"cops' Use Of Illegal Steroids A Big Problem"

[Sternhauser]

From the article:

"The badge and a steroid-filled syringe -- it's not the typical image most have for the abuse of performance-enhancing drugs. But as more within law enforcement get nabbed in steroid investigations nationwide, observers say that usage levels among police officers could rival the seediest patches of the pro sports landscape.

"It's a big problem, and from the number of cases, it's something we shouldn't ignore," Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman Lawrence Payne told AOL News. "It's not that we set out to target cops, but when we're in the middle of an active investigation into steroids, there have been quite a few cases that have led back to police officers."

The pace of investigations into steroid use in the police ranks has picked up in recent months:
[list][*] A former police officer in Canby, Ore., who allegedly took delivery of some steroids while on duty [url="http://www.kptv.com/news/22533168/detail.html"]pleaded guilty[/url] in February to purchasing steroids.[*] An officer in South Bend, Ind., [url="http://www.wndu.com/hometop/headlines/87211487.html"]pleaded no contest[/url] in March to selling steroids.[*] A [url="http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/04/for_cleveland_police_officer_g.html"]Cleveland police officer[/url] was sentenced to a year in prison and five years of supervised release in April after he was found guilty of illegally purchasing steroids.[*] A dealer in the Detroit suburb of Paw Paw allegedly told authorities that he [url="http://www.mlive.com/living/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/09/steroid_dealer_led_investigato.html"]supplied[/url] "several police officers" with steroids, which led one Kalamazoo officer to resign in May.[/list]
Victor Conte, founder of the now-defunct lab known as Bay Area Lab Co-Operative that supplied numerous athletes with steroids and other banned substances, said it wouldn't surprise him if as many as a quarter of police officers were using some kind of performance-enhancing drug."

[url="http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/26/illegal-steroid-use-among-police-officers-a-big-problem/"]http://www.aolnews.c...-a-big-problem/[/url]

Edited December 26, 2010 by Sternhauser

[dominicansoul]

yeah...it's terrible how the big bad authorities have out-lawed steroids!!! why are these cops getting arrested?!!!

[Sternhauser]

[quote name='dominicansoul' timestamp='1293391335' post='2194492']
yeah...it's terrible how the big bad authorities have out-lawed steroids!!! why are these cops getting arrested?!!!
[/quote]

Connect the dots.

~Sternhauser

[Ed Normile]

Stern, three years ago I got a ticket for a right turn on red at an exit ramp from a highway, three traffic lanes turned right. On the two outermost lanes right beside the traffic light there was a sign that said no turn on red, but the curb lane did not have this sign so I assumed this lane was okay to turn right on. The state trooper who stopped me asked me the F*** I was doing, I explained it to him and pointed out that only two of the turn lanes had the sign, he was the modern day muscle bound cop, which seems more and more to be what is replacing the old jelly belly types, you know the ones who you think enjoy the doughnuts too much. He had the massive head and giant arms and muscled trunk, and was all of about maybe 5'8" inches tall. As I explained it to him, hoping to get let off with a warning, he went ballistic, he started yelling and cursing, turned cherry red in the face and neck and was shaking like he was taking an epileptic seizure. I accepted my ticket so as not to get shot, and as he left my son asked what was his deal, my first thought was steroid rage! Since then I see more and more cops who seem to be bigger than they should be naturally and have always wondered if they are steroid users.

ed

[Sternhauser]

[quote name='Ed Normile' timestamp='1293418322' post='2194559']
Stern, three years ago I got a ticket for a right turn on red at an exit ramp from a highway, three traffic lanes turned right. On the two outermost lanes right beside the traffic light there was a sign that said no turn on red, but the curb lane did not have this sign so I assumed this lane was okay to turn right on. The state trooper who stopped me asked me the F*** I was doing, I explained it to him and pointed out that only two of the turn lanes had the sign, he was the modern day muscle bound cop, which seems more and more to be what is replacing the old jelly belly types, you know the ones who you think enjoy the doughnuts too much. He had the massive head and giant arms and muscled trunk, and was all of about maybe 5'8" inches tall. As I explained it to him, hoping to get let off with a warning, he went ballistic, he started yelling and cursing, turned cherry red in the face and neck and was shaking like he was taking an epileptic seizure. I accepted my ticket so as not to get shot, and as he left my son asked what was his deal, my first thought was steroid rage! Since then I see more and more cops who seem to be bigger than they should be naturally and have always wondered if they are steroid users.

ed
[/quote]

Ed, that's an interesting story. I wish I could say that type of story is rare. Does [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibSwITK4jjQ&feature=related"]this unintelligible gu[/url]y look and sound familiar?

~Sternhauser

[ThePenciledOne]

[quote name='Sternhauser' timestamp='1293420797' post='2194570']
Ed, that's an interesting story. I wish I could say that type of story is rare. Does [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibSwITK4jjQ&feature=related"]this unintelligible gu[/url]y look and sound familiar?

~Sternhauser
[/quote]

(response to vid).............

[Winchester]

It's funny how a greater amount of experience makes these stereotypes laughable.

[Sternhauser]

[quote name='Winchester' timestamp='1293546158' post='2194749']
It's funny how a greater amount of experience makes these stereotypes laughable.
[/quote]

Statepolice don't feel threatened by firefighters. They consider you their colleagues.

~Sternhauser

[Semper Catholic]

Steroids shouldnt be illegal anyway.

[havok579257]

all police are evil. all auhority is evil. parents are authority, so they must be evil. ANARCHY RULZ

[ThePenciledOne]

[quote name='havok579257' timestamp='1293591875' post='2194861']
all police are evil. all auhority is evil. parents are authority, so they must be evil. ANARCHY RULZ
[/quote]

Ignorance is fun isn't it?

Edited December 29, 2010 by ThePenciledOne

[Ice_nine]

[quote name='ThePenciledOne' timestamp='1293592073' post='2194862']
Ignorance is fun isn't it?
[/quote]

It makes for a more blissful life if you can hold onto it for long enough, Unfortunately it usually peaces out when reality comes to hit you in the face and then you understand exactly how much it sux.

true story

[ThePenciledOne]

[quote name='Ice_nine' timestamp='1293604900' post='2194877']
It makes for a more blissful life if you can hold onto it for long enough, Unfortunately it usually peaces out when reality comes to hit you in the face and then you understand exactly how much it sux.

true story
[/quote]

This I agree.

Sadly most of my ignorance is already gone.

[IcePrincessKRS]

[quote name='Winchester' timestamp='1293546158' post='2194749']
It's funny how a greater amount of experience makes these stereotypes laughable.
[/quote]

Yeah, I have yet to see even one of these steroid-muscle-bound cops. I've lived in 6 different states in the last 8 years and most of what I've seen are the jelly doughnut variety, with the exception of MPs and I still wouldn't call most of them muscle-bound.

[Winchester]

[quote name='IcePrincessKRS' timestamp='1293631621' post='2194901']
Yeah, I have yet to see even one of these steroid-muscle-bound cops. I've lived in 6 different states in the last 8 years and most of what I've seen are the jelly doughnut variety, with the exception of MPs and I still wouldn't call most of them muscle-bound.
[/quote]
But if they consider you an ally, they transform into muscle bound types.


Apparently.