(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Maybe Rogue Police are Steroid Infused [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-02-15 Photo by Nauman Abdul Hafeez on Unsplash Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who was unarmed at the time he was killed by police in Akron, Ohio, last week, was shot at least 60 times Police Shoot 137 Times Into Car After Chase, Killing Unarmed ... Take the Nov. 29 shooting deaths of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams in Cleveland: After leading police on a 25-minute chase through city streets, Russell found himself surrounded in a… “A common side effect of steroid use is violent, aggressive behavior that can contribute to poor judgment and even police brutality, according to medical experts.” The above quote is from my book “JayWalkers Shouldn’t be Shot”. I have thought about revising it and rewriting it with new information, but all I can do is add more examples. Nothing has changed. Projects that existed before have been expanded and improved, but most would still need current research to see how they relate to different areas. We have more of a problem than rogue police. We can trace some of our problems to three-year-old black girls and then carry it on through school for those of color. By the time, those of color have dropped out of school and even graduated, there exists a fear and distrust for our judicial system that explains why they take off running. The rot exists all the way through our judicial system with distrust, power grabs, and financial gain that prevents internal review and reform. Check out a chapter of “JayWalkers Shouldn’t be Shot”. CHAPTER III Rogue Police Around three people a day are shot and killed by police. We don't know for sure how many as there is no mandatory reporting requirement by our US government. Only recently have we become aware of the number of police killings and mainly because of the cell phone video capability available to so many citizens. In addition, we have some video from auto cameras and body cameras. What has been disturbing has been the number of instances where someone was shot who was not a threat to the officer and in many cases was actually running away. In addition, we have viewed many videos where excessive force was displayed by the police officer sometimes ending in death. When you see a State Policeman in the middle section of a freeway beating and continuing to beat a woman, you wonder why. Then, recently, a video was released showing a homeless man surrounded by 8 white policemen. This Negro man is definitely nervous and upset and is waving a small pen knife. All of the police are at least 10 ft from him. They have tasers and one is holding a German Shepherd dog that is straining at the lease, leaping at the man. In an instance, 46 bullets are fired killing the man instantly. A shot to the leg would have downed this man. The dog could have taken him down. But this pales in contrast to over 60 shots fired at another man, a homeless man. We will never know what prompted such a display of anger and aggressive behavior, but according to the “Police Chief Magazine” , Anabolic Steroids (no longer on the web but from CBS" A common side effect of steroid use is violent, aggressive behavior that can contribute to poor judgment and even police brutality, according to medical experts. Gene Sanders, a Spokane, Wash., police psychologist, estimates that up to 25 percent of all police officers in urban settings... https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3745740&page=1 ")are a problem with maybe as many as 25% of police officers. This would sure explain a lot of the aggressive actions by police officers. I know we make the jokes about the police officer and his weight gain due to eating donuts, but maybe it is the use of drugs causing the problem. It is not unusual to see a police officer with a stout neck rather than a double chin. At any rate, we don't need to have our police using drugs that have been outlawed by the major league football teams because of the aggressive behavior generated. As a former truck driver, if we had an accident, we would be administered a test for alcohol and then taken to a medical physical for blood tests for other drugs. I would think that any officer who has a physical interaction with a civilian should have the same tests. But as truck drivers, we were not let off the hook for testing after the accident. Originally we had to pass a yearly test and later on, this test became random. We never knew when we showed up for work if a test would be administered to us. The DOT wanted us checked before the possible chance of an accident. Police officers, at least in some areas must submit to drug tests and in some cases, they may be random. But the test for Anabolic Steroids is not administered because of the extra costs. As we look at the recent lawsuits settled out of court for as much as $6.5 million, we need to take action. There is a cost to the numerous lawsuits against aggressive police behavior. If you go to a Dailykos.com (at http://ow.ly/U38oI ) article on justice, there is a list of recent settlements of police departments for civilians shot and killed. Most of these were settled out of court, many before the policeman had a day in court (usually they weren't even charged) and the other item is that none were charged with any wrong doing even though videos cast doubt on the innocents of the officer. For your convenience, here is a summary: Shaun King Community · The family of Freddie Gray--$6.4 million. The family of Eric Garner----$5.9 million. The family of Rekia Boyd----$4.4 million. The family of Laquan McDonald---$5 million. The family of Jonathan Ferrell---$2.5 million. This list could have thousands of names on it. “In 2010, the NYPD announced that they had spent nearly $1 billion settling cases of police misconduct in the previous 10 years.” You can read more about this Daily Kos article at http://ow.ly/U3c4z Some police departments may see a reduction in aggressive behavior and resulting lawsuits through the use of additional drug testing. Insurance costs may go down. Regardless, this is a step that needs to be taken if we are to retain the citizen’s confidence in a regulated police force. As I have tried to emphasize, the savings from the previous two chapters should more than pay for additional drug testing and if implemented before the actions in this chapter, the savings would already be there. The savings from drug testing alone could amount to billions. As I have researched this problem, it is amazing how many of the police who have been cited for excessive force or suspected shooting has a record of already doing the same thing. It seems that a few rogue police have cast a shadow on the reputation of our police. To combat this repetitive abuse of power, we would suggest that any police who uses excessive force or has a shooting incident be immediately taken off street duty and not allowed to return until satisfaction of his ability to properly enforce the law. This would include the removal of his firearm and any personal firearms. As I bring this subject to a close, we need to look at the families of police officers. “According to several organizations, including the Battered Women’s Support Services, police officer-involved domestic violence is 4x that of the national average. The National Center for Women and Policing states that 40% of police households experience some type of domestic violence,” You may read the entire article at http://ow.ly/U3YIV . The site Policeone states “Some authorities recommend that the Internal Affairs department immediately conduct an initial preliminary inquiry to determine the need for a formal internal investigation. The latter would follow the agency’s established protocol for criminal misconduct cases, including suspension of the officer’s police powers and reclamation of their weapon and police vehicle. Officers should be placed on off-duty status, pending administrative investigation and referral for a psychological fitness-for-duty evaluation.” Read more at http://ow.ly/U3Zhd. This remains a touchy problem because the abused partner is fearful to report to fellow officers of the accused and any safe-house will be know by the police force. The question remains, why have the multiple incidents of injury and death to civilians continued in the first place and that will be covered in the next chapter. Make Anabolic Steriods a part of all police drug testing This book is available at Amazon (tinyurl.com/...) Table of Contents below: Table of Contents CHAPTER I DeCriminalization of Non-violent Minor Crimes CHAPTER II The Manhattan Bail Project CHAPTER III Rogue Police CHAPTER IV The Good, the Bad and the Ugly CHAPTER V Community Policing CHAPTER VI Crisis Intervention for the Mental Ill and Drug Addiction CHAPTER VII “Pipeline to Prison” Our Young Black Girls Chapter VIII “Pipeline to Prison” for Our African American Boys Chapter IX Financial Accountability Chapter X The Homeless Chapter XI Prisons Chapter XII Conclusions and Additional 'Resources and Readings' This book is available at Amazon (tinyurl.com/...) 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