Posted on Dec 5, 2014
Bill Cosby's honorary chief status revoked amid controversy
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From: Navy Times
Comedy legend Bill Cosby, who's facing renewed allegations of having drugged and sexually assaulted women decades ago, had his status as an honorary chief petty officer revoked Thursday by top Navy leaders.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (AW/NAC) Mike Stevens rescinded the honorary chief title conferred in 2011, the Navy said in a press release.
Scoop Deck: Former HM3 BiCosby reflects on how Navy service shaped his career
"The Navy is taking this action because allegations against Mr. Cosby are very serious and are in conflict with the Navy's core values of honor, courage and commitment," the service said in the statement.
In media reports, Cosby's attorney has called the allegations of drugging, groping and assault untrue and defamatory.
Cosby served in the Navy from 1956 to 1960, when he was honorably discharged. He rose to the rank of hospital corpsman third class and served in naval hospitals, where he helped Marines recover from Korean War injuries. He also deployed aboard dock landing ship Fort Mandan.
After winning the prestigious Lone Sailor Award, given to Navy and Marine vets for lifetime accomplishments, in 2010, he credited his naval service for sowing the seeds of his later success.
http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/2014/12/04/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-navy-chief-honor-revoked/19897577/
Comedy legend Bill Cosby, who's facing renewed allegations of having drugged and sexually assaulted women decades ago, had his status as an honorary chief petty officer revoked Thursday by top Navy leaders.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (AW/NAC) Mike Stevens rescinded the honorary chief title conferred in 2011, the Navy said in a press release.
Scoop Deck: Former HM3 BiCosby reflects on how Navy service shaped his career
"The Navy is taking this action because allegations against Mr. Cosby are very serious and are in conflict with the Navy's core values of honor, courage and commitment," the service said in the statement.
In media reports, Cosby's attorney has called the allegations of drugging, groping and assault untrue and defamatory.
Cosby served in the Navy from 1956 to 1960, when he was honorably discharged. He rose to the rank of hospital corpsman third class and served in naval hospitals, where he helped Marines recover from Korean War injuries. He also deployed aboard dock landing ship Fort Mandan.
After winning the prestigious Lone Sailor Award, given to Navy and Marine vets for lifetime accomplishments, in 2010, he credited his naval service for sowing the seeds of his later success.
http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/2014/12/04/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-navy-chief-honor-revoked/19897577/
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So much for the innocent till proven guilty. Just saying my .02 He may have or may not have we dont know yet and still everyone just dragging him through the mud.
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I haven't been following this at all and only realized it seeing the tabloids at the check out line. I have lost faith in the media and how they report. Innocent until proven guilty has fallen by the way side in my opinion. We have become a court of public opinion, media hype, and, political correctness at the expense of waiting until all the facts present themselves. I choose to wait before passing judgement.
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Key word, "allegations."
Every single woman in the world could come out of the woodwork and state that Bill Cosby raped/sexually assaulted them, but without proof their claims should be meaningless. Sexual assault is bad, and rape is worse, but assuming a person is guilty until proven innocent is contrary to the fundamental principles of what it means to live in America.
These women offer no proof other than their words against his, stating allegations that are literally unprovable, and Cosby is being raked through the coals for it, and to me that's a damned tragedy. He may have done it, he may not have, the point is that we have absolutely no evidence to support he did and until that changes the man should be assumed innocent of any wrong doing.
Every single woman in the world could come out of the woodwork and state that Bill Cosby raped/sexually assaulted them, but without proof their claims should be meaningless. Sexual assault is bad, and rape is worse, but assuming a person is guilty until proven innocent is contrary to the fundamental principles of what it means to live in America.
These women offer no proof other than their words against his, stating allegations that are literally unprovable, and Cosby is being raked through the coals for it, and to me that's a damned tragedy. He may have done it, he may not have, the point is that we have absolutely no evidence to support he did and until that changes the man should be assumed innocent of any wrong doing.
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