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Ergo, Bonds took steroids, even if you believe his hilarious lie about thinking it was flaxseed oil.


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You believing he lied is a far cry from your assertion that he admitted steroid use and it being an "undeniable fact".

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He's lied on his taxes, lied to his wife... he's what lawyers might call a "less than credible witness."


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You seem to have a hard time telling the difference between "allegation" and "fact".

FWIW...the tax evasion case was abandoned some time ago due to lack of evidence when they discovered the key witness may have lied in an attempt to extort Bonds.

And these lawyers calling him "less than credible"... are these the same lawyers who are spending time in federal prison for violating federal law in leaking grand jury testimony? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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MLB is not required to give Bonds due process or prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, because a "guilty" finding doesn't send him to prison.


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You probably should read the CBA. Per the agreement, players are most certainly afforded due process, and to be considered in violation they must not only be guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, but beyond a shadow of a doubt, courtesy of a failed test via MLB designee, a re-test within 48 hours, and third party confirmation of test results. Then they are afforded an appeal before any punishment begins.

The burden of proof is much higher than simply "beyond a reasonable doubt".

And it's definately more than "I read it in SI so it must be true..."