# Bill Cosby: Guilty! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 26, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174 "2018-04-26T17:53:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/81 "2018-09-25T20:22:34Z")
How long will he be in prison before either a) his appeal is successful, or b) he’s eligible for parole? ---
**Author:** ![cgg419](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cgg419/32/2847_2.png) [@cgg419](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cgg419)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/82 "2018-09-25T20:33:19Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > How long will he be in prison before either a) his appeal is successful, or b) he’s eligible for parole? Under PA law, he must serve a minimum of 3 years before he is eligible for parole. > **[Bill Cosby sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison, remanded to...](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/09/25/bill-cosby-sentencing-day-2-testimony-ends-judge-issue-sentence/1417064002/)** > > A Pennsylvania judge sentenced Bill Cosby to three to 10 years in state prison after his sexual assault conviction, remanding him to custody. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/83 "2018-09-25T20:42:31Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > How long will he be in prison before either a) his appeal is successful, or b) he’s eligible for parole? He will likely be released on bail pending appeal unless the judge has a specific concern about flight. [PA Code 521. Bail After Finding of Guilt.](https://www.pacode.com/secure/data/234/chapter5/s521.html) Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/84 "2018-09-25T20:58:14Z")
Is he in prison right now or are they giving him time out before he reports? ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/85 "2018-09-25T20:59:25Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > He will likely be released on bail pending appeal unless the judge has a specific concern about flight. > > [PA Code 521. Bail After Finding of Guilt.](https://www.pacode.com/secure/data/234/chapter5/s521.html) > > Stranger According to the _New York Times_, bail pending appeal was denied – not surprising, considering the “sexually violent predator” designation, since danger to the community is as much of a reason to deny bail as flight risk, plus the code you cited places bail entirely at the judge’s discretion for sentences over 2 years: Mr. Cosby is heading straight to prison as the judge denied him a request that he remain free on bail while he pursues an anticipated appeal. He was emotionless as he was led from the courtroom in handcuffs by four sheriff’s deputies. > **[Bill Cosby, Once a Model of Fatherhood, Is Sentenced to Prison (Published 2018)](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/arts/television/bill-cosby-sentencing.html)** > > Mr. Cosby was sentenced to serve three to 10 years for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand. He said he would appeal the conviction. ETA: And from CNN, some interesting comments from his publicist, who said that this was “the most racist and sexist trial in the history of the United States”. According to CNN, “Wyatt later referenced the persecution of Jesus, saying, Cosby ‘knows that these are lies. They persecuted Jesus and look what happened’.” :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/86 "2018-09-25T21:05:40Z")
He ascended into Heaven like a hot air balloon. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/87 "2018-09-25T21:11:00Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Mr. Cosby is heading straight to prison as the judge denied him a request that he remain free on bail while he pursues an anticipated appeal. He was emotionless as he was led from the courtroom in handcuffs by four sheriff’s deputies. > [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/arts/television/bill-cosby-sentencing.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/arts/television/bill-cosby-sentencing.html) Beautiful. As it should be. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/88 "2018-09-25T21:13:11Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Beautiful. As it should be. I would predict he dies there. I think the huge change in his life with be pretty hard for him at 80+. I hope he isn’t going to a minimum security type place(not that those are a joke). I like the image of him in a cell being very bored. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/89 "2018-09-25T21:15:40Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I like the image of him in a cell being very bored. I’m also not so sure his brand of humor will go over with prisoners, so his skillset probably isn’t well-suited for where he’s going. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/90 "2018-09-25T21:28:53Z")
I agree that he will leave prison in a body bag. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/91 "2018-09-25T21:54:58Z")
They are finally pudding him in the slammer. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/92 "2018-09-25T22:39:58Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > I’m also not so sure his brand of humor will go over with prisoners, so his skillset probably isn’t well-suited for where he’s going. Unfortunately, he’ll probably be fine. Convicts worship celebrities just as much as everyone else, and they’re less judgmental about them than we are. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/93 "2018-09-25T22:49:54Z")
He deserves to die NOW, but I’ll settle for him dying in prison. I can’t imagine anyone who has been raped thinking he deserves less than life in prison. I to mourn that my childhood memories of his humor have forever been tainted. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/94 "2018-09-25T22:51:03Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > The problem is _this_ Bill Cosby goes to jail and takes _the other_ Bill Cosby, whose comedy records I grew up with, enjoyed immensely, and which in a very real way are responsible for who I am today, with him. They play a whole different kind of “Buck-Buck” there. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/95 "2018-09-25T22:59:44Z")
he’s going to a maximum security prison that is only 2 months old , most likely to the hospital ward due to his health issues. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/96 "2018-09-25T23:43:17Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > he’s going to a maximum security prison that is only 2 months old , most likely to the hospital ward due to his health issues. I know he’s blind(at least in one eye). What other issues does he have? ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/97 "2018-09-25T23:49:08Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > Meanwhile, all of the people who knowingly aided and protected him from prosecution for decades remain unpenalized and mostly unrecognized. The then-prosecutor (one of the world’s biggest d-bags, BTW) declined to bring charges over a decade ago. That paved the way for the civil suit, with the supposedly confidentiality agreement. His testimony from that suit was leaked & was used to convict him here. His lawyer from then is long dead screwed up by not getting an [immunity agreement in writing](https://billypenn.com/2016/02/02/ex-montco-da-i-think-cosby-inappropriately-touched-her-but-i-cant-prove-it/). IANAL but I know enough not to testify if it could be used against me. I’m not saying he didn’t do it (his own words said he did) but the prosecution shouldn’t have gotten a second crack at this case after declining it many years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/98 "2018-09-25T23:55:49Z")
[It’s just a mugshot/prison-shot, but this final picture of Bill Cosby today is destined to be iconic.](https://s2.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/nTg8neybXlPSGdpt.cc0wQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW15O3c9NjQwO3E9NzU7c209MQ--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/the_huffington_post_584/bd89ea83d8a41569dd80678666e0c476) [We’ll probably see him again on camera, but I could totally live with this being the final picture we ever see of “America’s Dad”.](https://s2.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/nTg8neybXlPSGdpt.cc0wQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW15O3c9NjQwO3E9NzU7c209MQ--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/the_huffington_post_584/bd89ea83d8a41569dd80678666e0c476) Defeated. ---
**Author:** ![cgg419](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cgg419/32/2847_2.png) [@cgg419](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cgg419)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/99 "2018-09-26T00:06:23Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > [It’s just a mugshot/prison-shot, but this final picture of Bill Cosby today is destined to be iconic.](https://s2.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/nTg8neybXlPSGdpt.cc0wQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW15O3c9NjQwO3E9NzU7c209MQ--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/the_huffington_post_584/bd89ea83d8a41569dd80678666e0c476) > > [We’ll probably see him again on camera, but I could totally live with this being the final picture we ever see of “America’s Dad”.](https://s2.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/nTg8neybXlPSGdpt.cc0wQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW15O3c9NjQwO3E9NzU7c209MQ--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/the_huffington_post_584/bd89ea83d8a41569dd80678666e0c476) > > Defeated. Can’t even look into the camera. Maybe it’s all finally sinking in. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174/100 "2018-09-26T00:14:39Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > The whole thing is sad for all involved. I take no pleasure in this verdict just as I would have taken no pleasure in a verdict of not guilty. An old sick man is going to prison who should have gone there years ago as a young healthy man. Still, justice of a sort for the victims though. A good, succinct summary of my feelings exactly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174.md?page=6)