Thread by @mtracey

Bill Cosby And The Incoherence Of American Liberalism
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The outpouring of demand that Cosby remain incarcerated despite the PA Supreme Court ruling that his civil liberties were egregiously violated is another example of why “progressive” activists really should rebrand as “pro incarceration activists”

... “no relevancy” except the PA Supreme Court ruled that the agreement rendered the entire prosecution of Cosby invalid, and that his civil liberties has been severely violated. Please read the actual ruling. And consider how you’d like being bait-and-switched by a DA

https://twitter.com/outsurrection/status/1411025055212048393

Good take 👇

https://twitter.com/rhodeislander/status/1411035313741471746

Did you know the Montgomery County DA aired campaign ads essentially pledging to prosecute Cosby despite his predecessor brokering an agreement not to do so? Does that sound like a situation conducive to due process and a fair trial?

Would strongly recommend that everyone watch this short interview from former Cosby defense attorney Tom Mesereau about the convictions being vacated

This is totally wrong. Cosby’s guilty convictions were vacated. He is not guilty. These brain-dead Twitter pundits don’t understand elemental concepts about the judicial system, and certainly don’t care about civil liberties when they interfere with their screechy moralizing

https://twitter.com/bengleib/status/1410873282090311685

Worth noting: *all* of the PA Supreme Court justices (Dem and GOP) agreed that Cosby was entitled to relief on account of due process violations. Three justices merely disagreed regarding the type of relief to which he was entitled. All agreed that his trial was fatally flawed

Here's what one of the dissenting justices said regarding a major issue at the trial. Note that it's entirely separate from the matter of whether the previous DA's non-prosecution agreement with Cosby was binding

Also of note: all three of the female justices on the PA Supreme Court (two Dem and one GOP) were in the majority ordering Cosby's immediate discharge and barring any future re-trial

This statement from Cosby's accuser is subtly pernicious. It suggests that protecting basic Constitutionally-afforded civil liberties is incompatible with victims of sexual assault achieving "justice"

Also hadn't realized the accuser became a "they/them"

https://twitter.com/ConstandAndrea/status/1410347835086811139

Mesereau is a perfect example of a person who inevitably runs afoul of popular left-liberal consensus because, as a defense attorney with an obvious stake in civil liberties, he adheres to a consistent set of principles

https://twitter.com/Zigmanfreud/status/1411323206435151879

Doing a stream momentarily on this topic -- clips will be posted later on YouTube rokfin.com/stream/6959