with Cosby?
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Same as many women (and I won't mention the most prominent one that comes to mind), a comfortable life, nice clothes, and lots o' money.....
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She is likely what sex offender treatment providers refer to as "untellable," i.e., so deluded that she refuses to see much less accept any evidence of her spouse/perpetrator's wrongful behavior.
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People do not have a clear-cut "real self" - we are complex organisms, not amoebas. Or are all the good things he - or anyone - did in life somehow less true because of the bad things he - or anyone - did?
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Perhaps attorneys from the Innocence Project will take up Cosby's cause after they stop rolling on the floor laughing.
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Cosby's next move will be to appear in public in wheelchair and drawing breath from a oxygen tank in a bid to prove he's too old and sick to do time in the big house. That's the preferred go-to move for every elderly geezer convicted of a felony. Wait and see.
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Last year he did the old blind man with a cane act when arriving at court. Otherwise, if not for that, he seemed ready to take on his new TV project. Strange.
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With one of his signature sweaters draped over his shoulders for a nice "I'm a good guy" touch.
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Bill Cosby is a liar, a predator and a deceiver. His punishment should have been far greater, and I hope he suffers in as much as is possible given the suffering of his victims. I couldn't possibly care less about the "characters" he has created in the past. Criminals can multi-task. Doesn't make him not a criminal.
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So is your president, but he's still in office. Double standard, perhaps?
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That's right. Bill Clinton did stay in office, didn't he?
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What an accomplishment taking down Bill Cosby after soaking him for $3.4 million! Woops, the NY Times doesn't mention that in the articles. Sorry I spilled the beans...
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I'm sure the victims of his abuse would disagree with you as I would imagine no amount of money can replace what he took from them. Just a thought but then someone who chooses to blame the victims doesn't likely hold the capacity or the compassion to see it that way.
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Civil and criminal cases are different. One of his victims was successful in civil court. She did not bring the criminal charge. The state did. She gains nothing from the criminal prosecution except the satisfaction that he will face punishment.
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If he were innocent he couldn't be 'taken down' (otherwise known as prosecuted for crimes).
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soon mr. cosby will find himself with all kinds of men that do not want to hear any of hi blathering. actually Mr. cosby deserves protection cause he just is too old for general population prison rules. he is a famous felon soon to be a famous convict. whatever his crimes and they are legion now, he does not deserve ill treatment while incarcerated.
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Incarcerated people need rehabilitation. Many people are praying and working for an end to the violence and ill treatment. How is one supposed to emerge from prison better than when s/he entered? We don't know what will happen in this case, but Mr. Cosby may never come out...
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Your comment suggests that you don't know very much about the culture of incarceration, and probably not much about masculinity or racial identity.
I am feeling heartbroken for the world. Vindictive vituperation isn't offering anything useful to anyone.
"... he does not deserve ill treatment while incarcerated."
No. One. Does.
And yet...
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