Theodore Gorath
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Theodore Gorath commented on The Saturday Morning News.
Theodore Gorath commented on The Saturday Morning News.
PEDs (performance enhancing drugs) are simply any drug that the NFL puts on its list of banned substances. One can use several of these substances with medical exemptions however.
Most players claim it was adderall when they get busted, because it is a drug which does not carry the connotations of cheating that steroids do.
For instance, when fellow Seahawk Richard Sherman got caught using PEDs, he claimed the test was positive for adderall before he lied his way out of it.
But typically it is steroids. The Seahawks are developing a drug habit, which is not surprising, as Pete Carroll creates a culture of cheating where ever he goes.
Most players claim it was adderall when they get busted, because it is a drug which does not carry the connotations of cheating that steroids do.
For instance, when fellow Seahawk Richard Sherman got caught using PEDs, he claimed the test was positive for adderall before he lied his way out of it.
But typically it is steroids. The Seahawks are developing a drug habit, which is not surprising, as Pete Carroll creates a culture of cheating where ever he goes.
May 17
Theodore Gorath commented on New Gun Enthusiast....
Theodore Gorath commented on New Gun Enthusiast....
@38: As is always the case when you see "accidental discharges" or people saying "the gun just went off," I guarantee you that someone foolishly had their finger on the trigger when the gun went off.
More than likely the gun worked perfectly. It was the owners who were defective.
More than likely the gun worked perfectly. It was the owners who were defective.
May 17
Theodore Gorath commented on America Doesn't Care About Black People.
Theodore Gorath commented on America Doesn't Care About Black People.
The public was not disallowed from going outside in any of the instances quoted by the author.
The Mother's Day shooting was the only instance quoted by the author where the suspects fled and there was no identity verification.
By comparing apples to oranges, this particular author fails to support his thesis.
The Mother's Day shooting was the only instance quoted by the author where the suspects fled and there was no identity verification.
By comparing apples to oranges, this particular author fails to support his thesis.
May 17
Theodore Gorath commented on What Kind of Cars Do I Like?.
Theodore Gorath commented on What Kind of Cars Do I Like?.
All the best fathers avoid teaching their sons usefull skills for the benefit of their own egos.
May 17
Theodore Gorath commented on Morning News: Car Chases, Fecal Pools, and Kitchen Nightmares.
Theodore Gorath commented on Morning News: Car Chases, Fecal Pools, and Kitchen Nightmares.
Fecal coliform bacteria is everywhere, and essentially covers just about everything.
You breathe it, you eat it, you swim in it, etc.
The wonders of life.
You breathe it, you eat it, you swim in it, etc.
The wonders of life.
May 17
Theodore Gorath commented on New Gun Enthusiast....
Theodore Gorath commented on New Gun Enthusiast....
@3: Oh man, I totally had one of those little red and black spud guns when I was a kid. It was awesome.
May 16
Theodore Gorath commented on More Than 2,700 American Soldiers Have Killed Themselves Since 2001.
Theodore Gorath commented on More Than 2,700 American Soldiers Have Killed Themselves Since 2001.
@6, 10, etc.
Recruiters also know who to target: young men with almost nothing in life going for them. The poor, abused, disaffected , etc. They target these groups HARD.
I am not saying that all of our soldiers come from this group or are "tricked" into joining, but it can not be denied that recruiters go out looking for people with nothing to lose, and are vulnerable to suggestion and promises of a better life.
Recruiters also know who to target: young men with almost nothing in life going for them. The poor, abused, disaffected , etc. They target these groups HARD.
I am not saying that all of our soldiers come from this group or are "tricked" into joining, but it can not be denied that recruiters go out looking for people with nothing to lose, and are vulnerable to suggestion and promises of a better life.
May 16
Theodore Gorath commented on On a Wall in Pioneer Square.
Theodore Gorath commented on On a Wall in Pioneer Square.
@14: I am not saying that I think giving out the tips is wrong, I just that I find it kind of unbelievable that so many men just refuse to understand why so many women find it patronizing. But the point is, women are not saying they should not be responsible for their own safety, only that the repeated clubbing over the head with the same stuff makes them feel like the onus to stop rape is solely on them. But one thing we can agree on is that Baltimore totally kicks ass.
@15: It actually does not really count because the disincentive is not nearly strong enough to stop rape, since the crime is very hard to prove, and rapists know that chances are great that they will go free. Also, this does nothing to prevent rape, or rapes would have been going down since it was made a felony. This has not been the case. The death penalty does not deter murders either.
I am not totally sure how to prevent rape from happening, but I know it has to start with men.
@15: It actually does not really count because the disincentive is not nearly strong enough to stop rape, since the crime is very hard to prove, and rapists know that chances are great that they will go free. Also, this does nothing to prevent rape, or rapes would have been going down since it was made a felony. This has not been the case. The death penalty does not deter murders either.
I am not totally sure how to prevent rape from happening, but I know it has to start with men.
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Ironically, the shortness of careers and physicality of football is a disincentive to use steroids, as they make your body more prone to injury (or at least many players think so). All it takes is a player to spend a couple seasons injured to end a career, and most players would rather be mediocre than injured.
But no, the incentive to use PEDs are certainly structural in all sports...all you can do is test, test, test, and try to control the culture as much as possible.