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exboyfil

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4. Prosecutorial misconduct and incompetence needs greater penalties (or some penalties)

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 7, 2022, 11:47 AM

Mar 2022

Cosby as loathsome as he is did give up his rights to refuse to answer questions in a civil trial based upon the decision of the prosecutor to waive criminal charges. In theory it was supposed to smooth the way to getting a civil judgement for the victim, but it turned out to be irrelevant in that trial.

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And some wonder why women are cynical about getting justice in our system... hlthe2b Mar 2022 #1

Especially when the perpetrator is wealthy groundloop Mar 2022 #2

Yup... hlthe2b Mar 2022 #3

Prosecutorial misconduct and incompetence needs greater penalties (or some penalties) exboyfil Mar 2022 #4

Expected bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #5

legally correct, 3Hotdogs Mar 2022 #6

Cosby served more than two years of a three- to 10-year sentence ..... Goonch Mar 2022 #7

What happened to his feeble old man routine for the press? BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #8

Right XanaDUer2 Mar 2022 #9