This is a discussion forum, not a court room limited by law and a formal trial, in deciding our opinions of Clinton and Cosby being rapists.
Bill Clinton and Cosby are both guilty of rape it seems, with the Cosby guilt being much more obvious.
The posters who cry foul in favor of Cosby’s “rights” are very hinky to me, and smell of possibly being abusers themselves, in some form.
You’re right. They are women haters, period.
Indeed. This is a public forum.
A court of law, on the other hand, can handle issues of defamation.
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California Defamation Law
Note: This page covers information specific to California. For general information concerning defamation, see the Defamation Law section of this guide.
California Elements of Defamation
Defamation, which consists of both libel and slander, is defined by case law and statute in California. See Cal. Civ. Code §§ 44, 45a, and 46.
The elements of a defamation claim are:
publication of a statement of fact
that is false,*
unprivileged,
has a natural tendency to injure or which causes “special damage,” and
the defendant’s fault in publishing the statement amounted to at least negligence.
Publication, which may be written or oral, means communication to a third person who understands the defamatory meaning of the statement and its application to the person to whom reference is made. Publication need not be to the “public” at large; communication to a single individual other than the plaintiff is sufficient. Republishing a defamatory statement made by another is generally not protected.
*As a matter of law, in cases involving public figures or matters of public concern, the burden is on the plaintiff to prove falsity in a defamation action. Nizam-Aldine v. City of Oakland, 47 Cal. App. 4th 364 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996). In cases involving matters of purely private concern, the burden of proving truth is on the defendant. Smith v. Maldonado, 72 Cal.App.4th 637, 646 & n.5 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999). A reader further points out that, even when the burden is technically on the plaintiff to prove falsity, the plaintiff can easily shift the burden to the defendant simply by testifying that the statements at issue are false....”
http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/california-defamation-law