Bill Cosby. What can I say? I say this. (And some listeners agreed, some strongly disagreed!)
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Bill Cosby. What can I say? I say this. (And some listeners agreed, some strongly disagreed!)
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Sorry, society applauds Innocent Until Proven Guilty, right up to the point that it’s inconvenient. It has long been shown, that the group and herd mentality can have a direct influence on memory recall and the distorting of perception and the facts. I am going to keep an open mind, applaud him for his humour and works but with caution and concern over his perceived personal conduct.
So there’s no bias against Michael Jackson, then. He was never subject to criminal court. Or Woody Allen. Or if fifteen women came forward about a public figure in Canada, it wouldn’t alter or distort your view? Oh that’s right, they did. He’s called Jian Ghomeshi and the only reason he will proceed to trial is because his alleged offences were still within the statute of limitations.
The whole has-to-go-through-court thing is flawed, especially in this case. If these women were people you know, you would believe them, case closed. They are far from a herd. And I heard for myself a tape of Janice Dickinson being asked about Cosby 7 years ago, and saying she was afraid to speak further but that he was a “bad guy”. Cosby himself did routines about wanting to slip roofies in women’s drinks. It’s documented. Now we’re looking at a wrinkled old man with white hair. Back then, he was the hottest commodity in showbusiness and thought he was invincible. I find the whole “court” defence of this overwhelming anecdotal evidence to be absurd. We stop speaking to people we call friends with less evidence than this.
I agree wholeheartedly with your “Randt” Lisa. These women have nothing to gain but more shaming by coming forth; another high-profile woman I know and trust was the subject of Cosby’s own lewd comments and the only person there to back her up (24 years later) is a friend of Cosby’s. Fat chance. She fears a lawsuit and won’t step forward to add her voice, and I do not blame her one bit. No; no one is out to purposely ruin this man’s considerable legacy – why on earth would they be? And yes, we do believe in “innocent until proven guilty” in our society but there is too much similarity for this to all be some kind of herd mentality. We’ve gone far too long in our society not believing and then attempting to shame victims (so evident during the early days of the Ghomeshi accusations) and maybe, just maybe those who’ve kept quiet after being victimized will also find their voices in light of these two high-profile cases. These women have nothing to gain by coming forward and everything to lose (including the few who’ve now been targeted with a too-little-too-late defamation lawsuit from Cosby himself). In my opinion they’re the ones being tried in the court of public opinion and I applaud them for having the courage to finally step up and say “me, too.”
That’s right for I refuse to be drawn into the emotional aspects of these issues, I hear the accusations and claims and acknowledge the similarities but I have very few actual facts on which to base an opinion. Lisa, over all your years in news, how many times have you heard claims or accusations which turn out to be false, misinterpreted or not what they appear or only to discover that some key facts were left out. And yes, I’m keeping an open mind about Jian Ghomeshi as well and you and Erin better hope that I’m selected for jury duty if either of you ever end up in court, for I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and not rush to judgement.
By the way, the statute of limitations laws in Canada differ from those of the US.
If 30 people ever come forward and accuse me of something, I think I’ll just admit it and move on with the process!