# Cosby doing town halls **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 23, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687 "2017-06-23T15:43:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/1 "2017-06-23T15:43:42Z")
I’m not sure if this is real or fake news. This is one instance where I hope it’s fake. I just caught a headline that Cosby is going to do town halls for young people on how to avoid being accused of sexual assault. Wtf? This cannot be real, right? I understand he wasn’t convicted, but he wasn’t found not guilty either. Imo, Bill should just stay out of the spotlight. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/2 "2017-06-23T15:53:36Z")
> [@Patx2](#): > > I just caught a headline that Cosby is going to do town halls for young people on how to avoid being accused of sexual assault. Step 1: Don’t drug people and then fuck them. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/3 "2017-06-23T15:59:28Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Step 1: Don’t drug people and then fuck them. Step 1: Don’t drug people and **SEXUALLY ASSAULT** them. Fixed that typo for you 🙂 ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/4 "2017-06-23T17:19:03Z")
My wife told me about this yesterday. What a colossal blunder-fuck! :smack: Who the fuck would go to see this ass? Who the fuck would provide any venue for this ass? The whole concept is just beyond the pale. Who the hell does this guy think he is? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/5 "2017-06-23T18:34:32Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Step 1: Don’t drug people and then fuck them. > [@Poysyn](#): > > Step 1: Don’t drug people and **SEXUALLY ASSAULT** them. > > Fixed that typo for you 🙂 No need to argue. They’re both good rules to live by. In fact, just don’t drug people without their knowledge. Cosby should be taking notes of all this. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/6 "2017-06-23T18:38:00Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > My wife told me about this yesterday. What a colossal blunder-fuck! :smack: > > Who the fuck would go to see this ass? Who the fuck would provide any venue for this ass? > > The whole concept is just beyond the pale. Who the hell does this guy think he is? 😕 I’m guessing he thinks he’s still Bill Cosby in 2007. He’s going to be in for a shock when he shows up at that first town hall and people treat him like Bill Cosby in 2017. And I doubt there will be a second town hall after that. ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/7 "2017-06-23T18:49:13Z")
OMG! It appears to be real, CNN, NPR, and WaPo, among others are reporting it, including a quote from Cosby’s wife Camille > [@](#): > > The statute of limitations for victims of sexual assault are being extended, so this is why people need to be educated on a brush against a shoulder; anything at this point can be considered sexual assault and it’s a good thing to be educated about the laws. mc ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/8 "2017-06-23T18:59:36Z")
men’s rights convention, basically. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/9 "2017-06-23T19:00:57Z")
So I see he’s learned a lesson from all this :rolleyes::eek::dubious:😕 ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/10 "2017-06-23T20:10:03Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > So I see he’s learned a lesson from all this :rolleyes::eek::dubious:😕 What an egotistical freaking maniac! It boggles the mind that he somehow thinks he is going to do some good. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/11 "2017-06-23T21:25:12Z")
…There is no middle finger big enough. Cosby can go fuck himself with a rusty rake. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/12 "2017-06-23T22:49:51Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > men’s rights convention, basically. I thought the last US election would have taught you that there is a large market for such views. Hell the alt-right got [its start during the Duke lacrosse case](http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/04/the-duke-lacrosse-scandal-and-the-birth-of-the-alt-right.html). ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/13 "2017-06-23T22:55:45Z")
Do NOT drink the Kool-Aid. ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/14 "2017-06-23T23:11:38Z")
My private guess is that he is trying to throw a wrench into any future trial. > [@Gatopescado](#): > > Who the fuck would go to see this ass? Who the fuck would provide any venue for this ass? I am sure there are 100s of 1000s who without necessarily condoning his conduct, nor even being in the slightest bit interested in him, will turn up to gawk because he is famous. It is part of the culture. Still, kudos to him for thinking of the young folk. So few try to use them as a ploy. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/15 "2017-06-23T23:20:30Z")
He should invite Roman Polanski as his warmup act, and R. Kelly as his band leader. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/16 "2017-06-23T23:40:13Z")
He’s thinkin’ of the groupies. But yea… wtf, Bill? ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/17 "2017-06-23T23:43:27Z")
If you are a male standup comedian, avoid making Spanish Fly-type “jokes”. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/18 "2017-06-24T01:25:21Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > My private guess is that he is trying to throw a wrench into any future trial. That is my knee-jerk reaction as well. Like a fair jury could ever be found at this point anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/19 "2017-06-24T01:32:26Z")
> [@Poysyn](#): > > Step 1: Don’t drug people and **SEXUALLY ASSAULT** them. > > Fixed that typo for you 🙂 Nope. You know what, you wanna be extra safe? Don’t invite people over, not talk about sex until after you’ve given them tranquilizers, and then fuck them while they’re too fucked up to consent rationally. You can do this, and maybe the person you fuck will be okay with it in the morning. But we’re talking how to be safe, and not tranquilizing people and then fucking them is how you stay safe. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/20 "2017-06-24T01:50:05Z")
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