Barry Bonds is the most hollow man to break a hallowed record. Some defend him--for now--saying that until actual proof exists that he used steroids and other enhancements to help catapult him past Hank Aaron, we cannot render judgment against him.
But this is not the case.
The issue of "Who is the best slugger in baseball history" is not one bound by the law of innocent until proven guilty. It is thoroughly a matter of public, nay individual, opinion.
Hank Aaron acquired and held his record for so long because he was purely talented, not because he was juiced. That makes him better than Bonds.
What we can't do is throw Barry Bonds in jail. What we can't do (yet) is strip him of his current title.
However, as thinking beings we can deny him our adoration and label him as the scumbag that he is.
Just because Michael Jackson hasn't been convicted of the crimes for which he is suspected doesn't mean that I wouldn't be a madman to let my children stay with him and share his bed.
Just because O.J. Simpson walks freely does not mean that I should trust and consort with the likes of him.
Just because Al Capone was only found guilty of tax-evasion does not make him any less of a cold-blooded killer.
There comes a point when circumstantial evidence is so overwhelming that only a fool looks the other way. Barry Bonds deserves jeers, not cheers. He should go down in hisses, not history.
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