I've written about this before so I don't want to beat a dead horse, but I hope the readers of this site aren't fooled by the federal government's attempt to influence public opinion of potential jurors in Barry Bond's upcoming perjury trial. The information that they are leaking pertains to Barry's use of steroids, specifically letting people know that they have a match between BB's blood & DNA and the needles that were used to inject Bonds with HGH and other anabolic steroids.
But for those of you paying attention, Bonds never said he didn't use steroids. BB said that he never KNOWINGLY used them. Personally, I doubt that, but the man is innocent until proven guilty per the Constitution and the government has to prove that BB knowingly used steroids. And they can't.
It's very similar to when cops kill unarmed people and then say they feared for their lives so the killing was justifiable. The law says that prosecutors have to prove that the cops didn't fear for their lives. That's impossible to prove, so essentially cops have a license to commit murder. Barry can claim that he didn't knowingly take steroids and if his former personal trainer continues to keep his mouth shut there's really no way to prove that he did. Period. It's a smart legal strategy.
So the government's plan now is to put out so much negative information against Bonds that potential jurors will be influenced, will feel hatred and envy towards Bonds, and will already believe he's guilty before the trial even starts. In so doing, it's going to be much harder for Barry to get a fair trial, if not impossible. It shows how biased the court system is against BB in that the judge approved the information to be unsealed so the media could release this prior to trial. I won't say this is unprecedented, but it's highly unusual.
BB is in for a tough trial, and I don't know about you but I want to see him beat the rap. Every cop charged with killing an unarmed man has been acquitted in the past 3 years. That's not hyperbole, it's legitimate. So I don't want to see someone do jail time for hurting no one but himself when others don't do any jail time for killing people.
This is JP Sutherland, signing off.
I am so sick and tired of all this steroid bs. We are in a recession and we are spending millions on Bonds and clemens trials. it pisses me off
well at least bud selig savior (a-fraud) is also involve in the steroids scandel
The whole steroids issue is a joke. It would have never been allowed to happen if baseball wasn't going down the tubes. They are blaming all these players. When in reality, the trainers, the management and the owners now how was and is juiced. If they aren't going to attack the real reason for the steroids era they should drop it. Just look at all the NFL players testing positive for substances that were approved by their trainers. It all stinks. All this money going down the tubes for nothing.
Good read, I was never aware where the information came from regarding his blood and these needles , and now that I know it makes sense. And using the example of Police murdering people is a good comparison
If Bonds lied he should go to jail. He shouldn't get special treatment just because he is Barry Bonds
I do not understand