[PLUG-TALK] Drug testing for cops (way off topic)

[Paul Heinlein]

On Thu, 22 Jan 2015, Keith Lofstrom wrote:

> Cops should be tested for steroids, and prosecuted if using them 
> without prescription, or put on desk duty for medical use.  A cop 
> using steroids who kills the passenger of a car for the "crime" of 
> running a stop sign should be imprisoned for homicide.  Every 
> incident like this should be followed by an immediate blood screen 
> for all involved.
>
> Cops should be subject to the same rules that govern all of us 
> [....]

+1

In these days when police forces are becoming militarized 
(excessively, imo), each individual officer needs every ounce of 
wisdom she or he can bring to a tense situation.

It'd be interesting to know if the cops in question use steroids 
mostly because of macho cop culture (difficult to manage) or if the 
police departments in question subtly or ovirtly reward behaviors 
associated with their use.

If the latter case, their supervisors ought also be held accountable 
for, in the words of the NCAA, "lack of institutional control."

-- 
Paul Heinlein
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