Millards Blog on police and roids

[burkitt]

I just finished reading Millards blog entry and had to laugh at the quote "Of course such “cheating” was unacceptable and the lack of a “level playing field” between police and criminals would not be tolerated"..........what does she mean by that???? Should all criminals be armed with all the same tools as the police??? Bullet proof vests, guns, tazers and so?!?!?

[Millard Baker]

Originally Posted by burkitt

I just finished reading Millards blog entry and had to laugh at the quote "Of course such “cheating” was unacceptable and the lack of a “level playing field” between police and criminals would not be tolerated"..........what does she mean by that???? Should all criminals be armed with all the same tools as the police??? Bullet proof vests, guns, tazers and so?!?!?

I was being facetious with that statement:

"Of course such “cheating” was unacceptable and the lack of a “level playing field” between police and criminals would not be tolerated."

The tongue-in-cheek may not be obvious if the statement is taken out context.

Here is the context where you can see it was a joking response to a reporter's protestations about police trying to gain an edge over criminals:

It appears that police officers were trying to gain an unfair advantage over criminals (”Phoenix a pioneer in steroid-testing policy,” October 19).

Like athletes who ignore testosterone-induced side effects to gain a competitive edge on the field, a handful of Valley law-enforcement officers were investigated because authorities believed they were using anabolic steroids to gain an edge on the streets.

Of course such “cheating” was unacceptable and the lack of a “level playing field” between police and criminals would not be tolerated.

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