# 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:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shamozzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/21 "2017-06-24T06:38:01Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > Will there be a cocktail reception after? There will be, whether you like it or not. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/22 "2017-06-24T07:31:11Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Who the fuck would go to see this ass? a pharmacist with a jagged piece of broomstick soaked in ghost pepper sauce? ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/23 "2017-06-24T09:06:53Z")
\*\* Cosby doing town halls\*\* Does anyone think that this thread could use a better title? ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/24 "2017-06-24T09:19:43Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > My private guess is that he is trying to throw a wrench into any future trial. That was my guess, too…his lawyers must have told him to do it. But as I thought about it, I couldn’t see how it would work. Can somebody with a legal background explain? Cosby has survived the criminal trial,but he’s still very vulnerable to civil cases. In civil, the standard of proof is lower…But I assume that the case is, like the criminal case, still restricted to the facts from the time of the assault. How would Cosby’s defense benefit from a town hall meeting today , when the act was committed 20 years ago? ---
**Author:** ![dude\_robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e7dd6/32.png) [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/25 "2017-06-24T09:27:27Z")
> [@Poysyn](#): > > Step 1: Don’t drug people and **SEXUALLY ASSAULT** them. > > Fixed that typo for you 🙂 He hasn’t actually been convicted yet, so why must we treat him like a criminal? He could be completely innocent, you know… He might not have done any of that… ---
**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 24, 2017, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/26 "2017-06-24T09:35:51Z")
> [@dude\_robert](#): > > He hasn’t actually been convicted yet, so why must we treat him like a criminal? He could be completely innocent, you know… He might not have done any of that… Yeah. Because, you know, when _40 fucking people_ accuse someone of sexually assaulting them, and that person admits to doing exactly what they accuse him of doing on occasion, and says, “They didn’t say to stop” as though that qualifies as an excuse when they’re on tranquilizers, it’s clear that maybe they didn’t have anything to do with it. :rolleyes: ---
**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 24, 2017, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/27 "2017-06-24T11:08:19Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > How would Cosby’s defense benefit from a town hall meeting today , when the act was committed 20 years ago? At the least it muddies the waters, and doubt is an accused’s best friend. And at best makes prosecutors shy away from forcing a case when millions seem to be on his side, and willing to cry ‘persecution’. “_It was terrifying, and humbling, to be falsely accused of such awful things, awful things I would never do; but I resolved not to let it get to me, and to forgive, as Christ would, these confused and misguided [del]gold-digging tramps[/del] poor sweet ladies, but more than that, to present my side of the story to the great American Public, so they can judge fairly and squarely, my innocence. I was vindicated once, but I must make restitution by presenting what happened to me, explain how our once-great judicial system is broken, and how an innocent person ought to avoid false accusations [del]from gold-digging bitches[/del]._” “_By explaining how to avoid even the appearance of impropriety, as I alas in my naivety inadvertently did not, if I can save but one soul from the hell of shame and horror I have been trapped in by [del]these gold-digging skanks[/del] sheer dumb bad luck, it will have been worth while_.” ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/28 "2017-06-24T20:42:02Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > \*\* > > Cosby doing town halls\*\* > > Does anyone think that this thread could use a better title? 🕶 We could probably start another thread with suggestions. ---
**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 24, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/29 "2017-06-24T21:21:24Z")
> [@dude\_robert](#): > > He hasn’t actually been convicted yet, so why must we treat him like a criminal? He could be completely innocent, you know… He might not have done any of that… He hasn’t been acquitted yet either. And who is suggesting he be treated like a criminal anyway? He’s being treated like a pariah, and if the OP is correct that he wants to advise people on how to avoid being accused of sexual assault then maybe he deserves that treatment. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/30 "2017-06-24T21:51:10Z")
This is the 60th worst thing he’s ever done! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/31 "2017-06-25T02:08:05Z")
So when is his first town hall meeting scheduled for and where? ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/32 "2017-06-25T03:01:21Z")
Having seen the scenes of Congressional town halls, I can only imagine how exciting Bill’s would be. ---
**Author:** ![anomalous1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/33 "2017-06-25T12:21:34Z")
On a related note; an article where R-Kelly calls Bill Cosby a pervert. [http://www.atlnightspots.com/rkelly-bill-cosby-pervert-belongs-jail/](http://www.atlnightspots.com/rkelly-bill-cosby-pervert-belongs-jail/) The best part of that article is where it states “the proof is in the pudding” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687/34 "2017-06-25T13:33:36Z")
I can’t believe he doesn’t have a single close friend who would look at this and say, “dude, WTF are you thinking?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687.md?page=1)