Bill Cosby is finally going to be held accountable in a criminal case before a court of law for allegedly sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004. While Constand is only one of more than 50 accusers, for most of whom the statutes of limitations ran out long before they came forward, at least it’s something. As such, many are celebrating the former beloved TV dad’s arrest, some are coming to Cosby’s defense, and others are just lamenting that he wasn’t brought to justice sooner.
Either way, people had strong feelings about Cosby’s felony arrest — whether funny, sad, or angry — and here are a few reactions we’ve rounded up on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/aRobertsg/status/682226959502438400
Hope Bill Cosby has a good attorney pic.twitter.com/BwUxfJSYm2
— Matt Goldich (@MattGoldich) December 30, 2015
HEY HEY HEY….Bill Cosby has an arrest warrant for him To-DAY! pic.twitter.com/DaruQpjMgH
— Vince 22 (@VinceG222) December 30, 2015
Bill Cosby's going to see a different pudding pop where he's headed
— Ray (@HouseOfRay) December 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/ManEclectic/status/682238154993217536
PA district attorney: Bill Cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault. 1st degree felony.
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) December 30, 2015
NBC's longest running association with a comedian – The Bill Cosby Show, The Cosby Show, The Cosby Mysteries, To Catch A Predator.
— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) December 30, 2015
Hope Cosby's about to lick a fresh pudding pop when cops burst into home, pull his arm behind back as he watches pop slowly fall to floor.
— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) December 30, 2015
As soon as the news broke, people started on their Bill Cosby think-pieces like: pic.twitter.com/B0tEpNSayE
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) December 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/BrianPHickey/status/682217969703895040
https://twitter.com/Diane_7A/status/682240620493144064
https://twitter.com/michaelianblack/status/682218867557543936
Bill Cosby has spent his life attempting to silence the women he has assaulted with threats, lawsuits and money. https://t.co/WQDSPbOc9f
— Judd Apatow 🇺🇦 (@JuddApatow) December 30, 2015
Pretty sure the dozens of women he raped aren't tired of hearing about Bill Cosby. https://t.co/eB7MMczgXn
— Imani Gandy (Orca’s Version) ⚓️ (@AngryBlackLady) December 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/jamiegarciia/status/682237320662155264
Was gonna Tweet something about Bill Cosby & immediately got tired. He's sunk below cheap shots. He needs to never have existed.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) December 30, 2015
And last but most certainly not least, Ann Coulter weighs in with a hot take being echoed by many conservatives on Twitter:
More runaway white privilege: If Hillary's so jazzed to have sexual
predator Bill Clinton campaign for her, why no invitation to Bill Cosby?— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) December 29, 2015