"There is this idea that the government failed with the Barry Bonds case because Bonds in the end did no jail time."
Yes.
"And there is the idea that the government wasted money, because that is always such a big concern in the sports section."
There are lots of ideas.
With regards to Barry Bonds, lot of observers opined, yes, it was a waste of government resources from the start.
The general public opinion -- not a particularly important litmus test, necessarily, but certainly more valid than the vague "this idea" or "the idea" -- has starkly tilted towards this viewpoint.
Speaking for myself, I think the Constitutional violations are more worrisome than Barry Bonds's tainted HR records.
"But the reason that Bonds only took a fall on one felony — obstruction of justice — is because the guy who knew everything about what Bonds took and when he took it and how much of it he took refused — to the end — to testify."
Sure.
But you knew that when you were guaranteeing Bonds jail time.
It's hard to believe, but Mike Lupica likely knows less about U.S. jurisprudence than he does about U.S. baseball.
"Maybe you think that Bonds won something on Friday when he got probation and home confinement and 250 hours of community service.
But I don’t, whether the prosecution covered itself in glory or not."
Covered itself in glory?
Yuck.
"Put it another way, if you really think this was some kind of triumph for him:
Would you rather be him, or the great Henry Aaron, whose home run record Bonds broke?"
Avoiding jail time is, in fact, some kind of triumph.
He lost a long time ago in the Court of Public Opinion, but he was relatively victorious in the Court of Court.
As for who'd I'd rather be?
Sounds like a fun playground exercise for 6-year-olds.
Hmmmm ...
I'd rather be Bonds, because Bonds is younger than Aaron and, because of this, I think Bonds will live longer from this day forward and that's why I'd rather be Bonds instead of Aaron.
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