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Originally Posted by nolemmings
I wish that MLB required Braun to allocute if he wanted to avoid a hearing and potential stiffer suspension. Maybe our criminal defense attorneys can chime in here--perhaps an allocution in this setting is off-limits because it could be used against him in future criminal proceedings. That would also explain why Braun dances around any specifics.
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That's spooky, Todd. I made my prior post before reading anything on the next page, including your post.
By the time these players do get caught, they've secured their million. A suspension is just a slap on the wrist. They might lose some endorsements, but by then, they've got more money than they should ever need.
MLB wants to rid the sport of these steroids? Instead of suspending a player for 50 or 100 games, threaten to ban them for life unless they publicly allocute to what they used. Some players won't care. But the shame that comes with having to stand in front of the press, with all the cameras, and telling the world what you've done...that could be a powerful deterrent. It would sure knock these players down a few notches.
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