Bill Cosby

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Mr. Cosby has now publicly admitted obtaining Quaaludes for the purpose of 'having sex' with women.

Consensual sex does not require one partner being stoned/buzzed/high/semi-conscious.

This admission seems to prove the claims.

Somehow, I sort of feel sorry for Camille Cosby....does she love him THAT much, to force herself not to see what he

was doing?

Does she feel guilt for what he did, when she could have said or done something?

How could she stay with him?

How could she look her daughters in the eyes, knowing that a man like her own husband could one day victimize

them?

I wonder what will happen to him?

He is likely to fade away into ignominy.

Up until a few weeks ago, I still looked up to him as someone who had come up and out of an impoverished background, served in the Navy, and put himself through university to earn a Ph.D.

Now, I feel as sad for him as I do for Robin Williams - both had brilliant careers that were cut short by their own actions. But for Dr. Cosby, I also feel a sense of betrayal, much as the kid who cried to Shoeless Joe Jackson, "Say it ain't so!" after his involvement in the Black Sox Scandle of 1919.

Now, all of my heroes are dead - physically or spiritually - and there is no one left to look up to.

NO ONE? out of 7+ billion to choose from?

Not even one.

gosh. I guess I have not been as exposed to the deepest nastiness of too many people so I am in a more comfortable state of ignorance.

Can you be your own hero?

IMHO there are countless "ordinary" heroes all around us.

The nastiest form of betrayal is to pretend you are a saint when you are not.

I don't any sympathy for Cosby. Hypocrite, liar, rapist.

I have less anger towards the actual single act of rape than I do towards those who LIE about it and use their power to COVER THEIR TRACKS. It makes me REALLY REALLY angry.

Using POWER to silence victims is FAR MORE DAMAGING than the actual act of rape in my opinion. And that's not to say rape is fine or anything. But that psychological violence is inexcusable.

I despise when people people in power are able to get away with things.

I had not imagined that he would turn out to be a garden-variety sociopath. people are full of surprises.

Sure ... and then become so full of myself that I turn into the kind of person who believes that he can get away with committing crimes forever ...

Then perhaps just don't consider the possibility of committing "crimes forever" as a possible part of your life; just forget that idea, and instead continue intelligently and purposefully committing good acts and avoid all questionable acts the best you can, and perhaps, before long, others will look up to you and perhaps you'll look up to yourself? Everyone's choice begins now.