No way. Just because there are others who did bad things does not mean his crimes should be forgiven.
And, steroid users haven’t been given a pass. Many have, in effect, been banned from the HOF, eg Barry Bods, Roger Clemens, Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa.
If MLB reconsiders Joe Jackson and inducts him, then maybe we can give Pete Rose some mercy.
2 things always bothered me about him passing Cobb...one, he kept playing simply just to get that record...and 2, how many of those hits were “astro-turf singles”...very good player..greatest hitter ever??...hardly. Everyone knows that was Ted Williams...
The four players you mentioned were SUSPECTED of using, but never convicted or punished.
What about Manny Ramirez, who was suspended for PED use and still got 100+ votes in 2020? And, come 2022, will Alex Rodriguez, who was sat down for more than a season, be allowed on the ballot? More importantly, will he be elected to the Hall of Fame?
I'd say that PED users, convicted and otherwise, have been given a pass.