YellowRose10,

I mean its suck how the laws are made where a word in the legal world means one thing but can multiple meanings to victims or suspects.

The personal experience I described earlier, makes me sympathetic toward women who delay the reporting of assault, but I can also see why most people take such an atagonising stand against such women.

This case provokes a lot of reflection in me..

Did Mr Cosby induce any of the drugs he distributed during these sexual interactions?

If he didn't , shouldnt that raise some suspicion of questionable motives , seeing that couples who utilise drugs in sexual recreation, generally do it simultaneously or alternately?

From what I understand, lawyers often try to establish wholesomeness /deviance of character as part of the basis for determining innocence or guilt.

Unless Mr. cosby had an open marriage, his apparent lack of remorse over his multiple affairs , when contrasted with his loud espousing of traditional family values (outside of his television projects) , and his arrogant attitude about his sexual exploits, pokes a small hole in his integrity / credibility I think.

By contrast, Beverly Johnson, a successful model and one of the victims, has led a successful and scandal free career for decades. Even if she was releasing a book at that time, which might offer a motive for false accusation , that one fact has to be weighed againt her reputation over a lifetime , which to my knowlege has been above board. If it was proven that some of the other victims have also led scandal free/decent lives, then it does give those women some degree of credibility. The fact that Janis Dickerson, another victim and former model , has had a life drenched in scandal , and therefore is rife with motive for a accusing Cosby, could possibly ,mean , that Mr Cosby was NOT guilty of all the charges , but possibly guilty of some.

As for the contrast between the retribution handed out for Cosby's offenses versus that of other white celebrities, I do agree that society has been harsher towards Cosby, and I dont approve of such injustice...


But Im concerned that if the issue of racism receieves too much of a focus , that the potential sexual assualt of these women will be overshadowed, and the women who were genuine victims will never be vindicated

I agree. We will never know.


Having survived sexual assaults TWICE and having all brothers, I believe I tend to have a balanced view of both sides of the equation,,,and the complications of proving someones 'intent' or 'consent' in any given situation(or lack thereof), let alone holding others responsible for recognizing or knowing if it is 'consentual' or not,,,


that being said,,,


I do not know what remorse or arrogance Cosby has shown with his family , who are the ones he has to show remorse to if at best he was an adulterer

IF he was an unwitting rapist, I feel his 'remorse' was shown when he was made aware of someones feelings and offered them apology AND assistance

I do not know how great or terrible Beverly is either as her only known claim to fame is modeling and wigs, I do have a family member who modeled and knew her who didn't think she was such a gem,,,and one of her best friends Iman has said she doesn't believe it because they spoke about EVERYTHING including overbearing celebs and he was NEVER brought up,

but again, I never did know her or much about her besides her making money being pretty.


the character of none of those involved is particularly bad publicly, I do not know any of their character in real life or otherwise

so it comes down to just not having proof that anything happened AGAINST anyones will