Bill Cosby launches "If I Did It" lecture tour

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The Walrus: Jul 9, 2002; by Fluffdaddy

The balls on this man, wow, the balls. We should all aspire to such a paradigm of masculinity chivalry and class. what a great man.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/...d=72738718&te=1

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Bill Cosby is planning a series of town hall meetings this summer to educate people, including young athletes and married men, on how to avoid accusations of sexual assault, two of his representatives said Wednesday.

The announcement came just days after Mr. Cosby�s trial on sexual assault charges ended in a hung jury and while he is still battling civil suits from other women who say he assaulted them too.

�This issue is bigger than Bill Cosby,� his representative Andrew Wyatt said on �Good Day Alabama,� a show on WBRC Fox 6 in Birmingham.

�This issue can affect any young person � especially young athletes of today,� he continued, �and they need to know what they are facing when they are hanging out and partying, when they are doing certain things they shouldn�t be doing.� Mr. Wyatt said the issue �also affects married men.�

Ebonee M. Benson, who works with Mr. Wyatt and joined him on the program, said the need for awareness had grown because the statutes of limitations on sexual assault have been extended in several states. In some cases the legislative efforts were aided by women who have accused Mr. Cosby of molesting them.

�People need to be educated on a brush against the shoulder,� she said. �Anything at this point can be considered sexual assault.�

The Cosby announcement drew immediate rebukes from several quarters, including the anti-sexual violence organization RAINN.

�It would be more useful if Mr. Cosby would spend time talking with people about how not to commit sexual assault in the first place,� said Jodi Omear, an organization spokeswoman.

Kristen Houser of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center said a number of organizations exist that would be far more appropriate choices to lead an educational program on this issue than Mr. Cosby, whom she described as �a person who has 60 allegations of sexual assault against� him.

Gloria Allred, a lawyer who represents several women who have accused Mr. Cosby of assault, said the �workshops appear to be a transparent and slick effort to attempt to influence the jury pool from which jurors will be selected for his second criminal trial.�

One of the town halls will be held in Alabama in July, Mr. Wyatt said on the show. In a later email, he said Mr. Cosby had received �hundreds of calls from civic organizations and churches requesting for Mr. Cosby to speak to young men and women about the judicial system.� He said the program would include a critique of the decision by prosecutors in Pennsylvania to charge him last year.

Mr. Cosby later thanked the television station for having his publicists on the show. He is currently free on bail while he awaits a retrial of the criminal case in which he is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault in connection with a 2004 encounter with a woman at his home outside Philadelphia. The woman, Andrea Constand, says Mr. Cosby drugged and assaulted her.

Mr. Cosby and his lawyers say the sex was consensual.

The jury deliberated for 52 hours before a mistrial was declared because jurors were hopelessly deadlocked. On Thursday, The Associated Press and a Pittsburgh television station reported that jurors it spoke to had said the panel ended its deliberations almost evenly split between those supporting conviction and acquittal.

That depiction was at odds with that of a juror who spoke to ABC News earlier in the week and had said that 10 members of the panel had voted to convict Mr. Cosby but were unable to persuade two jurors who would not budge.

Some jurors were concerned about the 10-year delay in prosecuting Mr. Cosby, and that politics had been involved, The A.P. reported.

WPXI Channel 11 in Pittsburgh played a recording of a man it said was a juror who said the voting was evenly split.

�Whatever the man did, he has already paid his price, paid, suffered,� the voice in the recording said. �A case that was settled in �05 and we had to bring it up in �17.�

On Wednesday, the ABC News report, based on its own conversation with an anonymous juror, said the panel had voted 10-2 to convict Mr. Cosby on two of the three counts.

In one of the juror accounts that surfaced Thursday, the panelist agreed that there had been a 10-2 vote at one point, but said the mood in the room changed in the later hours and was roughly split between those who sought a conviction and those who wanted to acquit Mr. Cosby.

Several jurors contacted by The New York Times have said they are unwilling to speak about their deliberations. In releasing their names Wednesday, Judge Steven T. O�Neill had warned the jurors not to discuss their deliberations.

Mark Roth contributed reporting from Pittsburgh.

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Putty: Mar 21, 2013; HOOKED ON THE BROTHERS

Cosby is going to turn into dust any day now seriously why

# ? Jun 23, 2017 13:20

Chumbawumba4ever97: Dec 31, 2000; by Fluffdaddy

There was a model, I think it was Janice Dickenson, who was on Howard Stern like literally a decade before these allegations came out, where she hinted that Cosby sexually assaulted her but she stopped herself and said she legally probably should not say anything. No exaggeration it was like 2003 or something.

# ? Jun 23, 2017 13:21

T.S. Smelliot: Apr 23, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

Well he's not wrong lol I'd be curious about the real motivation that brought this poo poo up decades after the fact any of this alleged poo poo happened

# ? Jun 23, 2017 13:26

SpaceClown: Feb 13, 2016; by FactsAreUseless

This is good stuff OP real top notch info

# ? Jun 23, 2017 13:32

The Walrus: Jul 9, 2002; by Fluffdaddy

sorry there's not much opportunity for puns.

T.S. Smelliot posted:

Well he's not wrong lol I'd be curious about the real motivation that brought this poo poo up decades after the fact any of this alleged poo poo happened

nah

# ? Jun 23, 2017 13:35

Fog Tripper: Mar 3, 2008; by Smythe

T.S. Smelliot posted:

Well he's not wrong lol I'd be curious about the real motivation that brought this poo poo up decades after the fact any of this alleged poo poo happened

At the very least, anything that happened in the 70s should be thrown out completely. I mean it was the loving 70s.

# ? Jun 23, 2017 13:37

SMILLENNIALSMILLEN: Jun 26, 2009

Why do yall think he did it? Imo he was possessed by demon's of lust like in that enigma song

# ? Jun 23, 2017 13:38

SMILLENNIALSMILLEN: Jun 26, 2009

Fog Tripper posted:

At the very least, anything that happened in the 70s should be thrown out completely. I mean it was the loving 70s.

I'll scribble 1979 on your forehead and throw you in the trash

# ? Jun 23, 2017 13:43

mind the walrus: Sep 22, 2006

T.S. Smelliot posted:

Well he's not wrong lol I'd be curious about the real motivation that brought this poo poo up decades after the fact any of this alleged poo poo happened

Ignoring the first part of that post, what brought it back up to a lot of people was a Hannibal Burgess standup where he mentions it.

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EugeneJ: Feb 5, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

Is Bob Barker co-headlining?

# ? Jun 23, 2017 13:47

Lawrence Gilchrist: Mar 31, 2010

As usual the best and brightest in GBS grace us with opinions from on high

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jet sanchEz: Oct 24, 2001; Lousy Manipulative Dog

Only in America

# ? Jun 23, 2017 13:53

signalnoise: Mar 7, 2008; i was told my old av was distracting

Bill Cosby presents: "How to get off"

# ? Jun 23, 2017 13:57

T.S. Smelliot: Apr 23, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

mind the walrus posted:

Ignoring the first part of that post, what brought it back up to a lot of people was a Hannibal Burgess standup where he mentions it.

No poo poo? So it was apparently more or less common knowledge when taken in conjunction with that post about it coming u on stern too?

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spacetoaster: Feb 10, 2014

Dad is great! He gave us chocolate cake!

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ditty bout my clitty: May 28, 2011; by FactsAreUseless; Fun Shoe

Chewy chocolate cake

# ? Jun 23, 2017 14:00

mind the walrus: Sep 22, 2006

T.S. Smelliot posted:

No poo poo? So it was apparently more or less common knowledge when taken in conjunction with that post about it coming u on stern too?

Yeah it was one of those "Yeah, but what can you do?" things. This sort-of poo poo happens a lot in the entertainment world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr0KriimgUs

# ? Jun 23, 2017 14:00

Lawrence Gilchrist: Mar 31, 2010

T.S. Smelliot posted:

No poo poo? So it was apparently more or less common knowledge when taken in conjunction with that post about it coming u on stern too?

It was as well known as the allegations that Robin Williams stole jokes so many times over the years that comedians would request to be notified via flashing light if he was present.

# ? Jun 23, 2017 14:02

EugeneJ: Feb 5, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

Remember that flash game on Newgrounds from like 15 years ago where Cosby was trying to lure women into an alley before bludgeoning them and throwing them in a dungeon?

I wonder what the creator of that knew

edit: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/218789

# ? Jun 23, 2017 14:03

T.S. Smelliot: Apr 23, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

mind the walrus posted:

Yeah it was one of those "Yeah, but what can you do?" things. This sort-of poo poo happens a lot in the entertainment world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr0KriimgUs

Jesus loving christ

# ? Jun 23, 2017 14:07

T.S. Smelliot: Apr 23, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

So this whole poo poo show is a sham? Not in the "so what he's a rapist" sense but everyone knew about this poo poo for like the last 4 goddamn decades but NOW they're going after him because....? Who did he piss off and what did they want from him?

# ? Jun 23, 2017 14:12

The Walrus: Jul 9, 2002; by Fluffdaddy

T.S. Smelliot posted:

So this whole poo poo show is a sham? Not in the "so what he's a rapist" sense but everyone knew about this poo poo for like the last 4 goddamn decades but NOW they're going after him because....? Who did he piss off and what did they want from him?

the complainant talked to her mom and her mom said report him

# ? Jun 23, 2017 14:14

Chumbawumba4ever97: Dec 31, 2000; by Fluffdaddy

He's also made a lot of weird comments about Spanish flea and sleepy juice and other weird poo poo.

Here is the thing from Stern from over a decade ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95TuA6FNtEs

# ? Jun 23, 2017 14:16

Caesar Saladin: Aug 15, 2004

why would i want tips about how to avoid allegations of sexual assault from a man who seems to have more of them than anybody in history?

# ? Jun 23, 2017 14:25

Chumbawumba4ever97: Dec 31, 2000; by Fluffdaddy

Also this scene is amazing in hindsight:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA4yuz8qgj4

I highly recommend it for the :wtf:

factor if you have never seen it

# ? Jun 23, 2017 14:25

mind the walrus: Sep 22, 2006

T.S. Smelliot posted:

So this whole poo poo show is a sham? Not in the "so what he's a rapist" sense but everyone knew about this poo poo for like the last 4 goddamn decades but NOW they're going after him because....? Who did he piss off and what did they want from him?

Remember most of this poo poo happened in the 60s-90s. Cosby was a huge stand-up (second only to Richard Pryor as the premier black comedian, and by far the cleaner act) and had one of the highest-rated sitcoms of his day, known for working exceptionally hard to portray black families in a positive light, not to mention all that "Kids say the Darndest Things" show. The feeling of "I can't go against him, he's too well-connected/important" was strong. It's only like a decade out of the last time Cosby had any pretensions to relevance that suddenly he's an acceptable target.

And like I said this sort-of poo poo happens a lot. Any successful kid's actor you see on TV? Odds are way better than not that the kid is getting raped on the regular by producers/executives.

# ? Jun 23, 2017 14:28

SpaceClown: Feb 13, 2016; by FactsAreUseless

Caesar Saladin posted:

why would i want tips about how to avoid allegations of sexual assault from a man who seems to have more of them than anybody in history?

This is the real question here

# ? Jun 23, 2017 14:29

CharlestonJew: Jul 7, 2011; Illegal Hen

remember kids, pull up your pants

unless there's a passed out woman in front of you in which case go wild

# ? Jun 23, 2017 14:39

CharlestonJew: Jul 7, 2011; Illegal Hen

the best way to avoid accusations of sexual assault is to make sure there's no survivors afterwards

# ? Jun 23, 2017 14:40

I said come in!: Jun 22, 2004

Cosby should go on tour with Brock Turner.

# ? Jun 23, 2017 14:41

The Walrus: Jul 9, 2002; by Fluffdaddy

I really hope there's recording of these things.

Wondering how much of it will skirt around the obvious 'how to not get caught' reality.

I mean, poo poo, the loving LAWYER spells it out �This issue can affect any young person ...when they are doing certain things they shouldn�t be doing.�

drat

# ? Jun 23, 2017 14:42

Zeluth: May 12, 2001; by Fluffdaddy

Last thing I want to do is wake up with a dick in my mouth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWUBnrIaphQ

Zeluth fucked around with this message at 15:03 on Jun 23, 2017

# ? Jun 23, 2017 14:58

walgreenslatino: Jun 2, 2015; Lipstick Apathy

The Walrus posted:

I mean, poo poo, the loving LAWYER spells it out �This issue can affect any young person ...when they are doing certain things they shouldn�t be doing.�

drat

Knowing Cosby's conservatism what this phrase likely refers to is "drinking and partying and premarital sex"

# ? Jun 23, 2017 15:00

the holy poopacy: May 16, 2009; hey! check this out; Fun Shoe

walgreenslatino posted:

Knowing Cosby's conservatism what this phrase likely refers to is "drinking and partying and premarital sex"

Cosby's official story is that he slept with a lot of women and gave them sedatives for recreational purposes but it was all 100% consensual and he's very sorry for consensually giving so many women recreational sedatives and then having consensual sex with them.

# ? Jun 23, 2017 15:06

T.S. Smelliot: Apr 23, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

mind the walrus posted:

Remember most of this poo poo happened in the 60s-90s. Cosby was a huge stand-up (second only to Richard Pryor as the premier black comedian, and by far the cleaner act) and had one of the highest-rated sitcoms of his day, known for working exceptionally hard to portray black families in a positive light, not to mention all that "Kids say the Darndest Things" show. The feeling of "I can't go against him, he's too well-connected/important" was strong. It's only like a decade out of the last time Cosby had any pretensions to relevance that suddenly he's an acceptable target.

And like I said this sort-of poo poo happens a lot. Any successful kid's actor you see on TV? Odds are way better than not that the kid is getting raped on the regular by producers/executives.

Yeah this makes a lot of sense actually, I guess his shows and stuff were a bit before my time because my only real memories of him really are "the jello guy" growing up.

# ? Jun 23, 2017 15:10

I said come in!: Jun 22, 2004

Bill Cosby is a rapist and I don't care what the courts say. They got it wrong.

# ? Jun 23, 2017 15:19

COMRADES: Apr 3, 2017; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

lmao

# ? Jun 23, 2017 15:19

I said come in!: Jun 22, 2004

mind the walrus posted:

Remember most of this poo poo happened in the 60s-90s. Cosby was a huge stand-up (second only to Richard Pryor as the premier black comedian, and by far the cleaner act) and had one of the highest-rated sitcoms of his day, known for working exceptionally hard to portray black families in a positive light, not to mention all that "Kids say the Darndest Things" show. The feeling of "I can't go against him, he's too well-connected/important" was strong. It's only like a decade out of the last time Cosby had any pretensions to relevance that suddenly he's an acceptable target.

And like I said this sort-of poo poo happens a lot. Any successful kid's actor you see on TV? Odds are way better than not that the kid is getting raped on the regular by producers/executives.

Bill Cosby being a rapist was okay because he did some good things I guess!!!

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COMRADES: Apr 3, 2017; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

mind the walrus posted:

known for working exceptionally hard to portray black families in a ~~positive~~ white suburbia approved light

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