Cosby's [Female] Lawyer: I'm Not Victim-Blaming, But "Women Have Responsibility [to report alleged rapes straight away]. We have responsibility for our bodies, we have responsibility for our decisions, we have responsibility for the way we conduct ourselves." Oh dear, she spoke the truth!

dontpet · 2015-08-01T06:11:28+00:00

Wise to have a female lawyer. A man saying that, wow!

pnw_diver · 2015-08-01T01:06:49+00:00

By all accounts, Cosby has done some terrible things. He is not a poster child for male dispossession in society.

tprice1020 · 2015-08-01T10:17:46+00:00

Aligning ourselves, or showing any support thereof, to Cosby will only serve to discredit every legitimate cause on this sub.

mariox19 · 2015-08-01T11:46:10+00:00

Imagine a woman flies to Somalia, strips naked in the street, lays down on her back with her legs spread, has a sigh with an arrow pointing to her vulva.

Does she then have any responsibility for the result?

Obviously a woman who dresses in a hot sexy way doesn't deserve to be assaulted, does not owe anyone sex and has every right to safely end any encounter at any point.

But is it really victim blaming to admit that there are levels of safety and risk that come with every decision?

If someone wants to argue that the risk should be less, then I agree.

But pretending like women have no power to influence outcomes is dangerous in itself.

CoccyxCracker · 2015-08-01T15:33:16+00:00

This has been my biggest problem with this entire issue. These women waited, in some cases, DECADES to come forward. And what do they do, now that they have the national spotlight? They attack Cosby. And attack him, and say some more mean things. And there will probably be a civil lawsuit. Which means they want money.

Now, if these women had come out and straight away made a PSA style video telling young women to report this shit ASAP, because look at how it fucked up our lives by not reporting it, I would have SO MUCH RESPECT for them. The media will take care of Cosby FOR YOU. They didn't need to throw mud.

Instead, it comes down to gimmie gimmie gimmie. Pathetic.

2015-08-01T17:49:34+00:00

I agree completely.

Snowfox2ne1 · 2015-08-01T06:33:33+00:00

I just don't think defense attorneys are the cutting edge ethics we are looking for... Their job is to make whatever point they can to get their client off, not to spout actual ethics and reason. Rape is rape, just because he can get away with it legally, doesn't mean he didn't do it. Just because they didn't come forward immediately doesn't change the facts, and I am ashamed that anyone would call this kind of bullshit "truth".

Also what truth is she implying in your mind? That these women are weak if they don't come forward immediately? If they don't take responsibility for being drugged by someone? I still don't know if he invited them over for drugs and happened to have sex with them, or if he invited them over to drug and rape, but man is what this woman said the farther thing from truth I have seen on the issue.

CMOS222 · 2015-08-01T11:37:00+00:00

In fairness, 30 or 40 years ago it was a lot more difficult for a woman to report a rape and expect to be treated seriously, especially if the alleged offender was a famous or influential member of society. It was just as difficult, if not more so, for victims of pedophilia at the hands of members of the Catholic clergy or people like Jimmy Savile. Society had a vested interest in believing these people to be likeable, charismatic people, and they avoided the emotional effort of changing their viewpoints about these people.

Karissa36 · 2015-08-01T12:34:18+00:00

Sure, if the woman wants criminal or civil action taken against the accused, she must proceed in a timely manner. However, her choice not to do so doesn't mean she can't ever talk about what happened for the rest of her life. Failing to report earlier is a credibility issue, but there are lots of issues that can affect credibility on both sides. "Large numbers of alleged victims didn't complain about it then so they can't complain about it now" didn't work out very well for the Catholic church's credibility and it's a pretty weak defense for Cosby.

chaku89 · 2015-08-01T18:10:58+00:00

Why the fuck did they wait ? Only for it to get big and cash in ?

brokedown · 2015-08-01T01:40:03+00:00

I'm not victim-blaming, but....

I'm not a racist, but....

I'm not a homophobe, but...

etc...

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