Cops On Steroids
What a frightening thought. Cops using steroids to bulk up and get the upper hand when dealing with suspects.
In New York City this week six police officers are being investigated for illegally using prescriptions to obtain anabolic steroids for body building. According to law enforcement experts, the prototypical steroid user is in his 30s, white and worried about competing.
The article then describes a cop named Matthew (not his real name) and relays his comments about how he and his fellow cops bulked up so they'd have a better advantage in taking down suspects.
Matthew's case is just one example in an increasing trend among urban police officers working tough beats.
....From Boston to Arizona, police departments are investigating a growing number of incidents involving uniformed police officers using steroids. So-called "juicing" has been anecdotally associated with several brutality cases, including the 1997 sodomizing of Haitian immigrant Abner Louima in New York City.
Matthew eventually got fired, charged and served 23 days in jail.
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