09-26-2018, 03:26 PM
It would be hard to find a person that hasn't been exposed to the story of Bill Cosby and his proclivity for drugging young women for the purpose of sexually abusing them. It is everywhere. All over television, social media, and more importantly, on the lips of every man, woman, and child all over the world. On September 25, 2018, Bill Cosby was sentenced to an ambiguous sentence of three to ten years in state prison. That was being reported, at least. Meanwhile, experts say that it is more accurate to say at least three years. The difference may seem pedantic, but I feel that this sentence will be a maximum of three years.
How many accusers were there? Like a trillion? But this man gets three years for all of his crimes. Now, I know that you can't sentence people for crimes that cannot be proven— not arguing that point. I'm just saying that in the '90s when he was making Spanish Fly jokes on talk shows, the real joke was that he knew he was going to get away with it.
And he has.
But wait! He didn't get away with it. He was sentenced to prison— some might argue that given his age it is the equivalent of a life sentence. So, surely, justice has been served? Not in my opinion. Or some may argue that this is a win for victims of sexual abuse by powerful men all over the world...and it would be hard to argue otherwise. It is certainly a good thing that the judge had the balls to bring Cosby to accounting for his actions.
But it doesn't matter.
Cosby was allowed to live his entire life perpetrating crimes against humanity and then, in the eleventh hour, received what equates to a slap on the wrist. He drugged women, sexually abused them, threatened them with career assassination if they spoke up, and actually crushed the life out of a few that had the nerve to be pissed off about it. Yet, he suffered no consequence for his actions. Now, in the twilight of his life, when he is almost blind, partially deaf, and nearly dead, he is sentenced to a paltry three years for his lifetime of debauchery!? That'll show him
The Cosby verdict, while undoubtedly a step forward for #MeToo and victim's rights in general, is simply not good enough. It is symbolic of change— or at least I hope so, but for the deviant, Bill Cosby, it is too little, too late.
How many accusers were there? Like a trillion? But this man gets three years for all of his crimes. Now, I know that you can't sentence people for crimes that cannot be proven— not arguing that point. I'm just saying that in the '90s when he was making Spanish Fly jokes on talk shows, the real joke was that he knew he was going to get away with it.
And he has.
But wait! He didn't get away with it. He was sentenced to prison— some might argue that given his age it is the equivalent of a life sentence. So, surely, justice has been served? Not in my opinion. Or some may argue that this is a win for victims of sexual abuse by powerful men all over the world...and it would be hard to argue otherwise. It is certainly a good thing that the judge had the balls to bring Cosby to accounting for his actions.
But it doesn't matter.
Cosby was allowed to live his entire life perpetrating crimes against humanity and then, in the eleventh hour, received what equates to a slap on the wrist. He drugged women, sexually abused them, threatened them with career assassination if they spoke up, and actually crushed the life out of a few that had the nerve to be pissed off about it. Yet, he suffered no consequence for his actions. Now, in the twilight of his life, when he is almost blind, partially deaf, and nearly dead, he is sentenced to a paltry three years for his lifetime of debauchery!? That'll show him
The Cosby verdict, while undoubtedly a step forward for #MeToo and victim's rights in general, is simply not good enough. It is symbolic of change— or at least I hope so, but for the deviant, Bill Cosby, it is too little, too late.
