Overzealous Prosecutors Indict Baseball Legend Barry Bonds On Perjury and Obstruction - Page 3
I love baseball, and I understand the purists viewpoint about players being true to the sport and leveling the playing field, but let's have some perspective. This type of thing needs to be handled and regulated by the baseball commission, make them accountable, but not a singled out baseball player. That's called scapegoating, and I don't think that's cool.
These are past times and leisure activities. While some may feel betrayed by Bonds tampering with the game (assuming that is the case) his initial crime was not that of a federal nature. Had he not been forced to appear before a grand jury to begin with, this would not be an issue.
This is an extreme example of the federal government interfering where they don't belong. This doesn't compare to say, Michael Vick violating state and federal laws by dogfighting. I just sort of don't really get it. Sanction him, throw him out of baseball, keep him out of the Hall of Fame if you must, but 30 years in prison? Come on.
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