The laws which ban usage of anabolic steroids have appeared because of certain conditions. They turned out to be responses to widespread intake of steroids in competitive sports. Anti-Doping Agencies hoped that prohibition of steroids would keep professional athletes far from usage of illegal medications. But criminalization of steroids influenced on administration of steroids by competitive sportspersons slightly.
The steroid laws commonly do not prosecute sportspeople who administrate illegal medications. On the contrary, non-competitive sportspeople and recreational bodybuilders are usually targets of the steroid laws. They suffer due to consequences of breaking these laws.
This is not just one’s point of view. This is reality. Let realize: who is sentenced to jail because of selling steroids? For example, Ashley Dewayne Rivers of Alabama received 5 months in jail because he had sold about $2000 worth of steroids to a health care provider. In fact, this individual was not the target of a steroid investigation. He just turned out to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. The estranged wife of this doctor talked to federal investigators that her husband was involved in operations of black steroid market. So, the affirmation of this woman led to the situation, when the health care provider was investigated.
Actually, Rivers was a supplier of steroids for short period of time. This person sold these medicines to his friends. James Robinson, the defense attorney for Ashley Rivers, noticed that his client had recognized his guilty wholly and taken the total responsibility for his illegal operations. The attorney confirmed that Rivers was a moral man. However he violated the steroid laws, he realized the risks and admitted to his guilty.
The attorney James Robinson asked the judge to sentence his client just to probation. Rivers cared about his wheelchair-bound wife, 2 children that were adopted by him and 3 children of his disabled brother. Furthermore, this person sacrificed about 40, 000 dollars for individuals that lost their homes because of tornadoes. It would be better, if Rivers Ashley were sentenced to probation. He would continue to work for his family and other persons.
But Christopher Brinson, the Assistant U. S. Attorney, refused the request of James Robinson. He stated that this person committed a serious crime and he must serve time in jail. However the judge was inclined to agree with the request of the defense attorney at the beginning, finally he made the decision to agree with the Assistant U.S. Attorney and sentenced Rivers to 5 months in jail.
You may observe that steroid laws have just a slight influence on professional athletes.
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