Bill Cosby: The Battle Between Good And Evil

The concept of mankind being both good and evil, or that “man is not truly one, but truly two,” applies to many things and can be observed to be true in multiple modern examples. Bill Cosby is an actor and comedian who has spread laughter and entertainment among many people for years. Through the years 1984 to 1989, the sitcom that Bill produced and starred in, “The Cosby Show”, was ranked as the top show in America. In addition to doing good by providing entertainment, he has also negatively affected many as well. Bill has been accused by over sixty women of terrible things such as rape, drug facilitated sexual assault, child sexual abuse, and sexual misconduct. Cosby has not yet been convicted, but his trial is expected to start on June 5, 2017. Bill Cosby’s situation is a

prime example of how an individual can have a good side and an evil side. He has demonstrated that he has a second, much darker, side than what can be seen of him in his acting and comedy. Bill’s case is just one instance of people who are frequently seen by the general public not displaying the evil they contain. Roman Polanski, a critically acclaimed director, has made many films that have received multiple awards, and have been considered to be very good. In March of 1977, Polanski was arrested for the sexual assault of a thirteen year old girl. He was charged with rape by use of drugs, perversion, sodomy, lewd and lascivious act upon a child under fourteen, and furnishing a controlled substance to a minor. At first, he pled not guilty to all five charges, but later accepted a plea bargain in which he pleaded guilty to engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Polanski did not go to prison, rather he escaped to France before his conviction. Roman was considered a French citizen and due to France’s extradition treaty with the U.S., France was able to protect him from having to serve his time in America. Similar to the case of Bill Cosby, it would have been unknown that Polanski would even be capable of such things due to the evil part of him never being exposed until his arrest. A former professional football player from the National Football League named Aaron Hernandez was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of committing first-degree murder.

Hernandez was still in the early stages of his career when he was convicted. In just three short seasons as a tight-end for the New England Patriots, Aaron tallied an impressive 1,956 receiving yards and 18 receiving touchdowns. (NFL.com) Aaron also played alongside Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, and a great organization such as the New England Patriots. This would lead many to believe that even greater things would have come from his career had he continued to play. As a young and upcoming player in the NFL, Hernandez served as a role model to many young athletes and inspired them to make a career out of their passion as he did. By his performance on the field it would have been unknown that Aaron would have done something such as taking the life of another human being. Bill Cosby, Roman Polanski, and Aaron Hernandez all demonstrate how all people have good and evil sides. The good and evil things that each of these men have done show how they are not truly one, but are truly

two.