As of today, Cosby’s defense team has rested their case. Before doing so, they called Detective Richard Schaffer to testify. Cosby’s lawyers used Schaffer’s testimony to cast doubt on Constand’s sworn statement; Constand admitted to making some mistakes in her previous accounts, but her story still makes sense and is consistent with events that followed. Cosby later attempted to buy off Constand with offers to pay for her education. These are classic moves of a criminal; they engage in lawless deeds and those who can afford it use money to cover their tracks, silence, their victims, before proceeding. This should not be glossed over or ignored by the jury.
In late 2014, Cosby interviewed with CNN and stated that he would not be testifying. To quote him exactly: “What people want to say, want you to say, and how they maneuver — yes, I do have lawyers to protect me, ‘objections,’ ‘sustained’ — but I just don’t want to sit there and have to figure out what I believe is a truthful answer as to whether or not I’m opening a can of something that … my lawyers are scrambling.” Any sensible person will understand that these are the ramblings of a very sick, duplicitous person. An honest individual is not plighted with attempts to “figure out what they believe is a truthful answer.” Many people suspect that Cosby will be found guilty of the charges against him, just as he should be. Persons above reproach do not purchase quaaludes and then distribute them to the women they want to sleep with. Those who are convinced of Cosby’s innocence need to understand that Cliff Huxtable was merely a character; Cosby’s depiction of a wholesome, loving husband and father is clearly the stark opposite of his real life character.
