Saturday, August 09, 2008

'Roid rage, paramilitary policing, and "unfortunate accidents"

That's an idea that deserves some attention when we read about a SWAT raid gone bad like the one in Prince Georges county Maryland. According to Wikipedia steroid use is associated with "high levels of aggressiveness, hostility, anxiety and paranoid ideation".

Here's a couple of posts that discuss the use of steroids by police-- especially SWAT team members.

Question: Why test Texas high school athletes for steroids but not police officers?

Cops On Steroids

Congress had time to investigate Roger Clemens and the DOJ has spent years chasing Barry Bonds. I'm much more concerned about steroid use by the guys who kick in doors while toting automatic weapons.

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