Barry Bonds: Knocks another out of the park!

digicat

Bonds has been sentenced to 2 years probation, and must serve 250 hours of community service and pay a $4,000 fine.

Elemenopeo

... and he has to clap out the erasers after school. Harsh stuff.

stown

And it cost us, as tax payers, around $75,000,000.

Sigh.

Brick

Money well spent. If there is one thing congress doesn't like it is a liar. No matter the cost they had to make a statement. (kind of like the Polar Bear calling the snowman white, huh?)

perkdog

<< <i>Money well spent. If there is one thing congress doesn't like it is a liar. No matter the cost they had to make a statement. (kind of like the Polar Bear calling the snowman white, huh?) >>



I gotta disagree, personally I think Congress should stay the hell out of the steroid issue in MLB and let the commissioner earn his money and handle it internally.

Should the United States Government even give a rats ass if these guys want to do PEDS?

JustinsShoebox

Great way to spend money for a country that has a 15 Trillion dollar debt nightmare.

sagard

I took the money well spent as sarcasm, hope it was.

lawnmowerman

<< <i> and must serve 250 hours of community service and pay a $4,000 fine. >>



I hope they make him clean the urinals at the highway rest areas.

digicat

<< <i>I hope they make him clean the urinals at the highway rest areas. >>



When community service is given as a sentence, does the Court decide the "what" and "where", or does the convict?

If the convict decides, then I suspect he's going to be the new face of the SF Giants community charity org. SF is probably the only place in the country where his presence at a charity function would be viewed as positive.

zendude

I gotta disagree, personally I think Congress should stay the hell out of the steroid issue in MLB and let the commissioner earn his money and handle it internally.

Should the United States Government even give a rats ass if these guys want to do PEDS? >>




I agree completely!! It's Baseball. Let Baseball handle it.

digicat

Theoretically, this isn't so much an issue of who's cheating in baseball, but who's distributing drugs illegally. Bonds lied on the witness stand when asked about his knowledge or involvement with BALCO and the feds decided to go after him for it.

When all was said and done, the government's only "victory" here is in establishing that if you lie to the government, they'll make fools of themselves in an effort to discredit you and waste years of your time.

Brick

<< <i>I took the money well spent as sarcasm, hope it was. >>



It was. I guess I don't do sarcasm well.