2007-11-15 09:20:24 · 30 answers · asked by Scooter_loves_his_dad 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
He's been indicted for perjury & obstruction of justice.
2007-11-15 09:21:41 · update #1
It involves him lying about the steroid use.
2007-11-15 09:25:52 · update #2
Baseball superstar Barry Bonds was charged Thursday with perjury and obstruction of justice for allegedly lying when he said he did not use performance-enhancing drugs.
2007-11-15 09:29:39 · update #3
I hope he goes to jail. He is an ***. I would have some sympathy for him if he acted like a human being. But the way he treats the reporters, teammates, fans, he can go to jail forever for all I care.
2007-11-15 09:22:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
I hope they are able to convict him. They will need to get the trial away from the Bay Area though. If the trial is in the Bay Area the jury would not convict him, since it would only take one person to say he didn't do it for Bonds to get off. I'm happy that he is finally charged with something. He will probably plea out and never serve any time for what he has done. I don't think it will end the way we all hope though. Wish the best for the prosecution. I'm already imagining Johnny Cochran and the rest of his dream team. Hopefully the government throws their best at Bonds.
2007-11-15 17:51:16 · answer #2 · answered by dennis_evans2003 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He deserves it every day in prison for perjury. That is the problem with these celebrities, they think they are special and untouchables because they have money.
Well, guess what? Having lots of money does not mean you are a decent person, that is why he thinks it is okay to lie in sworn testimony. He is example of the majority of the pro atheletes who think they are better than everybody, because they happen to get paid to play ball.
Hope he hates every day in prison. What an idiot.
2007-11-16 03:58:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He should be treated just like Pete Rose...no Hall of Fame,rescind all his homers...he insulted Hank Aaron, then there's the lying. What a waste of talent. Guess honesty is going by the wayside now too. One would think that with all the money Professional Baseball players make, they're still not happy.Sure paints an ugly picture for all the young kids who still look at them as heros.
2007-11-15 18:05:45 · answer #4 · answered by PJ ~88~ FAN 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
He's not the first one to say "I unkowingly took a banned substance." YET, he will be the only one persecuted and prosecuted for it.
I'm not defending Bonds, well yes I am - I support him, I just think it's pretty hypocritical just to indict him only. Their key witness is Greg Anderson and he won't talk so I seriously doubt they have any real dirt on him. I think it's just a scare tactic to try and get him to confess. And we will see Barry in prison before he does that.
Barroid for President 2008!
2007-11-15 18:35:50 · answer #5 · answered by Veritas et Aequitas () 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Strip the SOB of the home run record and banned him for life from the hall of fame.
Not only is Bonds a liar and a cheat, so is baseball. Bud Selig allowed this meaningless home run chase to go on while faithful baseball fans paid millions of dollars in outrageous ticket prices to watch this incredible fiasco take place.
Bonds must go to jail for his perjury. Bud Selig MUST resign as commissioner. Selig is a complete disgrace to baseball as well.
His home runs should not count!! Henry Aaron, in my opinion, is still the career home run champ and Roger Maris is still the single season home run champ.
2007-11-15 17:50:36 · answer #6 · answered by The Mick 7 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Hmmm. So was Scooter Libby and they never indicted anyone for the underlying crime in that case. Sounds like they don't have enough evidence to nail him for drug abuse. That is, I think a shame. If they had been able to indict him for the main crime, he would have had his day in court and we would have been able to wrap up this sorry matter one way or the other. Now there will be lingering doubts. People will remember that he was in court for "something to do with steroids" but will forget that it was not for actually taking them.
2007-11-15 17:25:42 · answer #7 · answered by skip 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's just a sad story. I've tried to support Barry Bonds because he never failed a drug test but I've seen the pictures after the McGwire/Sosa summer and how big Barry had gotten.
The question is: How will Barry explain himself? Sorta like Marion Jones who wrote in her autobiography that she didn't take steroids, how is Barry going to explain that he took steroids, that he knowingly took them and why? It's just sad and hopefully when A-Rod gets close to the record, we're not having the same conversation.
2007-11-15 17:29:44 · answer #8 · answered by Oh Yea Its Af 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Not surprised at all. Were are all of the little Barry Bonds fan now?
2007-11-15 17:38:30 · answer #9 · answered by #1 New York Yankees Fan 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I believe that baseball turned a blind eye to that possibility and allowed him to soil the legacy of Hank Aaron and others. He is a perfect example of the stain that exists because we are so PC that we can't call a crook a crook.
2007-11-15 17:23:47 · answer #10 · answered by united9198 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋