Well stated, Slin, although I myself am kind of in the middle of the road regarding the present legality of roids.
But I am definitely against the huge expenditure of our tax dollars when there are so many other pressing issues that are more important than the steroid situation.
Interesting to note that the government found drugs produced under less than sanitary conditions, but if they were legal (and controlled) those same unsanitary conditions would not exist.
I would sure like to read the college paper you did on this subject. Have you ever posted it on the internet?
Yours too, MYT1.
Slin, have you read Rick Collins "Legal Muscle"? He goes into some great detail about how roids became illegal and it is interesting to note that the only organization who insisted that they should NOT be "criminalized" was the AMA (or was it the FDA?). (Sorry but I cannot find my copy at this moment!)
Was anyone or any organization ever given the opportunity to speak in defense of roid "usage" before they were proclaimed illegal.
I have heard that Mr Collins does some legal work on behalf of the NPC now. Right?
Interesting stance, Slin, but I think it has progressed too far to ever turn back towards the legal direction.
I am against the underground selling of steroids. But when they are made illegal, there really isnt much of a choice. I myself would never take THAT risk because the legal penalty is insane. If penalty for selling was just as ridiculous for possesion, I wouldnt live in the USA because I love competitive bbing too much. Also, it is better for it to be underground made from conversion kits than people STEALING from labs to sell them. If they are going to make up fake lab names thats one thing, but stealing from labs for selling no one should do and no one shoud buy from those people.
Ive never posted the paper on the internet it was for communications class though and I was actually going up against someone in a debate who used steroids in high school and had a heart attack. In the beginning everyone fell for his emotional speech about how his life changed, he just had a massive heart attack etc. ( the guy looked like a real lfe pig by the way so ovrweight andthis was maybe years after his heart attack) But he had nothing backing what he said except emotion and I exposed his eating habits and totally crushed him in the debate. Afterwards the class was totally in my favor and some people told me to hit he road with the speech! LOL. Funny thing too 4 or 5 guys after class admitted to me about their AAS steroid use. Guys you wouldnt even think for 1 second used it flat out admitted it and said they didnt have any problems with it.
Because of the little piece there I wrote on the fly its actually motivated me to take that and turn it into a solid paper and argument. I havent wrtten structurally in years but I am actually motivated to do this.
I have Legal Muscle and ive read it from front to back but I think that was back in 2003? Rick Collins is my hero. Someone needs to set the record straight and defend these guys im glad he stepped up to the plate. I dont remember what organization exactly to tell the truth but I thought everyone was against illegalization except members of congress. I know though for a fact that everyone was against it being a schedule III though.
At the time I dont think anyone was able to defend steroids except by admitting its use and saying hey I dont have anything wrong with me! I dont know how much research was done that the public had access to. There were no pro steroid organizations or anything. I think there are a few today actually but I have to go double check.
Collins may be doing worth with the NPC but I dont know. Never heard of that but if anyone needs ihis service it is NPC and IFBB. The whole organization is nothing really without AAS. No one wants to watch a whole bunch of fitness models in a posedown especially after what weve seen can happen. If both the comittee and federation would be "drug free" theres going to be a whole lot of insulin and herbal use goin on.
In my last post/email I did mention that sometimes things can get too far and you cant change it but I take it back it can change. Everything can change, more severe things take longer but everything can change. The public just doesnt know about the origins of AAS and how it was wrongfully made illegal. There is too much myth and the truth we all know can be proven publicly... no one has talked about it yet though. Ignorance maybe? Fear? Who knows why.. I honestly think people are too scared or they are too passive. If AAS were compared to something that is everyday, like alchohol for example, people will begin to look at it differently. Alchohol is SO essential to American and European life that if proper comparisons were mde publicly people would not think so low of AAS. Especially if it was shown that bbers/athletes are hard working true spirited American people, I mean bodybuilding is an AMERICAN SPORT. Expensive supplemnts, complex pharmacueticals, LOTS OF EATING.. thats all pretty much part of American culture. Once people realize that, and see that all the sports the watch and enjoy wouldnt be as exciting and that the playing field is fair because most athletes use, they would embrace it.
The government just has to be exposed publicly for not havng any scientific reason to ban AAS for personal use and Drs have to get a little tap on the ass too because everyone looks to them for medical advice on everything even if they know nothing about it. whatever comes out of an MD mouth has to be the gospel truth right? in the public eyes yes. if they are exposed as drug pushers themselves, of much worse drugs, and people see how little most know about AAs thiir credibility will go straight down the toilet. BUt all of this has to be done n depth. Once pople get the idea, the politicians are going to follow. Politicians dont create ideas, they see weak points in the people and capitalize on their ignorance. If the people feel stronlgy about something, they are going to cater to it in a democracy ( or we you want to call us govt today. i know not a true democracy). If people loved the war in iraq, most politicians will try to say hey! i had a part in making that happen! but, americans dont like it so they say they are against it and propose plans to pull it and make up excuse that, at the time thats wat I thought was the right thing to do.
But like I said, the first step is making sure it hits home. comparins AAS to common day things like alchohol, prescription drugs, and particularly to women it must hit home with birth control. Then a tie to individual rights and you have a movement and group that will fight and protest and publish articles. Look at the environmental movement, went from a few hippes straight to the white house. It all start with small groups, and everyday comparisons. After that it will multiply and governemnet in this society will be forced to do SOMETHING in positive direction.
Many people forget Alchohol has also been banned as well as SUGAR! Now look, they are household products as common as TV and Comptuer haha.
