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Originally Posted by biosurfer1
Seems like an oxymoron... knows for sure, without a doubt he was guilty, but can't prove it?
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Happens every day...
Former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor:
“What I said was there was insufficient, admissible, and reliable evidence upon which to base a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt. That’s 'prosecutors speak' for 'I think he did it but there's just not enough here to prosecute.'”
He found the witness, Andrea Constand, to be credible. He found Bill Cosby's statements to be less credible. Enough time had passed between the incident and the investigation that obtaining physical evidence was going to be impossible. It was going to be a he said/she said fight and he further thought:
“I mean, I’m not a fool. I recognize that had I arrested Bill Cosby it would’ve been front page news at every newspaper in the world and led every broadcast in the world."
You reckon that potentially losing that case might have made him a wee bit nervous?
Let's see if you can follow the bouncing ball and sing along with me:
The criminal case for Andrea Constand did not go forward.
Andrea Constand then filed a civil case.
Bill Cosby elected to settle it before it went to trial.
When the **** hit the fan recently, John P. Schmitt (Cosby’s lawyer) made several statements that denounced all of the claims that had been made public.
Shortly thereafter, he made another statement, in conjunction with Andrea Constand's lawyer, that "the statement released by Mr. Cosby’s attorney over the weekend was not intended to refer in any way to Andrea Constand."
In other words, Andrea Constand didn't like being called a liar, got in touch with her attorney, who grabbed a handful of John P. Schmitt's nutsack and forced him to clear her name.
So, those of us that can put 2 and 2 together are now reasonably satisfied that he did some bad things to at least one female. You may be on the fence about the rest of them but I'd feel comfortable wagering a chunk of money that she wasn't the only one.
I also think OJ was guilty, because
I'm not stupid.
JR