tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post3831109789137416850..comments2024-03-29T10:09:22.033+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: A Few Updates, and Bill CosbySteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-22401078195709754052014-11-27T13:40:55.258+00:002014-11-27T13:40:55.258+00:00One woman brought charges against Zcosby back in 2...One woman brought charges against Zcosby back in 2006 I believe. No fewer than 10 or 13 women came forward and were set to testify against him, and rather than go to trial he settled. I thought it was common knowledge then but I'm realizing now it wasn't. So upsetting. All of it. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-60970615339250651182014-11-26T06:16:25.198+00:002014-11-26T06:16:25.198+00:00Sharon, that is an OUTRAGEOUS story! It's unbe...Sharon, that is an OUTRAGEOUS story! It's unbelievable how different the thinking was then. Thank goodness that guy didn't turn out to be a danger to you (well, beyond those initial encounters).<br /><br />As for the country spiraling down the drain (to use Ellen's words), I don't think it's just the U.S. The entire planet is in trouble. I won't get back on my overpopulation kick except to say there are just too many of us, and the more we reproduce the harder it will be to maintain a civil society.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-83694329181052710172014-11-25T22:23:55.357+00:002014-11-25T22:23:55.357+00:00I agree - it's crazy town here these days. I&#...I agree - it's crazy town here these days. I'm doing the ostrich thing mostly...<br /><br />And, boy, Sharon - so many of these kinds of stories out there! I mean, for heaven's sake, shouldn't they have worried about this "family" man's family if he behaved that way in public? What the heck did people think then (and why am I saying "then" since despite awareness this kind of thinking is still going on). Sigh.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-9827355510609989502014-11-25T16:23:22.065+00:002014-11-25T16:23:22.065+00:00I read that article you linked to about Bill Cosby...I read that article you linked to about Bill Cosby. I of course had heard about the allegations but had not read or seen any of the details. I have to agree with you about the era and the circumstances. I'm quite sure that if I had been in the position of those young women at that time, I wouldn't have gone to the police either. I'm sure I would have told a friend or family member but, going to the police would have been useless and only embarrassing for me.<br />One morning sometime around 1971 or 72, I was walking to work from the parking lot when a man exposed himself to me. I went in to work and called the police. When they came, they asked me what I had done to entice the man. A week later, that same man followed me in my car as I was driving to work. Instead of parking in my spot, I drove to the police station he followed all the way but kept going when I parked at the police station. I had his license plate number, I went in the station a filed a complaint. As I waited to sign the statement, a police officer counseled me and told me the man had a family and did I still want to sign the complaint. Much to their dismay, I said yes. In the end, they charged him with disturbing the peace. They told me it kept him from having a "sex" charge on his record. It was certainly a different time.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-23576812326188435792014-11-25T14:26:01.059+00:002014-11-25T14:26:01.059+00:00I agree with the two ladies above. this country i...I agree with the two ladies above. this country is spiraling the drain. <br /><br /> we got on the waiting list for an electrician to come and look over the shop months ago and are still waiting for someone to come. I think they blew us off. Marc's been doing the immediate electrical needs himself.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-90794956199933468122014-11-25T13:38:33.073+00:002014-11-25T13:38:33.073+00:00What Elizabeth said. You really don't want to ...What Elizabeth said. You really don't want to be here right now.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-31150867977555168542014-11-25T07:15:21.696+00:002014-11-25T07:15:21.696+00:00Sometimes I envy your expat status. It's not a...Sometimes I envy your expat status. It's not a good time right now in the states -- Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.com