tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post1535114688206476342..comments2024-03-15T05:45:01.402-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Shift steroid testing dollars from students to copsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-74899056604161320432010-08-15T05:51:25.555-05:002010-08-15T05:51:25.555-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02820105764021088610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-90192079645812108452010-08-09T23:18:12.525-05:002010-08-09T23:18:12.525-05:00No Shack, I'm not part of the system. I just ...No Shack, I'm not part of the system. I just like ruffling your feathers to the point where you resort to sarcasm and foul language to denegrate those who dare to challenge you.<br /><br />The fact that I can make you return to a comment section on a post that is over a week old to smack me down proves that I can.<br /><br />I'll be around, but not to this posting again so don't even bother responding . . . even though I know you will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-59241160220696728602010-08-08T10:40:12.072-05:002010-08-08T10:40:12.072-05:00Nope, the shoulder is fine. You can't call it ...Nope, the shoulder is fine. You can't call it a "chip", that's far too trivial a designation. Makes it sound like it's an unreasonable thing to be angry at leos who flout the law, like they're neighbors who let their dogs poop on your rose bushes. In reality, cops have broad powers of life and death over all citizens, and should be held to a much higher standard of conduct than the people they have power over. But they aren't. So yeah, anny432, I'm angry. And filled with bitter contempt for the whole system. I suspect you're a part of that system, otherwise you wouldn't bother to make lame and smart ass comments in defense of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-14129283376873790582010-08-07T16:32:32.631-05:002010-08-07T16:32:32.631-05:00Thanks Shack! Your shoulder must be killing you w...Thanks Shack! Your shoulder must be killing you with that huge chip on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-29673088608483802422010-08-07T10:38:10.269-05:002010-08-07T10:38:10.269-05:00Anny 10:55
Tack this onto the end of my last sent...Anny 10:55<br /><br />Tack this onto the end of my last sentence," that many (but probably not all) leos have." There, happy now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-75501772963854869272010-08-06T22:55:33.078-05:002010-08-06T22:55:33.078-05:00Shack,
You paint with a very wide brush.Shack,<br /><br />You paint with a very wide brush.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-4064897365507718802010-08-06T17:11:51.112-05:002010-08-06T17:11:51.112-05:00"I'll even grant there's a strong arg..."I'll even grant there's a strong argument for letting them"<br /><br />I have to disagree with you on this one Grits. All we need is an arrogant, gun-toting, badge-welding, god-complex Alpha male ALSO carrying around ROID-RAGE. That equates not to throwing gas on a fire, but building a bon-fire at a gas refinery.<br /><br />Roids taken in any form other than a truly medical reason, needs to be verboten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-89393850721808196852010-08-06T09:30:10.909-05:002010-08-06T09:30:10.909-05:00If you want to shrink your grapes in exchange for ...If you want to shrink your grapes in exchange for pimple-encrusted muscles, go for it. But the law needs to apply to everyone equally, ESPECIALLY cops. It just underscores the 'leos are above the law' cop mentality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-17620509536593074252010-08-06T06:36:59.031-05:002010-08-06T06:36:59.031-05:00Prison Doc, in most settings I agree with you, but...Prison Doc, in most settings I agree with you, but after going back and forth on this over many years, here's where I've come down: In a perfect world, I don't see why informed adults shouldn't use steroids, athletes included. I really don't care, it's their body and I want to watch people run faster, jump higher, hit more home runs, etc.. Barry Bonds juiced but Babe Ruth didn't hit against black pitchers. Put 'em all in the record books - everybody has some advantage.<br /><br />I also understand why some cops would want to juice; I'll even grant there's a strong argument for letting them. However, as long as steroids are illegal, for police to purchase them (or other illicit drugs) opens cops up to blackmail and manipulation because of their participation in the black market. So I see it as essentially an anti-corruption measure: The health issues concern me less when an adult knowingly chooses to use steroids.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-66606577789125782042010-08-05T23:23:44.286-05:002010-08-05T23:23:44.286-05:00The Media?The Media?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-84189541124545778112010-08-05T14:51:13.129-05:002010-08-05T14:51:13.129-05:00"Get the liars, cheats, manipulators and crim..."Get the liars, cheats, manipulators and criminals OUT of law enforcement!"<br /><br />OUT of the federal, state and local governments too! OUT of the judicary, prosecution and probation too! OUT of the medical and educational professions too!<br /><br />What did we leave out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-82161578738567970082010-08-05T00:57:44.163-05:002010-08-05T00:57:44.163-05:00More money won't fix cops. (At least, not the...More money won't fix cops. (At least, not the amount we're talking about.) It's that "cop mentality" that will have to be fixed. The cop mentality often takes over and dictates that there are two kinds of people: cops, and everyone else. After that happens, then another attitude adjustment takes place that basically says that laws are for everyone else, but cops get a pass because sometimes cops have to break the law in order to be cops. Steroid use is just another one of those things that are allowed by the prevailing "cop mentality."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-52835875705191516462010-08-04T21:38:43.553-05:002010-08-04T21:38:43.553-05:00Good idea.Good idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-64443976827752346242010-08-04T20:58:38.627-05:002010-08-04T20:58:38.627-05:00I guess I have become to libertarian in my old age...I guess I have become to libertarian in my old age to see any wisdom in testing anyone outside of professional athletics--and it seems like within the decade even that taboo will irrevocably fall.<br /><br />And HookEm, this old Aggie would say that liars, cheats, manipulators and criminals don't go into law enforcement, but the system soon turns officers--and prosecutors--into the dark side.Prison Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03651611135066437902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-16530872776685534162010-08-04T17:23:16.022-05:002010-08-04T17:23:16.022-05:00Forget testing cops for steroids and instead focus...Forget testing cops for steroids and instead focus on hiring "better" cops. Raise the salaries and spend more on extensive background investigations and behavior tests as part of the application process.<br /><br />Get the liars, cheats, manipulators and criminals OUT of law enforcement!Hook Em Hornshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660612847019528535noreply@blogger.com