[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Danzig

innocent til proven guilty--i believe that. but no one is saying bonds should be in jail, and his freedom certainly hasn't been taken away without due process. what we're talking about his peoples' opinions on him, his character, etc. you know, kind of like talking about michael vick. altho comments have been prefaced with 'if', i'd say most feel that vick is lacking in character. that's not judging without a trial, it's using your own common sense. by the same token, common sense would tell you that an adult doesn't suddenly grow two shoe sizes.
also, bonds himself admitted to using stuff-creams, etc, that he said he didn't know what they contained. his own words cause questioning about his legitimacy--he has said that he used things given to him--but claims not to know what was in them. umm, yeah. his own common sense should have told him that you don't use something that you aren't sure what it is, and if you suddenly start to grow when you've started something new, hey, maybe there's something not quite right.

do i think he should be shown as the record holder when he breaks it? yeah, he should. is it tainted? yes, it is. by his own actions and words, it is. should selig be in attendance? yes. there is no way, since there is no evidence, that he should not be credited. BUT, it doesn't mean that everyone must stand and cheer when he breaks it.

Mrs Z, it isn't a matter of whether he'll go to jail or not, he's still entitled to the same rights. Sure, we are all entitled to our opinion but when those opinions are expressed publically as facts...that's a different story. As you mentioned, in the case of Vick, I have posted here that IF he's guilty of dog fighting, he should be banned from the NFL for life...others may agree or not but the point is that I've made no statement of "fact" about his innocense/guilt. Right now, no charges have been made, no evidence of his involvement...so to me, he remains an innocent man. If you read the posts made in this thread you see that Bonds is being treated differently by many...no qualifying "IF" but "he's guilty" as a statement of fact! Some say it's no big deal...I say it's a huge deal!