Infidel Dog Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 Bill Cosby was released from prison yesterday. Many are not happy about it. Bill Cosby's accusers hope the decision to release him won't discourage survivors from sharing their stories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 One of those situations where DAs try to do the best they can, knowing that he won't be convicted. And when he gets out, they are pilloried worse than if they had done nothing. Seems that way to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argus Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 I was reading a fascinating story about Nordbat2, the nordic unit assigned to UN duty during the wars in Yugoslavia. It contained information on the Swedish military's mission focus. Basically, if you have to break the rules, ignore your orders, and improvise to fulfil the mission, then all would be forgiven. The mission is everything. The Nordic unit ignored UN rules and regulations, and its commander even ignored orders from his own government and pretended communication issues. But they got their mission done. They protected the people they were sent to protect. Others went by UN orders and failed their mission. It seems to me that fundamental justice ought to be the mission of any legal system. It's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Argus said: It seems to me that fundamental justice ought to be the mission of any legal system. It's not. I think I agree, keeping in mind that there are limits to what you can get away with. To my mind, the DAs tried to do roughly what the Swedish military did in the former Yugoslavia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OftenWrong Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 He spent 2 years in jail, so its not like he didnt pay anything at all If he was even guilty. Whatever money he paid to his accusers should also be considered punitive. I read one person got 3M dollars. Poor woman must have been mortified the rest of her life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 21 minutes ago, OftenWrong said: He spent 2 years in jail, so its not like he didnt pay anything at all If he was even guilty. Whatever money he paid to his accusers should also be considered punitive. I read one person got 3M dollars. Poor woman must have been mortified the rest of her life. Yes. I think people who don't understand why he is free also don't understand that justice is sometimes aspirational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 Maybe the Epstein case would be a better comparison for folks than, say, an episode of Law & Order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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