Six Gold Coast police officers on steroids 'for no reason'

**Prince** · 09-22-2010, 11:35 AM

Six Gold Coast police officers on steroids 'for no reason'
By Greg Stolz

SIX Gold Coast police were found to be using anabolic steroids for no medical reason, the Crime and Misconduct Commission inquiry has been told.

The Gold Coast's top cop, Superintendent Jim Keogh, on Tuesday told the Operation Tesco inquiry he suspected some younger officers were using steroids after complaints about excessive use of force during arrests.

Today, counsel assisting the inquiry, John Allen, questioned Queensland Police Services human resources director Patricia Jones about steroid use among police.

He told the inquiry that six officers, most working in Surfers Paradise, were prescribed anabolic steroids by one doctor despite having no health problems.

Mr Allen said the officers wanted the steroids to counter tiredness, lethargy or because they 'were just wanting to be bigger'.

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The steroids would have been illegal if they were not given on prescription, Mr Allen said.

He said a steroid expert interviewed by the CMC said there was a tendency for non-medical users to take high doses and to sometimes mix them with black market steroids or illicit drugs, and some users could become angry and aggressive.

Mr Allen suggested it might be 'of concern' that armed police might be using steroids.

Ms Jones said posters were placed in all police stations warning officers about the use of medication.

She said officers suspected of being unfit for duty could be ordered to see an independent doctor.

Ms Jones said random drug testing was not carried out by the QPS but since 2005, 13,400 officers and recruits undergone 'reasonable suspicion' tests for drugs and alcohol.

Only one positive drug test and four positive alcohol results had been returned, she said.

Ms Jones said random drug testing was estimated to cost about $500,000 a year and there were no plans to introduce it.

"For $500,000, I could possibly employ four to five more police officers (so) the question becomes, 'what's the cost benefit?', she said.

Ms Jones said concerns about police abusing medication had to be balanced against privacy issues.

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**ontopthegame85** · 09-22-2010, 12:41 PM

cops and roids= always resisting

**juggernaut** · 09-22-2010, 12:47 PM

Cops need to be juiced. The other assholes are coked up and usually delirious. Why shouldnt they be armed?? I work with a cop who's fucking enormous, and for this job he does he tackles guys down that are twice the size he is!

**ZECH** · 09-22-2010, 06:22 PM

So excessive force complaints = steroid use. MY ASS!

**Mr.BTB** · 09-22-2010, 06:47 PM

Hell yes! Queensland police!

I agree police should be allowed to juice, look at the assholes they put up with on drugs, it puts them in danger!

I would rather have all our cops on steroids than have them huge and fat!

For example! Here in my local station there is about 20 cops (its a small division not far from the LSA, Local Service Area which is around 100 plus cops).
Anyway this one cop in my area is obese and I am not understaing it when I say he can not run he really can not run, he can just walk, I seen him the other day trying to keep up with his partner who was rushing to a shop that had made a call to them, now to me someone that size is a danger to his partner and to the public, he can not back up his partner physically, he can not fight or restrain anyway as he is that big he can not move fast or freely, he is a huge danger.

Now it is ok for him and many others to get obese and over weight so much that they can not protect themself, their partner or the public due to their weight from being un healthy and eating shit!

Yet if you are using gear yo uare obviously fit, mor then likely eat an extremly healthy diet, workout, and are able to move fast and freely with ease, yet these people get fined, banned from work, sometimes fired.......For what? BEING HEALTHY!!!

So pretty much it is ok to become obese, be at risk of heart attack at any moment even on the job, be so obese you can not run to get to your partner if he/she needs back up, can not run to save a victim in need, can not run to chase anyone, can not move fast or freely to arrest or cuff someone because your so over weight.

Disgrace

**juggernaut** · 09-23-2010, 06:38 AM

Originally Posted by Mr.BTB

Hell yes! Queensland police!

I agree police should be allowed to juice, look at the assholes they put up with on drugs, it puts them in danger!

I would rather have all our cops on steroids than have them huge and fat!

For example! Here in my local station there is about 20 cops (its a small division not far from the LSA, Local Service Area which is around 100 plus cops).
Anyway this one cop in my area is obese and I am not understaing it when I say he can not run he really can not run, he can just walk, I seen him the other day trying to keep up with his partner who was rushing to a shop that had made a call to them, now to me someone that size is a danger to his partner and to the public, he can not back up his partner physically, he can not fight or restrain anyway as he is that big he can not move fast or freely, he is a huge danger.

Now it is ok for him and many others to get obese and over weight so much that they can not protect themself, their partner or the public due to their weight from being un healthy and eating shit!

Yet if you are using gear yo uare obviously fit, mor then likely eat an extremly healthy diet, workout, and are able to move fast and freely with ease, yet these people get fined, banned from work, sometimes fired.......For what? BEING HEALTHY!!!

So pretty much it is ok to become obese, be at risk of heart attack at any moment even on the job, be so obese you can not run to get to your partner if he/she needs back up, can not run to save a victim in need, can not run to chase anyone, can not move fast or freely to arrest or cuff someone because your so over weight.

Disgrace

This!!!

**juggernaut** · 09-23-2010, 07:03 AM

uhhh dude....yer ghey.

**KelJu** · 09-23-2010, 07:31 AM

Cops enforce stupid laws, they should follow the same stupid laws. I would take it in the ass by a judge if I were caught with steriods or other illegal substances. Cops don't get a free pass. fuck 'em! I hope they go to jail.

**MDR** · 09-23-2010, 07:57 AM

I'm with Jugs and BTB-cops should be on steroids. Tough job. Even tougher if you aren't physically capable. If a cop loses a fight, they may just lose their lives. Most police officers do a good job and genuinely care about the public they serve. A few bad apples gives the profession a bad name.

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