Young British motorist blames steroids for hitting another driver in face

However it is not yet displayed scientifically whether “roid rage” is an unwanted result of steroids, these drugs are blamed for several crimes quite frequently.
Michael Barton, a man from Britain, hit a Ford Fiesta, while he was driving his Volkswagen Golf. Paul Gard was driving the Ford Fiesta. Barton had overtaken Paul Gard. But then Michael Barton had to pull back in front of him, since another car was driving the other way. Paul Gard flashed him. Thus, he had to brake suddenly. Barton became raging, stopped his Volkswagen Golf, broke the wing mirror of Gard’s vehicle and hit Gard in the face. Then Gard’s wife called police. While she was calling, Barton drove off calmly.
Michael Barton, a 21-year-old person that has a son of two years old, uses steroids for bulking effects. Thus, it has been said that these products affected his behavior. The defense attorney for this young man affirmed that steroids influenced negatively on temperament of his client, since these products enhanced his levels of testosterone.
Previously Barton was convicted for certain crimes, including domestic violence. Last year this young man pleaded guilty to an assault, criminal damage and driving incautiously because of his anger following assaults.
The judge Patrick Hooton at Portsmouth Crown Court Deputy Circuit confirmed that he was not sure that steroids caused the improper behavior of Michael Barton. But he added that it was totally mad to get angered and hit a man in the face only because he flashed him. The judge noted that Barton’s behavior was very shameful and he announced: “you ought to go to prison”.
So, this person was given 6-month jail sentence suspended for a year; he was also enforced to pay 500 dollars in compensation and ?277 for damage of Paul Gard’s vehicle.

Doping products sent to Wim Vansevenant by Australian company were actually just amino acids

The case connected with the former Belgian rider Wim Vansevenant changed surprisingly. An analysis demonstrated that the doping medications which were ordered by him didn’t contain the contents written on the labels. This former sportsperson was cheated by the company where he ordered the preparations.
Last year several packages sent to Wim Vansevenant by an Australian company were intercepted by customs officials. According to the labels of  the intercepted  bottles,  they contained the doping drug TB-500. It is a peptide hormone which can induce enhancing muscle strength and speed healing. The Belgian authorities started an investigation. It was thought that Wim Vansevenant supplied the Omega Pharma-Lotto team with doping drugs. This athlete rode professionally 10 years, from 1998 to 2008. Last 6 years of the career he was working with this team.
An analysis of the bottles seized by customs displayed that they contained only amino acids. Wim Vansevenant’s lawyer noted that the case had to be dropped. He explained that since the medication was not related to doping, the former sportsperson didn’t deserve to be punished.
Johan Lescrauwaet, the prosecutor’s spokesperson confirmed that the contents didn’t correspond to the name of the preparation which was written on the label and to the words of the former sportsman.
 Just amino acids were discovered in the bottles. No any doping drug. Thus, there is no any evidence that Wim Vansevenant provided doping medications to other individuals.
The hearing of the former Belgian professional rider was scheduled to be later.

Roger Clemens doesn’t have increased muscle mass that could demonstrate that he has used steroids

Every baseball fan knows that Roger Clemens is charged with obstruction of justice. It is said that he has lied before Congress about application of steroids and HGH.
Rusty Hardin claimed that there was no any difference in physical appearance of Roger Clemens before, during and after his trainings with the coach Brian McNamee. The attorney confirmed that this factor proved that Roger Clemens hadn’t taken steroids and other related drugs.
Changing in muscle mass is usually utilized by federal prosecutors as proof that an athlete uses steroids or/and other related medications. But this tendency was not utilized during the governmental case against Roger Clemens. No one could claim that muscles of Roger Clemens demonstrated that he had applied steroids and HGH. It is one of differences between the case against Roger Clemens and that against Barry Bonds.
When it comes to the governmental case against Barry Bonds, feds called many individuals in the trial that were able to testify that anabolic steroids led to essential changes in physical appearance of this athlete. They claimed that usage of steroids caused increase of muscle size, enhanced size of the head and testicular shrinkage in Barry Bonds.
Thus, the defense attorney Rusty Hardin showed four pictures of Roger Clemens. The pictures displayed physique of Roger Clemens, including the period of time when Clemens was working with the coach Brain McNamee. The attorney noted that the pictures displayed that there were no changes in physical appearance that could support that he utilized steroids and HGH.
The attorney Rusty Hardin claimed that the pictures displayed just the process of ageing. The masseur Cheryl Redfern also claimed that she didn’t observe any changes in physical appearance of Roger Clemens. Roger Clemens had neither back acne, nor abnormal development of breast tissue, nor dramatically enhanced muscles.
Phil Garner a former Major League Baseball player also claimed that there were not any essential changes in physical appearance and performance of Roger Clemens during working with the coach Brian McNamee.
Steve Durham, the Assistant US Attorney tried to discredit the argument about lack of changes in Roger Clemens’ physical appearance during the cross-examination of Phil Garner. He confirmed that while several steroids enhanced muscle mass, others didn’t promote gaining muscles. So, he claimed that the pictures could say nothing about steroid use.
Federal prosecutors want to take advantages in both cases: in the case against Roger Clemens and in that against Barry Bonds. While they claim that physical changes in Barry Bonds display that he has used steroids, lack of physical changes in Roger Clemens doesn’t prove that he hasn’t applied steroids.

Sydney Morning Herald: motorcycle gangs are responsible for illegal intake of steroids in Australia

The newspaper “The Sydney Morning Herald” reports that outlaw motorcycle gangs are responsible for spread of illegal steroid use in Australia. The gangs receive significant profit and reduced risks.
The detective Nick Bingham has said that New South Wales Police doesn’t focus on investigation connected with usage of steroids but anabolic steroids become targets of investigations, when outlaw motorcycle gangs are arrested for violation of other laws.
According to the detective Nick Bingham, although New South Wales policemen don’t raid houses of gangs for steroids, they find them, when they conduct searches for weapons and psychostimulant drugs.
Nick Bingham has reported that they ordinarily seize such quantities of steroids from motorcycle gangs that are just for personal intake. Quantities of other products that are usually found in possession of gangs are much greater than those of steroids.
Bingham has claimed that criminals prefer taking anabolic steroids in order to get threatening muscular bodies. They want to look big and strong.
However the detective Nick Bingham is sure that gangs have steroids only for personal application, the newspaper “The Sydney Morning Herald” doesn’t agree with this statement. It reports that motorcycle gangs are involved in smuggling of steroids.
However gyms are claimed to be the main sources of steroids for bodybuilders, it is stated by “The Sydney Morning Herald” that certain gyms have close connections with motorcycle gangs. The Herald claims that numerous seizures made by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service are linked directly with distribution of steroids by motorcycle gangs.
According to reports of Australian Customs, mail seizures of steroids have been increased significantly in comparison with past years.
More than 2, 000 seizures were made in 2009-2010 and over 5, 000 seizures of steroids were recorded in 2010-2011.
The majority of seizures were related to personal administration of steroids imported illegally by bodybuilders.