Barry Bonds... anyone agree with my point of view???

Question

First things first... I am NOT even close to a Barry Bonds "fan". But, they are unfairly targeting him so hard its not even funny. I am a white guy and I don't even like him, but its so obvious to me and it should be to everyone else. Take a look at it this way. Mark McGuire looked terribly guilty when he faced the court. Even more so than bonds does now. So imagine this... Let's say a white NFL player is "accused" of dog fighting a few years back and noone does anything about it... but now Mike Vick gets in trouble for the same thing. What is the difference bewtween that scenario and whats happening to bonds?

Answer 1

The only reason Bonds was singled out is because he was the only one to face a Grand Jury in the BALCO case. McGwire and the others went in front of Congress as part of a fact finding investigation and were NOT under oath, so they could lie, or take the 5th Amendment, as they saw fit, without penalty. Race, color, creed or personal vendetta had nothing to do with it. If Palmero, et al, were under oath, and lied, then they could be indicted, too. The only real question is why it took 4 years to charge Bonds and let his trainer rot in jail for protecting him.

As for Vick, that is a completely different situation. There's more going on than what's being told, and the fact that he surrendered early makes me even more suspicious! Just like the Mitchell Report, if the real truth every comes to light, the sports world will be rocked to its foundation!

Answer 2

There's nothing unfair about it. Put it this way -- Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi both testified before a federal grand jury. Both were given immunity from prosecution if they told the truth.

Giambi said he took steroids, and didn't miss a game. Bonds said he didn't, and federal authorities have records that say he did. The federal government does not like to hear lies.

This has nothing to do with Michael Vick, who messed up big time. Anyone would have been treated this way under these circumstances; the white/black argument doesn't really work. And McGwire was not part of the Balco case, so he's not under the gun for this particular situation.