Bill Cosby sentencing this week

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Two part question:

Do you think he SHOULD go to prison?

Do you think he WILL go to prison?

My answer to both: Yes
 

I don't think that he should go to prison. He's too old. His "crime" wasn't that bad compared to the a$$holes who are running the streets today.

It's hard to tell what the court will decide in his case.
 
How come some guy who steals a loaf of bread from the local 7-11, gets caught, and is in the slammer a couple of months later yet for the celebrity, politician, person of wealth it takes years to prosecute? I know - -money buys lawyers and lawyers prolong cases but the system sucks when these selected folks can play it out for so long, even when some are obviously guilty.
 
DaveA said:
How come some guy who steals a loaf of bread from the local 7-11, gets caught, and is in the slammer a couple of months later yet for the celebrity, politician, person of wealth it takes years to prosecute? I know - -money buys lawyers and lawyers prolong cases but the system sucks when these selected folks can play it out for so long, even when some are obviously guilty.
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Best discussed in a separate thread.

So what's your answer to the question about Cosby sentencing?
 
I'm still so disappointed in Bill; I always loved and admired him. I remember him scolding Eddie Murphy about using "language" in his standup comedy...oh, the irony.

I believe that if he is guilty, he should go to jail.

Don't know if he will.
 
Yes he should go to prison

Yes he probably will go to prison if California has a mandatory minmum sentence for this crime. He may not get 20 to 30 years in prison but will probably serve at least the minimum and then be released with a GPS ankle bracelet or something for any remainder of his sentence and be labeled and registered as a sex offender.
 
applecruncher said:
Best discussed in a separate thread.

So what's your answer to the question about Cosby sentencing?
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Sort of along the lines of my thread. As much as I admired him for his acting ability, some good works along the way, and affable persona, I sadly wonder what's taken so long after the evidence was put before the court. Truthfully, I lost track of the case a long while ago and was surprised that he hadn't been sentenced yet?
 
Falcon said:
I don't think that he should go to prison. He's too old. His "crime" wasn't that bad compared to the a$$holes who are running the streets today.

It's hard to tell what the court will decide in his case.
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Wow. His crime wasn't that bad? What if it had been you or one of your children that he'd drugged and raped? Would you still think they weren't so bad?
 
dkay said:
Yes he should go to prison

Yes he probably will go to prison if California has a mandatory minimum sentence for this crime. He may not get 20 to 30 years in prison but will probably serve at least the minimum and then be released with a GPS ankle bracelet or something for any remainder of his sentence and be labeled and registered as a sex offender.
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For the record, Cosby was prosecuted in Pennsylvania for sexual assaults committed in his Philadelphia area home.

I agree he should go to prison for his crimes, and I think it should be for a lengthy period. If he weren't a celebrity he'd be behind bars already.
 
I heard that he will receive 2-3 years, but appeals could hold up his immediate incarceration, if the judge allows him to remain free on bond until his appeals are exhausted, or if there are further allegations, or that he does something else stupid. I wouldn't bet my house on the sentencing being correct. No one knows for sure what the judge will hand down.
 
Drugging and raping should always carry a prison sentence...

I don't know if he'll go to prison, the law seems to be very odd at times ... and I don't know that now at his age Prison would be the appropriate punishment much as I feel he should... I think he'll end up with a big fine and house arrest of some type.. , which with celebrities , particularly millionaire celebrities with big houses and lots of land and friends, can be little punishment at all...it's not like being locked up in a one bedroom condo, with no money or friends.....but it'll be interesting to see what the results will be..
 
DaveA said:
Sort of along the lines of my thread. As much as I admired him for his acting ability, some good works along the way, and affable persona, I sadly wonder what's taken so long after the evidence was put before the court. Truthfully, I lost track of the case a long while ago and was surprised that he hadn't been sentenced yet?
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So was that a yes or no?
 
Do I think he should go to prison? Yes.

And I get the spirit of your question, so this directed at you at all, Applecruncher. But it irks me NO END that the possibility even exists that he might not go to prison. If it were some nameless person, some non-celebrity who had drugged and raped women, I don't think anyone would even consider NOT sending that to prison. But because he's who he is, there are plenty of folks who want to cut him some slack, give him the benefit of the doubt, take his age or celebrity or philanthropy or career or whatever into account and not send him there.

Which answers the second question, no, sadly, I don't think he will end up in prison.
 
so please a certain person isnt on hes jury saying no he should not arrrgh))))))))))
of course he goes to prison like all the rest of the hidden pervs hiding behind there celeb status .....look at Harvey weinstien ''' is all these women wrong ''dont think so '
so I hope he goes down big time ….
 
IF the judge lets him stay out of prison while his appeal is pending, and IF the appeals process in PA takes anywhere near as long as it does here, he might very well not live to see the inside of a prison.

SO, should he go to prison -- yes; will he actually go -- I think it's a crapshoot.
 
Since I was not in the room when any of the allegations took place, I do not know what happened . Do I believe the women? Absolutely not ! Do i believe he & they engaged in sex...yes very likely they did.

If he [Cosby] offered them a pill, to help them relax!! That right there is a bright red flag. IMO what ever happened after that, they [the women] were a willing participant in.

If a[host] offers a person a drink, beer, wine, whisky....anything . It is the responsibility of that person to know how they can deal with the influence of that drink or anything. If a host offers that person a pill?...again that is a huge red flag . Why in the world would any rational, responsible person ever take that pill?

If a person[particularly] a female, meets an influential person [a male] in a lounge, party, wherever ....and that influential person says....let's go up to my room and discuss what you have on your mind....more red flag. That is not the same as saying , well let's meet at my office tomorrow & we'll discuss it .

These women, were so anxious to perhaps further their careers by using the influence Cosby had, and might perhaps use for them & their goals....they were indeed willing to do whatever to get it. Then, when that influence did not pan out, and their careers did not flourish ?.....it was all sour grapes from there....and they carried that 'grudge' for decades to come. Only to raise the issue again for $$ when it finally became obvious that they were never going to be a star.

This is all just a spin-off of the old Hollywood casting couch that has been known of since forever.....Any woman gullible enough to let herself be led to it....I hold no sympathy for.

I hope he walks away free as a bird.
 
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