This is sad, tragic, alarming and frankly a little stupid. Most of us are guilty, in part, of contributing to the insanity that in extreme cases, leads to things like this. Most kids and younger guys do think we are indestructable, which of course, isnt true, but some of us, like Dallas found out too late. Whether by doing it ourselves, as fans encouraging ever more freakish size, or judges rewarding it, all of us who have participated in the competitive end of the sport contribute to the problem. We can't say we weren't warned. People like Vince Gironda and Robert Goldman were saying a few decades ago, that it won't be until people start dying, including onstage that we will wake up. They were often mocked and laughed at, and right. I'm not saying we need to get all paranoid and freak out, but changes need to happen. From many of us. including the competitive agencies. I won't condemn them, but no more free passes. The classic physique division is a step in the right direction, although not a total solution. In the end we are responsible for our choices. Time to wake up. Before more tragic senseless deaths happen to good men.
