Why is Cosby at home and not in prison?

[Equinox Moon]

I know he has not been sentenced, but he was found guilty of violent sex acts and will spend time in jail.

[dameatball]

1. It was a plea bargain. Prison cannot afford all the jello.

[Blue Owl]

4. Pudding him in jail would be expensive

n/t

[John Fante]

10. He should be in custardy.

(can't lie, I got that from The Office)

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

14. He should have been in crustody since his meringuement. nt

[Blue Owl]

19. And required to wear an orange jump suet

n/t

[dameatball]

17. Lol

[dameatball]

16. Gawd...that was bad....but I like it.....:)

[Princess Turandot]

21. It was a jury verdict, not a plea bargain. nt

[dameatball]

24. I know. It was part of a bad joke. (Prison made a deal so they would not have to buy so much jello).

Maybe I need to learn how to use that red "arcasm"thing I see on DU now and then....

[RKP5637]

2. If he didn't have money and what fame and lawyers they would've thrown away the key asap. n/t

[TheSmarterDog]

3. Because he's rich.

[Sneederbunk]

5. People with money and celebrity are treated differently.

Don't be surprised, if upon sentencing, he is allowed to remain free pending appeal.

[BigmanPigman]

6. The poor, fatherly icon of values and morals

is too old and sickly to spend time in a cold prison...

[lpbk2713]

7. He has more money than God.

People in his position seldom go to jail.

[jodymarie aimee]

8. his dignified courtroom decorum upon

hearing the verdict !!! Good behavior....

[Equinox Moon]

9. I found this on CNN - online

"I'm not simply going to lock him up right now," the judge said, citing his age and his track record of appearing at every hearing for two and a half years.
"You are making a very big deal of something where there is a very high bail and he has appeared at every appearance," O'Neill said.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/27/us/bill-cosby-appeal-prison-time/index.html

[mackdaddy]

25. But now he is a convicted Felon and Rapist.

Really what has he got to lose now if he runs with his millions?

So what if he made his earlier hearings. He is now going to prison for life.

[triron]

11. Why is Trump in the WH and not in prison?

[Equinox Moon]

13. Spot on!!!

It is called injustice, corruption...

[treestar]

12. I would think his age

It might be a burden on the system to have that old a prisoner; at least, a new one (as opposed to the likes of Charles Manson who was with them for decades).

[SunSeeker]

15. Judge Steven T. O'Neill obviously empathizes more with Cosby than the victim(s).

He cited Cosby's age. That should not matter. Indeed, if anything, it militates in favor of sending Cosby to jail now, so that he at least serves some jail time. Otherwise, with lengthy appeals, he stands a good chance of dying before serving any jail time, and thus escaping punishment altogether.

[dameatball]

18. I agree. What does age have to do with anything?

That is like saying "But he has a nice puppy."

[SunSeeker]

22. I wonder if this judge fears he will be in Cosby's shoes one day.

It could explain his sympathy for Cosby.

I doubt he worries that he will ever been in the shoes of a sexual assault victim, hence his lack of identification with or empathy for the victim.

[dameatball]

20. I knew a woman many years ago that was a model. She worked car shows, grand openings, etc.

She told me....out of the blue.....that she had been drugged and date raped by two guys at an auto show, but she could not prove it. I asked her why she had not pursued it and she said she felt like no one would really listen. That was 25-30 years ago. I believe her. She is very down to earth and just wanted to turn the page

[Equinox Moon]

23. Indeed. And, look at what they did to the victim during the trial

She was victimized in multiple ways that went beyond the violent sex act by Crosby.

Too bad your friend did not go in to an emergency room and get a blood test for the drug(s) and all the other evidence that can be collected. I think they call it a rape-kit. That is what women should do. Immediately, before showering or changing clothes, go to a hospital for evidence collection and report to the police while there.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

27. Rape kits are only good if the police ever bothering getting them tested

Which many times they don't. There is a huge backlog on testing them. In some larger cities, thousands have sat for years. In Detroit, they discovered over 11,000 rape kits just sitting in storage. All untested. It took them 9 years to process them, with the last of that batch just recently being processed this past March.

[jberryhill]

26. Danger to the community / flight risk

Those are the two factors.