Bill Cosby finally charged

[josephpalazzo]

It's about time that POS faces the law...


http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/31/business/media/bill-cosby-charged-in-sexual-assault-case.html?_r=0

[aitm]

What a shame. Responsible for bringing millions of whites into the idea that black people are people too. Damn shame. I had a great deal of respect for the man. Just goes to prove, never put your idols on pedestals, those that don't fall off tend to jump.

[stromboli]

What a shame. Responsible for bringing millions of whites into the idea that black people are people too. Damn shame. I had a great deal of respect for the man. Just goes to prove, never put your idols on pedestals, those that don't fall off tend to jump.

Yes, this is definitely a sad business. I respected Cosby as well.

[_Xenu_]

Yes, this is definitely a sad business. I respected Cosby as well.

I think most people did. Not now though. Definitely not now. I'm surprised South Park didn't take a much harder swing at him this season.

[Unbeliever]

It's those people we'd never suspect that need the closest watching.

[Hakurei Reimu]

What a shame. Responsible for bringing millions of whites into the idea that black people are people too. Damn shame. I had a great deal of respect for the man. Just goes to prove, never put your idols on pedestals, those that don't fall off tend to jump.

Bill Cosby was never anything more than a funny comic to me. He still is.

I learned my lesson with Victoria Jackson â€" her politics are as stupid as the characters she played.

Remember, folks: an entertainer's core competence is entertainment. To ascribe them any credibility beyond that is folly.

[stromboli]

Bill Cosby was never anything more than a funny comic to me. He still is.

I learned my lesson with Victoria Jackson â€" her politics are as stupid as the characters she played.

Remember, folks: an entertainer's core competence is entertainment. To ascribe them any credibility beyond that is folly.

No question placing people on a pedestal is a bad idea. I've seen too many icons go down over the years. But Cosby- I mean he was like a spokesman for his race, for christ sake. Was awarded the Freedom Medal and had accolades galore. This is a sad event from every angle.

[GreatLife]

Extremely weak case. Don't get your hopes up.

He is also counter-suing a bunch of women. Could get interesting.

I met him once back in the 90s after a show in Vegas. Seemed like a great guy... Guess he has a dark side to his personality.  Sounds like if I had been a good looking woman rather than an ugly man my experience would have been different.

[stromboli]

I don't think he'll get convicted either- statute of limitations and other issues. I'm sure this will get milked indefinitely in the media. I just think the whole thing is a sad statement about human behavior.

[Munch]

I was never into the shows he was in, but I knew about cosby even as a child, he was much like rolf harris and jimmy savile, those 'nice' celebrities who seemed so pleasant to children back in the 70s-80s. All of them now have been accused to doing something unsavory with children, which just breaks a part of that childhood for me.

This is why i'm glad I was fully into cartoons and games back then, at least your never read a report how liono or optimus prime was a kiddie fiddler.

[Mr.Obvious]

Will the case be televised?
We could call it: 'victims say the darndest things'

[drunkenshoe]

Cosby Family was a big hit here when I was a kid. And at many other places. I don't know if they're aware, but this is an international trial with a huge multicultural audience scale, not a domestic one.

Fucking piece of shit. What a shame. I loved the show as a kid.

[josephpalazzo]

That guy let a whole community down. You have to ask yourself: WTF was he thinking? Did he think he could outsmart everyone and get away with it? Jail time won't be enough, in MO. I'm thinking public execution, Roman style.

[Munch]

That guy let a whole community down. You have to ask yourself: WTF was he thinking? Did he think he could outsmart everyone and get away with it? Jail time won't be enough, in MO. I'm thinking public execution, Roman style.

I don't think that's needed, he could just be made to share a cell with Santa.

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[drunkenshoe]

He wasn't thinking anything in particular. Like most people put on a pedestal; with power, fame and wealth he saw himself 'untouchable'. Simple as this.

And he is not that wrong. How many of these people in similar status get officially charged, let alone prosecuted properly and punished?