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Mr. Paterno, Mr. Cosby and Naivete
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Most likely very few of us know the facts behind any of those cases. The country believed the woman in the Duke Lacrosse allegations was being truthful and more recently Rolling Stone reported on a case. Both turned out to be false accusations and screwed up the lives of not only the accused but people associated with them. Being found guilty in a court is not guarantee of guilt either. Look at how many people have been released because of "witnesses" who have lied, of evidence was buried, etc. etc. In a case in TX a man was executed based on what has turned out to be debunked junk science. The US has the "innocent until proven guilty" concept for a reason. Because we don't have the facts and people jump to conclusions like scared rabbits. Try spreading that message instead. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Most likely very few of us know the facts behind any of those cases. The country believed the woman in the Duke Lacrosse allegations was being truthful and more recently Rolling Stone reported on a case. Both turned out to be false accusations and screwed up the lives of not only the accused but people associated with them. Being found guilty in a court is not guarantee of guilt either. Look at how many people have been released because of "witnesses" who have lied, of evidence was buried, etc. etc. In a case in TX a man was executed based on what has turned out to be debunked junk science. The US has the "innocent until proven guilty" concept for a reason. Because we don't have the facts and people jump to conclusions like scared rabbits. Try spreading that message instead.
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You are absolutely right that that is how they get away with it. I had to recognize that fact when it became apparent just what kind of a man he was. Part of me doesn't want to believe that kind of person exists, yet I know they do. It's just hard to accept, hence the "naivete" of wanting to believe the best in people.
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It's almost impossible to get all the facts. All we can do is base our thoughts and opinions on our own experiences and what we believe to be the truth. I try to stay open minded about any new information that comes out.
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Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
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I don't disagree with your statement that we should assume innocence until guilt is proven. And I'm certainly not suggesting that Mr. Cosby should be convicted, sentenced and executed without a trial. My point is that because of the sheer numbers of complaints against him, the charges should be investigated and if they are found credible, he should be prosecuted if the law allows for it. (I don't know if the statute of limitations applies in his case) The last thing I want is the lynch mob mentality that is so prevalent. If no case can be made against Mr. Cosby, then my presumptions were wrong. I am open to that possibility. The Duke lacrosse case, if my memory holds, is that there was one accuser. Mr. Cosby has multiple accusers, last I saw it was over 30. And there has been this cloud over Cosby for years, there have been a number of people who, before these charges ever hit the light of day, were saying that he wasn't the man he portrayed himself to be. And you are right, we don't know the truth or the facts, we rarely do. But we can gather evidence and make the best decisions possible from that evidence. Any evidence will always be somewhat tainted, but we have to live with that and hope for the best. There is no doubt that it is a tragedy when an innocent person goes to prison, it should never happen and I would rather see a guilty person free than an innocent person wrongly convicted. I believe in the Duke case and in the Rolling Stone incident, there were political/social issues which were used to muddy the waters surrounding the criminal cases involved. Not that it excuses the errors, it doesn't. The numbers argument can go both ways. Is it really credible that the “sheer numbers of” accusers (I believe it is 40 some now) for 30 years would all have the same reason(s) for not reporting? And only one would come forward in a timely manor – but too late for a r@pe kit. The Duke lacrosse case became more than one accuser when a great number of the students essentially ran the lacrosse players out of town and suggested they be burned. And the prosecutor, who was running for office (a higher one IIRC – not sure), and the detective, played along by choosing to ignore, manipulate and withhold evidence. Those weren’t errors; the prosecutor was permanently disbarred from practicing law. In the Cosby case the current prosecutor ran for that office and used the Cosby case as part of his platform. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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people's opinions are formed by many things and often have little to do with facts. as outsiders to an "inside" story, we will never know the facts about Paterno's knowledge or lack of knowledge. Of Cosby's intent or how hard he pushed what might have been willing participants who are now jumping on what seems to be a class action suit. an opinion is formed and often changes as more information becomes available. and while I am taken with the idea of wanting to come down on the correct side of an issue..........I FEEL like you might be trying too hard. my opinion on Cosby is this.....if he forced them - shame on him. if they are panning for gold, shame on them. and since I will likely never know the truth, that's about as close as I will get to a valid opinion.... not so helpful, eh? You cannot conceive the many without the one.
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people's opinions are formed by many things and often have little to do with facts. as outsiders to an "inside" story, we will never know the facts about Paterno's knowledge or lack of knowledge. Of Cosby's intent or how hard he pushed what might have been willing participants who are now jumping on what seems to be a class action suit. an opinion is formed and often changes as more information becomes available. and while I am taken with the idea of wanting to come down on the correct side of an issue..........I FEEL like you might be trying too hard. my opinion on Cosby is this.....if he forced them - shame on him. if they are panning for gold, shame on them. and since I will likely never know the truth, that's about as close as I will get to a valid opinion.... not so helpful, eh?
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