you know a lot of people like the dl Hughley quote are happy hes in jail but are sort of saying if he wasn’t a famous black dude it might be a lot different
All the time he was throwing stones, Cosby was living in a glass house… Now he’s living in a glass big house. Naked.
Today’s meme: Bill Cosby making his WTF? face. Caption: He just grabs them by the pussy? While they’re AWAKE?
Poysyn
September 27, 2018, 6:15pm
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Stranger_On_A_Train:
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As for Cosby’s other accusers, we cannot know with certainty what may or may not have occurred but the sheer volume of accusations and correlation of details of their stories argues against simple misunderstanding or anything short of a mass conspiracy. Sexual predators in particular tend to seek for situations where they can isolate a victim, and look to people they can marginalize by use of their authority or celebrity, so that such claims are often “he said vs. she said” (or “he said vs. he said”), requiring the jury to use judgment in assessing the consistency of the testimony and credibility of the parties versus considering physical evidence. If we dismiss claims simply because there are no eyewitnesses or physical evidence (often because facilitators concealed evidence and testimony) then it grants predators carte blanche as long as they can cover their tracks, which has often been the unfortunate case for sexual assaults in the past, particularly where the assailant is familiar with the victim.
But while the concern of false accusations is not completely unfounded, it is noteworthy that of all of the people identified as serial predators by the #MeToo movement, not a single one has been shown to be the result of a fabricated claim. The closest would be the accusation on the babe.net clickbait “news” site against Aziz Ansari, which is notable for the fact that the claimant remained anonymous, did not threaten charges or press for a settlement, and was not followed up by others claiming a pattern of behavior by Ansari, and in fact even from the story of the claimant, Ansari comes off as clumsy and insensitive but willing to accept verbal rejection and not doing anything that could be remotely construed as predatory sexual assault. It doesn’t seem as the legitimate accusations against people (mostly men) who are widely known to be sexual predators has spurred on a cottage industry of false accusations, and while the provisions of the law and presumption of innocence should apply to everyone accused of a crime equally, that doesn’t mean uncritically accepting denials as having the same weight as an accusation particularly when there are multiple accusations with consistent details or prior demonstration of abusive behavior.
Stranger
Stranger - I would VERY much like to use this quote in a project I am working on for sexual assault/misconduct. Is there any way you would let me use your name? I can’t PM you, if you would PM me an email to reach you, I can explain?