The politician Lew Frederick is captivated by the hysteria related to “roid rage” of steroids

Many individuals suppose that “roid rage” or uncontrolled aggressive behavior is a common unexpected reaction that occurs in consumers of steroids. Moreover, some persons confirm that it is even impossible to avoid this unexpected symptom, if you administrate steroids. Nonetheless, it is not proven scientifically that it is a real adverse reaction of anabolic steroids. But even if we suggest that it exists, it can occur only in small number of steroid users.
Since numerous individuals think that “roid rage” is an unwanted consequence of anabolic steroids, numerous ill-informed legislative suggestions were made. Some such proposals have been made in Oregon. It has been proposed to introduce some new laws. According to these new laws, if any police officers have used deadly force, or if police force resulted in some injuries, they should be tested for steroids.
The same proposal was made by the politician Lew Frederick in Oregon House of Representatives. Those police officials that have applied deadly force will be investigated, tested for certain drugs and their mental health will be also evaluated.
Actually, it is not clear why police officials who use deadly force will be tested for steroids. Can intake of steroids prove that application of deadly force was unjustified? Is it claimed that steroids because of aggressiveness may make police officers unable to make fair decisions?
Investigation team is a reasonable idea for police officers who use deadly force. But usage of steroids is not to be taken in consideration here. Positives or negatives for steroids can’t determine whether deadly force has been used properly or not. It doesn’t matter a police officer has applied steroids, aspirin or only drunk juice.
Thus, it is possible to make a conclusion that legislators turn to be captivated by hysteria connected with “roid rage” of anabolic steroids. It goes without saying that illegal intake of steroids by police officers should be a legitimate concern. But it is not spoken about uncontrolled aggressive behavior as a chief reason in this situation. The problem is that illegal intake of controlled substances by police officers makes them vulnerable to corruption and the steroid black market. Such police officers are inclined to compromise.