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From the beginning, the pursuit of Clemens and others was never really about upholding the rule of law. It was about restoring the illusion of order — it was an expensive attempt to assert the notion that cheaters never prosper in our society.
Clemens was being formally charged with perjury, but he was really being prosecuted to prove a social point. He made millions of dollars cheating, and disgraced the game in the process. What he did was wrong and distasteful. But, it wasn't a crime. [...]
The trail played itself out in a time far removed from the social climate in which the pursuit began. And everyone involved looked as silly as the prosecutors whose ineptitude mercifully led to the mistrial.
Read more: The Inept Prosecutors In The Clemens Mistrial Did America A Favor - Business Insider
Clemens was being formally charged with perjury, but he was really being prosecuted to prove a social point. He made millions of dollars cheating, and disgraced the game in the process. What he did was wrong and distasteful. But, it wasn't a crime. [...]
The trail played itself out in a time far removed from the social climate in which the pursuit began. And everyone involved looked as silly as the prosecutors whose ineptitude mercifully led to the mistrial.
Read more: The Inept Prosecutors In The Clemens Mistrial Did America A Favor - Business Insider
