Bill Cosby's not free on a technicality. He's free because his prosecutors cheated

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Bill Cosby did not walk free because he wasn’t guilty of drugging and then sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004 — or as he preferred to see it, of “dancing outside” of his marriage. That’s absolutely not what the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said.

But it’s also wrong to say that he escaped justice on a technicality. He escaped justice because a prosecutor’s office violated its previous agreement not to charge him. Go ahead and testify in a civil suit by Constand, they told him, because you’re not going to be charged.

That deal was incredibly stupid, but it was also binding. Yet after Cosby waived his rights and implicated himself, a successor to the DA who’d made that agreement decided to charge him anyway. Which wasn’t either fair or constitutional.

And as sick as I am to see a man accused by more than 50 women dance outside of his prison cell, I don’t think I get to be against prosecutorial wrongdoing only when it suits me.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/bill-cosby-not-free-technicality-100000012.html

[Skittles]

1. his legacy will forever be that of a sick fucking pervert

at least there is that

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. He will die in ignominy for what he's done, so there is that ... maybe small consolation

to victims, but at the same time ... prosecutors need to act with integrity.

Sucks its worked out this way.

[leftieNanner]

3. Isn't that prosecutor

Somehow connected to TFG?

I thought I read that recently.

Makes sense.

[rsdsharp]

4. Of the law firm of Confused and Furious who defended Trump

in impeachment number 2, this particular prosecutor was Mr. Confused.

[MyOwnPeace]

5. Unfortunately,

RepubliQans do not have exclusive rights to those who elect to ignore the law and seek justice.
Somebody (yeah, we know who) screwed up - and JUSTICE corrected the matter.
However, the "Cos" will NEVER be seen as anything but a sleezeball - and I do feel for those that are hurt by his release.

[NH Ethylene]

6. "I don't think I get to be against prosecutorial wrongdoing only when it suits me."

Exactly right. The prosecutor probably thought he could ride the wave of anger and disgust of what Cosby had done to get away with introducing evidence gained unlawfully.

We have to defend these rights, even when they help someone we'd like to see behind bars.

[localroger]

7. Rights mean nothing if they don't exist when people are shocked that they exist

As with so many examples of free speech, rights only really matter when powerful forces want to pretend they don't exist. It should have been possible to prosecute Crosby lawfully. That that wasn't done is the abomination here.