Bill Cosby Case: mistrial

[Rev. Rye]

I'm not sure processing a rape kit 15 years after an assault is going to do much . . .

Cosby worked out a great (for him) MO in perpetrating his crimes.  Hell, his wife is still standing by him (not that there is anything wrong with that).

This is the unfortunate thing about prosecuting sex crimes: the longer you wait, the more it becomes a matter of just one person's word against another's, and, without other hard evidence (even if there's a demonstrable trend) this is a very unfortunate case to make for either side. I suspect this may be part of why there is a statute of limitations on such a crime, despite how heinous they tend to be. Really, the best way to even try to get justice is to report as soon as possible, and, given that the trial (and the lead-up to it) can be just as traumatic to the victim as the actual event, this does suck and I can't be sure it can change.

And you don't have to tell me twice that the sex-crime sentencing laws we have are FUBAR.