Bonds indicted

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

i'd be surprise if the federal prosecuter brought a high profile case like this and wasn't sure he had a conviction in his pocket.

they won't have rolled the dice on a case that is going to be headlines.

typically prosecuter's in cases like this go after the main conspirator's early and only when the case is wrapping up bring indictments for perjury against witnesses who testified falsely.

they weren't after barry bonds or marion jones. they were after balco.

and there was little downside for the prosecuter if no charges were brought against bonds. there will be a pretty big downside if they fail to prove it in court. i do the math and say that is one confident u.s. atty bringing this case.

I agree...by the way, I wasn't implying that Bond's indictment was scapegoating, rather his treatment by fans, media was...as I said, IF it is proven that he lied to the grand jury then he deserves what he gets, but to listen to media reporting the past couple years, Bonds is the "big bad" here. sure...I understand a lot of that was because he was closing in on Aaron's record but it still was scapegoating imo. You are 100% correct, the feds were after Balco...Bonds got caught in the crosshairs and if he should suddenly turn "state's evidence" these charges would still vanish I suspect.

[Danzig]

troopers can't catch every speeder, does that mean they should pull over none of them? of course not.
so they pull over those going more than 9 miles over--it's like fishing one state boy once told my dad, you throw the little ones back.
is bonds the only one who used? no. did he lie about it? seems like it. life is full of choices, whether good or bad, you pay for those choices one way or another.