BILL COSBY ACCUSED OF RAPE

[blueberryhill]

I can't believe that after all the discussion re this man, some of you are still blaming the victims. For the life of me, I don't understand your reasoning. It is like some of you are living is some dark, dank hole and have no understanding of human behavior......

I just hope to God that none of you are ever a victim of a sexual assault, then you won't have to keep asking, "Why did they wait so long to speak up?" There are several reasons, e.g. ...who has the power here....would anyone believe them.....no, of course not.....and some still do not believe them.....and then you keep wondering why they didn't speak up sooner. Jeez.................It is rape if ONE partner is unable to give consent for sexual intercourse by being incapacitated by drugs (including alcohol).....

Rape is a crime and Mr. Cosby should be in prison..........The End........

No one would have cared about or believed Aileen Wuornos either when her johns beat her and sodomized her. So she just killed them. I think I have more respect for her than a few of Cosby's victims.

Don't think the Wuornos story relates to this story but just my opinion. The scenario here is that this apparently started back in the 60's and 70's and if you have researched it, you know that people who worked with Cosby are aware of his "behavior." Everyone turned the other cheek, because he was a well respected man with power and money. Bring in wanna be starlets or someone who is naive and believes Cosby is truly going to help them with their career......You become aware at some point that you have recently had intercourse, but don't remember the details....first comes the embarrassment, etc....and the power imbalance, so you keep your mouth shut, then years later, you realize you weren't the only victim.....It wasn't just you....so you come forward because you are no longer alone in your accusations and you feel more powerful now.

For the record, a few women did come forward, back in the 70's. Predictably, they were not believed....He has maintained the same mode of operation through the years, First the drugs, then the sexual assault...This wasn't just a little hanky panky... He used his power and money to intimidate and bully vulnerable females into his lair.......

I don't know the background of all of the victims and maybe they should have known better, but if you look at the names of some of the victims and their individual stories, they are quite respected today in their respective careers...and why would they want to expose their "mistake" now....it is called justice from a creep who assaulted them in an earlier time. Have any of you ever done something you were ashamed of and weren't quite sure of the details of what happened...are you going to go to police especially if guy is a famous TV guy?

In today's culture, it is much easier to come forward and report rapes because of changes in societal attitudes....back in 60's and 70's, not so much....it was usually the victim who was put on trial, and her complete sexual history was exposed in open court..... I am amazed at the number of unreported rapes, even today...

Also many people blamed the victim for what she was wearing, the fact that she went with guy to his apartment, like you should expect to be raped if you do that...A majority of these women were just naive because predators know how to "pick" their victims. He deliberately chooses women who, will be too ashamed, etc. to report what happened given their memory lapses due to the drugs....

You notice that Cosby never picked on successful, strong women, etc...they were mostly starry eyed wanna be actresses, etc....not only that, a strong, mature woman would most likely report the assault in a heartbeat.....

The story about the 15 year old at the Playboy Mansion....she wasn't working there. Hugh Hefner's friend took her there and yes, she was underage, but she walked into a lion's den and if you read about how it came about, the poor girl thought she was being noticed and this would help her career. She, of course, was being used by dirty, old men...but that doesn't mean she deserved to be assaulted by Bill Cosby, but if you do think that, then I think, you have a very black heart......

Most of the former supporters of Bill Cosby have come to their senses....and see him for what he really is.....a creep who preyed on the young and naive...does that justify his drugging and raping? Well, this is the end of my dissertation.....