He is also a creep. He did rotten, criminal, horrid things
to certain people when there were no witnesses to his actions, when he could
get away with them.
If you believe that he could not possibly have done the
awful things of which he is accused because he clearly has done so much genuine
and sincere good, you are kidding yourself.
If you recognize that he certainly did do the awful things,
but believe that removing his good work from the public record is an
appropriate response to that reality, you are as dishonest and foolish as he
is.
His awful behavior does not invalidate his excellent
behavior. His excellent behavior does not exonerate him from his awful
behavior.
Deal with each for what they are. There are people like this
in all walks of life. They deserve to be treated appropriately for ALL of their
actions. There is clearly something very wrong with Bill Cosby’s brain that
allowed him to act in the despicable way that he has. Maybe the very good
person that exists alongside the mean and shitty person is the pathway to
redemption and change.
I think it’s too late for Bill Cosby. His celebrity and wealth
is too heavily invested in his lies. The criminal nature of his ugly behavior
is too much of a legal liability for him to admit to his actions to seek
forgiveness and get the therapy he requires.
But, for the other Bill Cosbys in this world, the ones that
so many family and friends know as wonderful people... when something leaks out
from a long silent victim of theirs... take heed. Don’t be so quick to deny the
possibility of selective and secretive rotten behavior. They need help as much
as their victim does.
