See the link. Interesting development.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/15/us/bill-cosby-email-sexual-assault-charges-pennsylvania/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/15/us/bill-cosby-email-sexual-assault-charges-pennsylvania/index.html
Email may derail case against Bill Cosby
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Former DA introduces an exciting concept -- suing the prosecution team:
"I cannot believe any state court judge would allow that deposition into evidence. .... Knowing this, unless you can make out a case without that deposition and without anything the deposition led you to, I think Cosby would have an action against the County and maybe even against you personally."
"I cannot believe any state court judge would allow that deposition into evidence. .... Knowing this, unless you can make out a case without that deposition and without anything the deposition led you to, I think Cosby would have an action against the County and maybe even against you personally."
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Jesus H Christ......is there not ONE individual closely associated with these MFing scoundrels who is NOT a POS hypocritical, ethic-less a-hole?
Whether Cosby be 100% guilty, or 100% innocent....or somewhere in between:
Fina's Girl - Risa Vetri Ferman - along with Kevin Steele (the non-Alum president of the PSU Alumni Association...placed there as a proxy for the Scoundrels, so that his next step is an automatic, un-elected seat on the PSU BOT) working together to use what they KNOW is inadmissible evidence to try to cook up ANOTHER media-based slam-dunk prosecution.
UN
F&CKING
REAL
These people are Dementors...........Soul-killing Dementors.
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To answer your question may I submit a resounding NO. Anyone holding elective office in The Commonwealth who does not support a purge of and criminal charges against the Judiciary and prosecutors past and present, should be tarred and feathered. The State of Pennsylvania is inundated with criminals and they are the very people who have sworn to provide justice for its citizens. There can be no greater betrayal of democratic principals.
Problem is there are 2 competing issues which the media will selectively side on and thus downplay or ignore the other issue. Their focus now is on Cosby +/- sexual assaults leading to more internet clicks, content for papers, tv, and ratings.
Cosby may be guilty as hell (based on what we know now) but an even bigger issue that has constitutional implications and even bigger scandal all over it will be ignored because in the current world of sound bites and superficial journalism- 'Cosby/ sexual assault' is sexier (and much preferred for national news) than 'corrupt Pennsylvania legal system'.
It used to be that judges and prosecutors/ AG offices were held to strict standards of keeping politics out of decisions and ruling solely based on facts and law. Over the years (IMO) there has been a 'slow creep' of loosening the standards into almost outright politics driving many decisions now. Even the Federal AG office has been corrupted in selective prosecutions. It's to the point where you can't even call the Feds in to clean up the PA legal system as half the time they aren't honest arbiters either.
I find it amazing that the Montgomery DA made this agreement with Cosby's lawyers (despite what you think of that strategy), and the current Montgomery DA is just ignoring it........even after being called on it by the former Montgomery DA.
The fact that the current DA then doubles down on the violation and actually gets to put it in front of a judge (who will be under national pressure to overturn the prior agreement) is just amazing to me. If that judge does not throw this out in less than 30 seconds then all bets are off on any deals with DAs in the future. Why agree to anything when a few years later the same DA office can just ignore the agreement?
I can't believe the legal system is so bankrupt to allow this to proceed and that the Montgomery DA office isn't put before a hearing board to remove all their licenses.
Again, my point isn't about Cosby's innocence or guilt. It's about a prosecution system in PA that has been allowed to lie/ misrepresent facts, retroactively charge people based on laws that didn't exist at the time of alleged offenses, commit perjury without punishment (even while charging others with perjury in the very same case), selectively leak grand jury and other information to convict in the press before trial (and then try to charge others who do the same), blatantly ignore agreed to deals, etc........and the judiciary, supposed legal malpractice committees/ review boards, and PA media turn a complete blind eye.
It makes me wonder what the hell is happening in cases that don't get the big attention of JS or Cosby.
Cosby may be guilty as hell (based on what we know now) but an even bigger issue that has constitutional implications and even bigger scandal all over it will be ignored because in the current world of sound bites and superficial journalism- 'Cosby/ sexual assault' is sexier (and much preferred for national news) than 'corrupt Pennsylvania legal system'.
It used to be that judges and prosecutors/ AG offices were held to strict standards of keeping politics out of decisions and ruling solely based on facts and law. Over the years (IMO) there has been a 'slow creep' of loosening the standards into almost outright politics driving many decisions now. Even the Federal AG office has been corrupted in selective prosecutions. It's to the point where you can't even call the Feds in to clean up the PA legal system as half the time they aren't honest arbiters either.
I find it amazing that the Montgomery DA made this agreement with Cosby's lawyers (despite what you think of that strategy), and the current Montgomery DA is just ignoring it........even after being called on it by the former Montgomery DA.
The fact that the current DA then doubles down on the violation and actually gets to put it in front of a judge (who will be under national pressure to overturn the prior agreement) is just amazing to me. If that judge does not throw this out in less than 30 seconds then all bets are off on any deals with DAs in the future. Why agree to anything when a few years later the same DA office can just ignore the agreement?
I can't believe the legal system is so bankrupt to allow this to proceed and that the Montgomery DA office isn't put before a hearing board to remove all their licenses.
Again, my point isn't about Cosby's innocence or guilt. It's about a prosecution system in PA that has been allowed to lie/ misrepresent facts, retroactively charge people based on laws that didn't exist at the time of alleged offenses, commit perjury without punishment (even while charging others with perjury in the very same case), selectively leak grand jury and other information to convict in the press before trial (and then try to charge others who do the same), blatantly ignore agreed to deals, etc........and the judiciary, supposed legal malpractice committees/ review boards, and PA media turn a complete blind eye.
It makes me wonder what the hell is happening in cases that don't get the big attention of JS or Cosby.
Stink...Question I've thought about often but never asked:
What is JC's middle name?
Is the H for Homer? Or maybe Hank? How about Horace?
Curious (and feeble) minds want to know!!!
It is not believable that any such agreement was not documented. That's just a crazy idea.
This is just more of Castor protecting Cosby and O'Connor. And a little ass-covering, too.
Castor needed to fabricate a "reason" why he didn't indict Cosby. That's all this is.
Castor didn't indict Cosby for the same reason Corbett & Fina originally tried to ignore Sandusky: powerful friends.
Excellent post. To me one glaring example of how broken the entire system is in PA was the pa supreme court turning a blind eye to kids for cash. Turns out one of the guys who was running one of the facilities, zappala, his dad used to be the chief justice of the pa supreme court, what a shocker he was never charged!! His brother is the current Pgh DA who is running for state AG. Good grief!!
I think you are 100 percent correct. Trying to play both sides against the middle, so to speak. However, if he indeed did give those assurances, it is hard to believe it won't be a factor in that case moving forward. Also, am I correct that Cosby only admitted giving the woman benadryl? Wow that is a rape drug?
Since on principal I generally despise prosecutors here's hoping Cosby gets his revenge. Is there anything we can do to get Kevin Steele disassociated from penn state? Frankly, he's as toxic as Sandusky. The other thing this reminds me to ask - if Kevin Steele can head up the alumni association without ever having attended PSU, does a PSU degree really mean anything? It certainly appears it means nothing to the alumni association and we know it means nothing to the BOT.
I just want to know what Temple knew and when they knew it. This stinks of cover up! Bill Cosby is literally the only successful Temple grad ever, they would protect his image at all cost. Especially when their second most famous alum is Ted Bundy.
There is a fishy smell coming out of Montgomery& Philadelphia counties! Not commenting about guilt/innocent; just the justice system in general.
Your anger should be directed to the DA that made the original deal. To enter into an agreement which he knew might potentially allow a serial predator to go free is a violation of his oath of office, which is to protect society.
Then again, making deals to allow serial predators to roam free seems to be acceptable conduct to some on this board.
Then again, making deals to allow serial predators to roam free seems to be acceptable conduct to some on this board.
Notice all the scumbag, soulless lawyers involved in all the Centre County, Montgomery County and OAG foibles? POS, unprincipled, zero-ethics, immoral, soulless, lying, narcissistic hypocrites is being kind.... These are the a-holes responsible for the zero-integrity moral rot this once great Country is experiencing and they along with their cronies control govt at all levels via their political pandering.
Actully, he is technically considered an "Alumni" in the same manner LeRoy Zimmerman and Tom Ridge (both recipients of Distinguished Alumni Awards issued by the PSU BOT) are considered Alumni - he holds a JD from Dickenson.
Bingo.
Not only do prosecutors today proceed based on laws that were not in effect at the time, they also proceed based on revised history.....and a revised interpretation of how men and women interacted back in the day. Social media lynch mobs enable these scoundrels.
Youngsters here should not be confused: We are not talking about sneaking roofies into drinks. We are taking about the voluntary taking of drugs which...believe it or not....was not at all uncommon back in the day.
So, you'll argue that he raped them after they were knocked out by the drugs he gave them. And, I will argue that the use of drugs voluntarily by women was common for relaxation and enhancement, and that it can effect memory.
He may be guilty. But it is far, far more likely that he was just living in the day.
SMH. Even today, it ought to be quite clear that there are women who seek to get close to the guys who will provide the drugs and alcohol and social status.
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This is pure BS. Most of the women have said that Cosby told them that what he was giving them was something innocuous like vitamins or something for a headache.
FFS Constand is gay. She had no intention of having sex with Cosby or any other man.
Cosby drugged women and raped them.
Don't make excuses for it.
