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TexasProgresive

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1. Thank's for bring this up again.

Reply to marym625 (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2014, 10:31 AM

Dec 2014

I have posted several times suggesting that some police are abusing steroids and are 'roid raging on the street.

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Does anyone know if cops are tested for steroids? [View all] marym625 Dec 2014 OP

Thank's for bring this up again. TexasProgresive Dec 2014 #1

Me too marym625 Dec 2014 #6

But congress (issa) is too busy holding hearings regarding steroid use in pro-baseball. Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #30

Well we can't have the wrong team winning marym625 Dec 2014 #32

Win, win, win at the cost of all life on this planet Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #41

exactly! marym625 Dec 2014 #42

Some departments do, some don't. Brickbat Dec 2014 #2

They should marym625 Dec 2014 #4

Seattle police are not tested for steroids. FuzzyRabbit Dec 2014 #31

I have an alternate theory which I just posted on another thread rock Dec 2014 #3

Bad combination marym625 Dec 2014 #5

That is a good question 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #7

whoa! marym625 Dec 2014 #8

lol, that is just hilarious. Marr Dec 2014 #11

For the douche, for the douche, for the mother-fucking douche marym625 Dec 2014 #28

Steroids aren't the only drug of choice some (bad) cops seem to take meow2u3 Dec 2014 #9

Good point marym625 Dec 2014 #17

Steroid testing is expensive, so probably not jmowreader Dec 2014 #10

ah! I didn't know. marym625 Dec 2014 #18

That was my thought when Wilson said Brown "looked like a demon" KamaAina Dec 2014 #12

You mean Wilson, right? marym625 Dec 2014 #19

Yup. KamaAina Dec 2014 #25

Oh good marym625 Dec 2014 #26

Not that is excuses the behavior but maybe some of these cops are dealing with PTSD. liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #13

Especially ones that were ever in the military davidn3600 Dec 2014 #14

I agree with that completely marym625 Dec 2014 #20

Should be mandatory. Iggo Dec 2014 #15

like I said up the thread a bit marym625 Dec 2014 #21

I've encountered some like that. hunter Dec 2014 #16

It's a shame marym625 Dec 2014 #22

Or donuts? Generic Brad Dec 2014 #23

That's it! marym625 Dec 2014 #24

Most have random drug testing like some other public and Historic NY Dec 2014 #27

I'm sure you are correct marym625 Dec 2014 #29

If you google "cops on steroids" there are tons of articles uncovering steroid use BrotherIvan Dec 2014 #33

The only one that looks like marym625 Dec 2014 #36

Rookie BrotherIvan Dec 2014 #39

Excellent question!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2014 #34

Darren Wilson was not. There's a link to an image of his post-shooting toxicology report .... Scuba Dec 2014 #35

I read through the entire transcript marym625 Dec 2014 #37

Who does the hiring in your town, is it by competitive test or do you have to be related to the CK_John Dec 2014 #38

Depends what contract their union negotiates. nt hack89 Dec 2014 #40