Barry Bonds Poll Question 1: Is what Bonds did worse than what Mike Vick did?
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Poll question: Barry Bonds Poll Question 1: Is what Bonds did worse than what Mike Vick did?
In terms of the severity of the offense, how (in your mind) does Bobds' conviction stack up to the conviction of Mike Vick?
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:01 PM
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And B.S. on the integrity of the game! That was compromised long before Bonds went on his binge. Vick impacted animals by his behavior.
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:02 PM
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2. I agree with Rufus! (nt)
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:05 PM
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3. He did it to himself, not to others, so not as bad. Lying to the Grand Jury however, that was very
wrong. I cannot compare that to animal abuse since they are very different.
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:06 PM
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4. Nope. What he does to his body, I don't care. What Vick did to dogs, unforgiveable. n/t
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:07 PM
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5. While I despise what Vick did, is there any valid reason for bringing him up again
Mind you I hate the SOB an awful lot and all but I do not see any reason to discuss Vick in relation to Bonds. Other than an excuse to trash Vick some more.
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:19 PM
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6. Lying the the grand jury is what he's up for. Not for using steroids but for lying under oath.
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:46 PM
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11. people don't seem to get that
:) For all that money it seems like he should have been able to afford a good lawyer to get him through that grand jury without creating a legal nightmare for him.
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:42 PM
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9. Both athletes. Both federal criminals. Both convicted for a charge other than their best known crime
There are a lot of commonalities. I'm just wondering who will get the harsher sentence in the end.
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:22 PM
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7. Steroid use in baseball had no place in our courts system, anyway. Don't care if he lied. nt
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:22 PM
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8. Why is it so darned important for people to scrounge around
to try to find reasons for these sports guys to get away with breaking laws? I just don't get it.
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:44 PM
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10. I just thank the Gods of justice that so much time and money was spent
prosecuting an athlete for using steroids. Bad money thrown after worse.
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:48 PM
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13. This last bit was for lying to the grand jury, not for drug use
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:49 PM
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14. Lying about drug use.
That's how the whole stupid thing started.
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:54 PM
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17. It doesn't matter, you aren't supposed to lie to a grand jury. I know how it started and
think at the most he should have just been not allowed to play again. But lying to a grand jury is him piling stupidity upon illegality.
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:46 PM
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12. Sure it was. He stole from all of us, lying mofo anyway
his home run record should be expunged
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:50 PM
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15. then who would hold the record!
Another lying MOFO! The owners and commissioner screwed the pooch by ignoring steroid use. Of course the McGuire/Sosa drama was good for gate receipts and TV revenue. Go look back at guys who were hitting 50 home runs in those years, it was a friggen joke.
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:51 PM
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16. Can't you get Snooki into this poll somehow?
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:54 PM
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18. of course not, but it's still some bad shit
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:55 PM
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19. So when are the bankers gonna face the law?
I don't give a shit about Barry Bonds.
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Wed Apr-13-11 05:58 PM
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20. Lying to Congress? Hell, Senators do that all the time.
Barry should just say that he never meant for any of those to be factual statements.
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