Bill Cosby to walk free after court overturns sex assault conviction

[hewontgo]

Bill Cosby to be released from prison after court overturns conviction https://t.co/NjCWLm7YFZ pic.twitter.com/qRFhtcBpqf
- New York Post (@nypost) June 30, 2021
Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case

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[goshipgurl]

It's time for the urn!

[goshipgurl]

i never wanna hear "well did you report it?" again. 60 women accused Bill Cosby, and even with 60 accusers we took years to convict, and now he's going free anyway. there are no consequences for rape and rapists know that. so let's be real: rape is fully legal in this country.
- Lane Moore (@hellolanemoore) June 30, 2021

[khays]

Yep. Exactly why I didn't report mine. No fucking point.

[barbarbarian]

Same.

[sirlolsworthy]

ditto. TW for obvious reasons: it was in the context of a relationship breakdown and consent was initially given and then revoked. I don't imagine cops would have even bothered to take a statement on it

[vespertinev]

Same

[scaredsquee]

it would be my word against theirs. i stopped associating with him when i found out he lied and said he was 18 (i was 19,) when in reality he was 16. he still got what he wanted.

[gillenvillain]

Same. I knew no one would believe me. I knew somehow it was going to be far worse for me if I tried to hold him accountable.

I wish I had the courage of other women to come forward...I'm in awe of all of them. But it KILLS me to know that after all of this STILL nothing fucking happens to these assholes. I die a little more inside when I see this shit.

[reptilia___]

I wish I didn't report mine. He still has a job🙃

[soul_amazinn]

Yeah and people are arguing

“Well he’s old even if he did do it it’s not like he can rape anyone now so why is he in jail?”

And people wonder why victims don’t speak out

[khays]

Unless he is fully paralyzed idk why people think age stops someone from being capable of rape.

[januarysix]

Why is there a laugh reaction to this comment?

[hazypink]

i think people sometimes confuse it for a crying/sobbing reaction. always awkward when it happens.

[palmerraids]

Yeah - that almost happened to me I think in a death post (i forgot who tbh). It definitely wasn't meant to be intentional, I was just more in shock of the news to really pay attention tbh...

[__planitbremix]

Same thing happened to me in a post where I user lost a family member. Thankfully someone brought it to my attention so I could fix it. On mobile, or with my phone in particular sometimes it freezes and chooses the wrong emoji reaction =(

[littlebones]

i almost clicked it when clicking the fire react, so i'm sure that's what happened