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Originally posted by mick
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Originally posted by M&M Guy
So, Rafi had knowledge, or access to the knowledge of what is legal and what isn't. Maybe he's absolutley truthful when he says he did not knowingly ingest this banned substance. But he did. Case closed. Next case.
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Yeah, that's my point. The assumption of guilt, the assumption of knowledge or access to knowledge, the assumption of willful ingestion are made.
Who cares where, how, why he took or got it? They don't care, even if it was the *Black helicopters*.
The Pubic wants to "Burn the witch", regardless....
They make me uneasy.
mick
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Actually, I consider myself part of the angry mob; but I'm not that angry. Maybe I'm just more towards the back of the pack. This isn't something that just got leaked today because someone took a peek at Palmeiro's morning mail and steamed open the envelope from Bud's office. I understand this has been in negotiations for a while now, so he knew exactly what he was going to say today. And he did not say he was innocent; just that he didn't intentionally do it.
We could argue all day as to whether some of the substances on the list should be banned if they are not illegal, or if he should be considered a "cheater". I think your point is cheating implies intent. And only a very few (or only one) can really answer if that's true. But, the fact that he's guilty is not really in question. There's a lot of behind-the-scenes things we never see, like letters and memos from Bud's office, communications from the Players Association, and so, on explaining this drug policy, what's involved, details on testing, and lists of banned substances. Do you really think Donald Fehr and the MLPA would let any of this just slip by without getting all the details straight? I think Dan's right - with everything that's at stake, he was stupid to not make sure everything he ate, drank, inhaled and sat next to was legal.
It's a shame; from everything I've seen and heard he's a nice guy. I'm not sure he's a cheater, but he is guilty of at least two things - ingesting a banned substance and stupidity.