TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - A day after Bill Cosby was found guilty for sexual assault, locals say they're relieved to see justice.
Tallahassee Community College took the issues of sexual and domestic violence and literally hung them on campus to raise awareness this week.
It’s called the Clothesline Project. Students wrote messages on hundreds of t-shirts, each one a reminder of the pain felt by victims and survivors.
For one student, the case of Bill Cosby hits home. Her sister died from domestic violence and didn’t get to see her abuser face justice.
She says she’s glad the women in Cosby’s case got their chance.
“It doesn’t matter what kind of person you are. You can be gay, straight, black, white, male, female. If you’re an abuser, I feel like they don’t really have a sense of hurting other people. You just hurt people to hurt them, and I feel like victims shouldn’t have that," said Genesis Ramirez, sister of domestic abuse victim. "They should get the justice that they deserve.”
Refuge House’s Executive Director Meg Baldwin says having a powerful celebrity like Cosby face accountability is so meaningful.
She said many victims of sexual violence feel the cards are dealt against them, but now, this verdict could empower them to speak up.
In regards to a scholarship named after Cosby and if an honorary degree given to Cosby would be revoked, FAMU said in a statement:
"The University is currently evaluating the matter and will share information as it becomes available.”
