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As I was settling down into my easy chair to watch the local evening news yesterday, I was surprised to see that the big story of the day was "a massive local steroid bust!!!" It seems that a local gym owner/former Mr. South Carolina and his newscaster wife were arrested and charged with trafficking cocaine and unlawful possession of prescription drugs in excess of 100 doses. The link to the story, which includes a streaming video of the segment, is:
http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=705647&nav=0RaM7tXz
Although I'm a steroid virgin, I've been working out pretty consistently for a couple of years with good results and have been lurking on EF for a while trying to learn as much as possible. Based on what I've learned here, I have a few questions.
First, while the narration makes it sound like this guy had vast amounts of steroids, when you see the video of the actual seizure it doesn't look like all THAT much compared to some pictures I've seen posted here. While it appears to me like it's more than even a heavy user would have for personal consumption, was this guy really that big a dealer? Or, could it really be mostly for his own use?
Second, do you think the local cops were really all that interested in steroids to begin with? My guess would be that the cocaine is what got him the attention, but the steroids make better PR because of the novelty. (Ironically, the sheriff, who is featured in the story, competes in local powerlifing competitions.) I'm not a lawyer, but it strikes me as odd that he is charged with trafficking cocaine but only possession rather than intent to distribute the steroids.
Third, how plausible is his friend and workout partner's assertion that he a) was shocked and clueless this guy (who appears juiced to the gills in competition) was even using gear and b) that he himself never uses it? Personally, I think the friend deserves the Oscar for either best actor or best comedy performance.
Finally, if you'd like one more dose of media hype, check out the video link at the bottom of the page on the "dangers of steroids". I felt sorry for the poor lady, who probably spends her time helping junkies and alcoholics, having to read this laundry list of steroid side effects and go on about the dangers of steroid addiction. Then, the anchorman asks her how many steroid addicts they have treated at their facility. She kind of stammers that they don't actually have any, but they want to get the word out! Yeah lady, it's a regular epidemic!!!!!
Thanks - DA
http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=705647&nav=0RaM7tXz
Although I'm a steroid virgin, I've been working out pretty consistently for a couple of years with good results and have been lurking on EF for a while trying to learn as much as possible. Based on what I've learned here, I have a few questions.
First, while the narration makes it sound like this guy had vast amounts of steroids, when you see the video of the actual seizure it doesn't look like all THAT much compared to some pictures I've seen posted here. While it appears to me like it's more than even a heavy user would have for personal consumption, was this guy really that big a dealer? Or, could it really be mostly for his own use?
Second, do you think the local cops were really all that interested in steroids to begin with? My guess would be that the cocaine is what got him the attention, but the steroids make better PR because of the novelty. (Ironically, the sheriff, who is featured in the story, competes in local powerlifing competitions.) I'm not a lawyer, but it strikes me as odd that he is charged with trafficking cocaine but only possession rather than intent to distribute the steroids.
Third, how plausible is his friend and workout partner's assertion that he a) was shocked and clueless this guy (who appears juiced to the gills in competition) was even using gear and b) that he himself never uses it? Personally, I think the friend deserves the Oscar for either best actor or best comedy performance.
Finally, if you'd like one more dose of media hype, check out the video link at the bottom of the page on the "dangers of steroids". I felt sorry for the poor lady, who probably spends her time helping junkies and alcoholics, having to read this laundry list of steroid side effects and go on about the dangers of steroid addiction. Then, the anchorman asks her how many steroid addicts they have treated at their facility. She kind of stammers that they don't actually have any, but they want to get the word out! Yeah lady, it's a regular epidemic!!!!!
Thanks - DA
