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Bill Cosby Would Rather Serve 10 Years in Prison Than Show Remorse

Bill Cosby Would Rather Serve 10 Years in Prison Than Show Remorse By   Amanda Arnold @aMandolinz Bill Cosby  Photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images If a convicted sex offender wants to be considered for parole, they must typically, according to  legal experts , be willing to show remorse for their actions. Comedian Bill Cosby, who was  convicted  on three charges of felony aggravated indecent assault and classified as a “ sexually violent predator ” last year, says he would rather serve his full ten-year prison sentence than do so. Cosby, 82, recently made this point explicitly clear in an interview from his prison cell with the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s  BlackPressUSA.com , the first he’s given since his high-profile trial concluded over a year ago. In April 2018, a grand jury found him guilty of the three assault charges for drugging and sexually assaulting Temple University director of basketball operations Andrea C...

Georgia police use water cannons on protesters in Tbilisi

Georgia police use water cannons on protesters in Tbilisi Image copyright AFP Image caption Thousands of people rallied outside parliament in Tbilisi Riot police used water cannons on anti-government protesters outside Georgia's parliament building in the capital, Tbilisi. Thousands of people demonstrated on Monday evening calling for reform to the country's electoral system. Several activists and a politician were arrested early on Tuesday, opposition leader Giorgi Vashadze said. Rallies have been held for the last two weeks, with activists demanding proportional representation. Georgia was due to switch to the proportional representation electoral system in 2024, but the opposition is calling for the date to be brought forward. Protests at Georgia gay film premiere Georgia hit by massive cyber-attack Georgia country profile Campaigners say the current system favours the ruling Georgian Dream party, which has been in power since 2012. Protesters ...