BREAKING: Judge declares mistrial in Bill Cosby trial

[brooklynite]

(per New York Times)

[FarPoint]

1. This is nuts....

What a waste if money first of all...So very much more is askew in our society... I'm list for words.

[tblue37]

2. One good outcome to the investigation and trial, though, is that even if he never ends up

convicted, he has had his reputation destroyed and has undoubtedly experienced several years of overwhelming stress and dread, despite having gotten away with his predation for so long and despite being so sure he was untouchable.

Maybe what has happened to him might cause at least some powerful predators to refrain from such crimes out of fear that they might get caught and exposed after all.

[FarPoint]

5. Yes...

He's off the radar at least... Maybe some measure of progress in the line of prevention can be a result of these victims courage.

[Madam45for2923]

6. and he cannot try to do with women what he did before, b/c he might as well run to a prison near him

[lindysalsagal]

3. A sad result: The victim went through all of it in public w/o conviction.

The system still does not want to believe women, and so women don't want to press charges.

Even if some of the jurors believe he is guilty, and good for them for not backing down for days, he still goes home to his mansions.

I hope the general public can allow Constant to live her live without too much interruption. But it's how to imagine how.

[dalton99a]

4. Exactly.

[DefenseLawyer]

7. Has the State indicated whether they will re-try him? n/t

[NobodyHere]

8. They've indicated they will

[lindysalsagal]

9. But will she want to go through all of it again? I wouldn't blame her if she didn't.

It changes your life permanently. That's why he got away with it for decades.