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It is a growing problem. Police ignoring laws to suit what THEY want. This explains the mad ,aggressiveness that faces citizens from Coast to Coast. Here are some snippets and links of stories regarding Steriod Controlled Police. Police on steroids:
An emerging problem
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031783121417 Researchers say anabolic steroids, widely known as drugs abused by athletes and bodybuilders, are making their way into police departments. They call the issue an under-the-radar problem that merits greater awareness by police officials.
http://blog.case.edu/orgs/cgreal/2005/06/06/police_on_steroids Dopers in Uniform: Cops on Steroids
http://www.mesomorphosis.com/articles/hoberman/cops-on-steroids.htm One of the remarkable anomalies of the anti-steroid campaign of the past two decades is that it has virtually ignored the many reports of steroid use by police officers in the United States and in other countries. Unknown but clearly significant numbers of policemen have imported, smuggled, sold, and used anabolic steroids over this time period. According to an article that appeared in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin in 1991: "Anabolic steroid abuse by police officers is a serious problem that merits greater awareness by departments across the country." (1) In 2003 another expert offered a similar assessment. Little research has been done on the use of steroids by police, said Larry Gaines, former executive director of the Kentucky Chiefs of Police Association. "But I think it's a larger problem than people think.".(2)
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/US/story?id=775659&page=1 another story is quietly unfolding in small towns and big cities across America — cops on steroids. From New York City to Norman, Okla., police departments are investigating a growing number of incidents involving uniformed police officers who are using steroids to build beefy, muscular physiquesBut there is an even greater problem: violent, aggressive behavior, a common side effect of steroids, can contribute to police brutality — even murder. | Posted on Thu, Sep. 22, 2005 http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/12708690.htm
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Police officer got steroids from Shortt
By ADAM BEAM and LAUREN LEACH
At least one law enforcement officer has been linked to West Columbia physician James Shortt, who was indicted Wednesday on charges he illegally distributed steroids.
The law enforcement officer, who works at the Myrtle Beach Police Department, took steroids prescribed by Shortt.
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