A Clue?
Take a gander at this snippet from a story about the sentencing phase of a police corruption trial here in Memphis:
From the witness stand, Scott said his judgment was clouded by extreme steroid use and a desire to provide money for his wife and four children.It begs the question: Do other Memphis police or Shelby County sheriffs use steroids? Is it a widespread problem or, as the CA so often likes to portray these kinds of things, an isolated case? Given the pandemic of corruption and abuse going on in the MPD, I lean toward the former.
Asst. U.S. Atty. Joseph Murphy attacked Scott, asking whether the $500 a month he spent on steroids might better have been used for his family.
Scott said he took steroids to make himself stronger, as "self-protection" on the street.
Murphy asked whether he spent extra time at the shooting range, or if he did extra training on ways to subdue suspects.
Scott said "no."
Being that I depend on these officers to keep the really bad guys in my neighborhood at bay, I'd like to know.
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