11-18-2014, 09:51 PM
IMO, Bill Cosby is guilty, but will wait for facts to come out. Women very often (i.e., 30 years ago) did not report rapes, because they felt ashamed, embarrassed, humiliated, etc., plus they felt like no one would believe them over the ever popular Bill Cosby. I do understand the non reporting. Remember when Priests started being accused of molestation and rape of young boys. Many of the boys did not report crime at the time because of same reasons and they only told their stories when they became an adult and usually, because someone had the courage to report it. It is much easier to report this crime if you know you weren't the only one and you have support to go ahead and report it. Not easy to do when person doing raping has more power than victim...
There are a lot more rape, etc victims out there that have never been reported to the authorities. During a trial, the victim is usually accused of being a slut; she is made to feel guilty for "allowing" it to happen. Kudos to all the brave women and men out there who have gone forward with charges in spite of time elapsed. Doesn't matter if 30 years have elapsed. It is something that changes and affects a person for life.
Yes, User, I know you would just pull up your baggy, holey pants and move on and more power to you. I know you have strength to stand by your daughter and that all that matters now even tho we disagree at times. I consider myself a strong person, too, so from one strong person to another, good luck with your daughter.
There are a lot more rape, etc victims out there that have never been reported to the authorities. During a trial, the victim is usually accused of being a slut; she is made to feel guilty for "allowing" it to happen. Kudos to all the brave women and men out there who have gone forward with charges in spite of time elapsed. Doesn't matter if 30 years have elapsed. It is something that changes and affects a person for life.
Yes, User, I know you would just pull up your baggy, holey pants and move on and more power to you. I know you have strength to stand by your daughter and that all that matters now even tho we disagree at times. I consider myself a strong person, too, so from one strong person to another, good luck with your daughter.