Bill Cosby

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Arletta

I wasn't.

IMO, they shouldn't have waited 30 years to come forward. Period. If I was raped by someone, no amount of money is going to keep me from going to the police.. Period. Pretty sad that the all mighty American dollar can shut them up. So let me guess, the money stops coming in and then they start talking? Please ....

They should have said something a loooong time ago...

As I'm sure you know, an extremely high number of these date rape cases go unreported for a number of reasons. The victims often times feel that they are partly to blame. These cases are obviously different from a stranger grabbing a woman on a street and raping them. I think those cases are usually reported a much higher percentage of the time.

Anyway, I don't know what the answer is. Many women in these cases would just rather pretend that the incident never happened and forget about it. That is their choice. But I think it is also their choice if they decide they want to talk about it, even if it isn't until many years later. I agree with you that if they want to press charges then they better report it immediately. The law agrees also. That is why we have statute of limitations. But in terms of a person simply telling their story, they can do that whenever they feel like it. If you want to judge these women for waiting or if you want to accuse them of lying, that is your prerogative.