Steroid-using athletes remain undetectable

Recently Alan Abramson published an article where he discussed whether tests conducted by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) were effective.
The WADA conducts many tests for steroids and other related medicines every year. It seems that steroid users are caught. Someone may believe that the world of sports and professional bodybuilding will be soon cleansed from usage of banned preparations. For example, very many tests for forbidden medications have been conducted at the 2012 Olympic Games.
But several questions appear here. Are these tests sophisticated enough to catch any person that dopes? Are these tests reliable?
Let examine results of certain tests. In 2010 the WADA published statistics according which 258,267 samples were analyzed by 35 WADA-accredited labs. Out of these samples 4,820 results were atypical findings. Circa 60 % of positives indicated about application of steroids. Many positives were for cannibinoids. 10 % positives indicated about application of marijuana. As you observe, just 60% out of those that administered prohibited drugs applied steroids. Is it real? Don’t display the results of the tests that the WADA doesn’t do the job suitably?
Dick Pound, the former president of the WADA, considers that at least 10 % of athletes that participated in the 2012 London Olympics used steroids. He notes that those consumers of steroids that are not clever are caught by anti-doping officials. He also affirms that an athlete that has been caught taking forbidden preparations will fail an IQ test. He concludes that only unwise sportspersons can’t avoid detection.
So, when you hear that the WADA has conducted many tests to make sports clean, think whether these statements are true. Is able the WADA to make competitions fair? Why does the WADA note about number of tests?
It seems that the WADA only wants to convince people that the job is done suitably. The WADA tries to secure future funds. This is the reality.

Extended administration of anabolic steroids in sports and bodybuilding

There are debatable opinions about anabolic steroids. Users praise these preparations because they produce obvious benefits. Scientists conduct various studies, trying to determine whether these medicines are safe for application. Sports organizations ban administration of these drugs because they have significant influence on performance. When it comes to governments of certain countries, they have made buying, intake and sale of anabolic steroids illegal. So, those who are caught violating these laws may be enforced to pay a fine and/or go to jail.
You may come across many articles that blame steroids for several crimes. Although there are numerous statements about these medicines, the most of people don’t understand the essence of these medicines.
Anabolic-androgenic steroids can enhance muscle size and help to gain great strength. While anabolic properties of these medications promote building new muscles, androgenic properties are responsible for development of male sex characteristics.
What induced creation of these medications? It is known that there were many battles between various cultures since ancient time. Thus, various cultures tried to elaborate something which could help soldiers to become braver and have strength enough to win. They administered rhinoceros horn, shark tooth and other several extracts. Later testicles of animals started to be researched. It promoted elaboration of anabolic steroids.
 The hormone androstenone was isolated from several other compounds in 1930 for the first time by the specialist Adolf Butenandt. Then other types of hormones were synthesized. By 1939 testosterone was synthesized for the first time.
1940s and 1950s were years of essential steroid development. Many researches were conducted in various countries around the world. Specialists studied influence of these drugs on performance of sportspeople and bodybuilders. Some physicians promoted intake of steroids among professional sports figures. One of them was John Ziegler. He administered Dianabol to Olympic athletes.
Steroids were also widely used in sports and bodybuilding in 1960s and in 1970. Over 50 % Olympic athletes took these products. Although new kinds of tests were introduced by anti-doping agencies, it was impossible to combat applying these products by athletes.
Nowadays more sophisticated tests for steroids and other related drugs have been introduced. Despites, these products are still widely applied in the world of sports and bodybuilding. Clever users know certain methods to administer steroids without getting caught.

Steroids help some persons to do their jobs properly

It is stated that the most of steroid users are professional sportspersons and high school students who go info sports. It seems to be true because anabolic steroids are able to add muscle mass and strength. These are effects which are valuable for sportspersons because they try to win competitions. Moreover, you read many articles that present steroid scandals that occur in sports: in Major League Baseball, National Football League, Olympics, etc. You become convinced that steroids are such medicines that dominate chiefly in sports. You also read numerous pieces of news that notice about usage of performance-enhancing drugs by high school students who look at professional sportspeople and desire to become so prominent, as they are.
But Lena Butler, a sportswriter, claims that the most part of steroid users are not sportspersons. The most of steroid users are bodybuilders that don’t take part in any competitions. So, 80% of steroid users are non-competitive bodybuilders. The most of them are young: over the age 25. These are individuals that work as military professionals, police officers, etc. So, these are individuals who have such jobs which require strength. These persons administer steroids in order to increase their strength and do their jobs appropriately.
It is also interesting to mention that many individuals who have own business use steroids. They have enough money to look attractively. So, they apply steroids for improvement of physique and anti-aging needs.
When it comes to high school students who go info sports, they take steroids because they desire to have success in sports. These individuals want to win competitions, become well-known and get millions of dollars. Steroid-using prominent athletes have significant impact on the decision of high school students to apply steroids. In fact, it is dangerous. Health of high school students can be destroyed because of steroids evidentially. Unfortunately, this class of steroid users doesn’t desire to change their attitudes to steroids. However they are warned about risks connected with steroids for young consumers, they continue to apply steroids. The number of high school students who take these medicines rises. If several years ago 1% of high school students took steroids, today the number is doubled.
However there is a tendency to demonize steroids, it is important to remember that these drugs are taken not only for performance-enhancing effects. They are useful for medical needs. Doctors recommend these medications for persons that suffer from various diseases. These preparations are recommended for persons with cancer. HIV/AIDS- individuals administer steroids in order to combat muscle loss. These drugs efficaciously treat other conditions too.

Most typical troubles related to intake of steroids

No one can contest benefits which are produced by application of steroids. Users of these medicines add energy and increase their muscle mass. As a result, those that participate in competitions win medals. But there is  an unpleasant piece of news here. Anabolic steroids, like any other products, can lead to unwanted effects. Functions and even structure of several organs can be destroyed because of steroid use.
That’s why before taking anabolic steroids it is important to know about each probable adverse effect which may appear on account of these preparations. It is a good idea to study information about these medicines before you make a final decision to take them. You should know that some negative effects of these drugs may be even irreversible.
It is also necessary to know indications linked with administration of steroids and follow them. Inappropriate usage may lead to life-threatening side reactions.
There are also recommendations that note how you can lower risks linked with several undesirable effects or reduce their severity. Those who have appropriate workouts during steroid use, apply correct doses, have proper nutrition and use some ancillary products for reduction of undesirable reactions will not experience dangerous health problems.
Grave  side reactions usually trouble those that apply enhanced doses and don’t follow other important instructions.
However it is stated that soon administration of steroids will become safe, you may observe that this time has not come yet. That’s why you should know about all potential dangers in order to prevent certain troubles or at least to minimize severity.
The most usual troubles connected with administration of steroids are listed below:
- liver problems;
- kidney problems;
- skin problems;
- cardiovascular diseases;
- psychological disorders;
- troubles linked with reproductive system.
Why may be liver functions destroyed by steroids? Let see. Toxins are contained in steroids. The body tries to get rid of them. Liver takes part in this process actively.  So, its functions may be disordered because of the toxins contained in steroids. Cysts and tumors may be formed. It is true also about kidneys that also play essential role in excretion of toxins. It is known that toxins may be also excreted through skin. That’s why  usual negative reactions of steroids include acne vulgaris, oily skin and other related problems.
Steroids may also increase cholesterol levels; thus, arteries around the heart are blocked; blood clots appear. The heart may become unable to circulate the blood through the body appropriately. High blood pressure may also appear in steroid users. Even heart attacks may be caused by steroids.
Psychological health may be destructed by steroids too. Those that use these drugs may become aggressive; they may suffer from unusual changes in mood and depression. Other mental problems may occur too.
As for reproductive system, it may be affected as well. Male users of steroids may experience shrunken testicles, changes in size of prostate, gynecomastia, infertility, etc. Female consumers of steroids may face such troubles, as enlargement of clitoris, excessive hair growth on body, menstrual abnormalities, etc.
Unfortunately, steroids can have negative impact on other systems as well. Just the most common undesirable results are mentioned in the article.

New drugs for improvement of men’s health

Several diseases appear in numerous persons and destroy good life. One of such problems is erectile dysfunctions. This problem occurs in 50% of males who are over 40 years old. Of course, this is a problem that may affect relationships between partners. Men put great efforts to escape from this problem. There are several products which are indicated to treat erectile dysfunctions. Viagra, Levitra and Cialis are claimed to be the best remedies for this purpose.
Several pharmaceutical companies understand that the drugs which are applied for treatment of erectile dysfunctions are in a high demand. They get 500-600 million dollars for the medications that efficiently work in case of this dysfunction in males. So, pharmaceutical companies see that they can get even greater profits, if they make new efficacious products for this purpose. Of course, they try to do it.
Recently some new medications for treatment of erectile dysfunctions have been created. But they must get approval of the FDA before they may be bought and administered legally. These products are following: Avanafil, Zoraxel, Zydena (Udenafil) and Bremenalotide.
Let present substantial information about each of these drugs.
Vivus, a pharmaceutical company, has developed the medicine Avanafil. Several studies have shown that benefits of this preparation become obvious just 15 minutes after it has been used. But the FDA has not yet approved this medicine. So, it is needed to wait till its safety will be proven.
The company Rexahn Pharmaceuticals has made the product Zoraxel. It influences on the brain, helping to get rid of erectile troubles. It is said that this preparation will get the FDA’s approval by 2013.
The medicine Zydena has been created by the Korean pharmaceutical company by Dong-A Pharmaceuticals. Some studies have displayed that this is an efficacious medicine that has ability to treat erectile dysfunctions. While Malaysians and Russians may use it, Americans don’t have access to this medicine because it has not been yet approved by the US FDA. It is confirmed that Zydena works faster than Viagra.
The drug Bremelanotide has been created by the pharmaceutical company Palatin Technologies. This product has some advantages over others. It is useful for both men and women in case of sexual disorders. Moreover, it can increase sexual arousal and desire, influencing on central nervous system.
These are new medicines which will be indicated to treat erectile problems. We may hope that they will be able to improve quality of men’s health.

Teenagers should be warned about influence of steroids on brain

If you read news about steroids, you may claim that almost each article notices about “roid rage” that is claimed to be one of the gravest unwanted consequences of these drugs. Anabolic steroids are demonized for many violations, murders and other crimes. It is noted that these medications can cause uncontrolled aggression which leads to abnormal behavior. Although it is not proven scientifically whether steroids may actually lead to “roid rage”, media notices about this side result too often. Unluckily, certain other severe negative results are rarely mentioned in news.
Teenagers should be especially informed about certain specific unwanted effects that may occur in them, if they apply steroids in their teen years. The professors Leslie Henderson and Ann Clark of the Giesel School of Medicine in Dartmouth notice that these products can have very negative influence on teenagers’ brains. These scientists have conducted some studies and made conclusions, basing on the results of their studies. These professors note that steroids can cause in teenagers something severer than uncontrolled aggression.
According to Leslie Henderson and Ann Clark, steroids are very dangerous for adolescents because this group of users may have some specific severe side effects which don’t appear in adult consumers of steroids. The specialists notice that steroids may affect the brain in teenagers. So, the brain’s structure and functions can be destroyed in teenagers because of steroids. Moreover, these unwanted results may be irreversible. It means that brain’s dysfunctions that are shown through abnormal behavior may present even when the adolescents grow up. So, negative psychological effects may be displayed even in their adulthood.
But it is necessary to notice that the studies conducted by Leslie Henderson and Ann Clark have enrolled animals. Thus, these affirmations are made on the basis of animals’ reactions to steroid use. One may doubt whether effects of steroids on adolescents’ brains are the same as those on animals. Nevertheless, Leslie Henderson is sure that these statements are true for humans as well.
Furthermore, it has been defined that negative reactions of steroids on teenagers are more lasting than those which trouble adult steroid users.
Leslie Henderson collaborates in her researches with such specialists, as Marie Onakomaiya, Donna Porter and Joseph Oberlander.
Leslie Henderson claims that it is evident that steroids affect adolescents’ behavior. As we know, the brain controls behavior. Since behavior is abnormal, the brain’s structure and functions are destroyed.
Thus, it is necessary to educate teenagers about all potential dangers related to intake of steroids. If they know about these probable adverse effects, they will be able to make a right decision linked with steroids.

Reporters ask retired baseball players about steroid users and Baseball Hall of Fame

What do retired baseball players claim about intake of steroids? This is the question which is frequently asked by reporters and widely debated by media. Different persons have various ideas about this issue.
Recently several retired players of the Major League Baseball were interviewed by several reporters who tried to learn opinions of the retired players about the steroid era in baseball. Should consumers of steroids be in the Hall of Fame?
Reggie Jackson, Goose Gossage, Dave Henderson, Curt Schillling, Mike Piazza, George Brett and Morgan Ensberg don’t desire to see steroid users in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Later a journalist asked Wade Boggs about this issue as well. He played professional baseball for 18 years. He was asked whether consumers of steroids could be allowed to be chosen for the Hall of Fame. The retired baseball player confirmed that steroid users should not be in the Hall Of Fame. According to his words, it is not the best message for American youth. No one should be allowed to be in the Hall of Fame and say that he is one of the greatest players because he has taken anabolic steroids. It is the bad message for the youth of the whole world.
As for the case linked with Roger Clemens, Boggs said nothing negative about him.
Clemens was accused of lying before the Congress about administration of steroids and HGH. He was charged with obstruction of Congress, perjury and false statements. But recently the jury acquitted him. The decision of the jury dismissed the statement that Roger Clemens had success due to intake of banned products.
While Wade Boggs refused to say anything unpleasant about Roger Clemens, he had several harsh words about pitchers that administer steroids and take unfair advantages.

Patrick Mendes received 2-year ban; Joshua Gilbert was suspended for 3 years

The top Olympic weightlifters Patrick Mendes and Joshua Gilbert were banned from “Average Broz’s Gymnasium” (Las Vegas, Nevada). They tested positive for forbidden preparations. Steroids were not the products taken by these athletes. They applied non-steroidal products that are also banned under Code of the WADA.
Mendes tested positive for banned medicines in February 2012 before the United States Olympic Team Trials for Weightlifting scheduled who would represent the US at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The weightlifter tested for HGH; as a result, he was banned.
Joshua Gilbert tested positive for the diuretic medicine furosemide at the 2012 National Weightlifting Championships. It was in March 2012.
Furosemide is a product which is used by those who apply steroids in order to mask steroid use. Moreover, this medication helps athletes to lose weight in order to correspond to certain weight categories.  Weightlifting, boxing and wrestling are sports where athletes are divided to certain weight categories.
HGH and furosemide are medications that are prohibited by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The anti-doping system of the IWF is in the harmony with the WADA Code.
The weightlifters Mendes and Gilbert were trained by John Broz. Broz lived and trained with the well-known Bulgarian weightlifter Antonio Krastev during his career. Krastev broke a world record snatch of 216 kg in 1987. John Broz studied the Bulgarian system of trainings and brought several methods to America. He founded own training facilities in Las Vegas.
Mendes was sentenced to 2-year ban. As for Gilbert, he was sentenced to 3-year suspension.
The suspensions of these weightlifters are failure for “Average Broz’s Gym”. Thus, the greatest weightlifters were not allowed to represent their home country at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Although Larry Olubamiwo used numerous doping products, he tested positive just for EPO

The boxer Larry “War Machine” Olubamiwo took several anabolic steroids, HGH, IGF-1 and other doping medications during 6 years. However certain tests have been conducted earlier, he was caught just in January 2012. After a fight against Sam Sexton Larry Olubamiwo tested positive for banned drugs. Metabolites of steroids were not found in his sample. The athlete tested positive for EPO. EPO is a blood boosting medicine.
Prolonged usage of forbidden medications by Olubamiwo was a real embarrassment for the United Kingdom Anti-Doping. Andy Parkinson, the CEO of the UKAD, tried to note that the suspension of Olubamiwo for administration of 13 different prohibited medicines is a real success of the UKAD in the struggle against doping.  
Andy Parkinson affirmed that it was an unusual case. The boxer used steroids and other related medicines for long period of time without fear to spoil his health, career and reputation. He was sentenced to 4-year ban.
But the alarming aspect is following: Olumamiwo could avoid detection for prolonged time, despites essential efforts of anti-doping officers to “clean” sports from application of doping preparations.
Olubamiwo was caught just because the UKAD was informed by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that he became the target of an investigation related to illicit sale of anabolic steroids and other related drugs in the US. Then the UKAD conducted a test that resulted in positive results for EPO.
Robert Smith, the General Secretary for the British Boxing Board of Control, supported the affirmations of Andy Parkinson about efforts and success of anti-doping agencies. He noticed that the case manifested that cheating couldn’t be hidden.
What is your point of view about the case? Do positives for EPO and the ban of Olubamiwo display that anti-doping officers work successfully? Or does the case demonstrate that anti-doping system is not appropriate?
Anyone may make own conclusion. But it is clear that the athlete could apply different prohibited products for six years without being caught by anti-doping officers.

Politician Linda McMahon is criticized for usage of steroids in WWE

Linda McMahon puts incredible efforts in order to manifest that she is a politician who deserves to be trusted. She tried to get rid of steroid associations that have spoiled the reputation of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) throughout numerous years. Undoubtedly, her opponents ever utilized possibilities to mention about great problems connected with administration of steroids in the WWE.
Linda McMahon is the former President and CEO of the WWE. The WWE was established by her and her husband Vince McMahon in 1990. Almost 60% of the traded stock of the WWE is owned by them. They got great profits due to the WWE Empire. One billion dollars was got by the McMahons due to the business related to the WWE. Mrs. McMahon ended her tenure of the WWE in 2009 and started her political career. She joined the Republican Party seeking a Senatorial Seat for the State of Connecticut.  The politician spent approximately 50 million dollars on the campaign. But she didn’t get success. The nominee of the Democratic Party Richard Blumenthal won. Now Linda McMahan is seeking the Republican nomination to replace Joe Lieberman, another retiring Senator for Connecticut’s State.
Since Linda McMahon got involved in politics, numerous individuals started criticizing her for usage of steroids in the WWE.
 A newspaper claims that McMahon loves to notice that she has created certain jobs but she doesn’t answers questions about the jobs. An article confirms that the CEO of the WWE makes fun of unintelligent men that humble women and promotes intake of steroids.
The WWE responded quickly to these affirmations. The Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications for WWE Brian Flinn has noticed that the WWE worries about health of wrestlers and random drug testing displays that the WWE is against application of steroids. At least 4 random tests are conducted per year for each wrestler. Those that test positive for forbidden preparations are suspended. So, the WWE bans administration of steroids. Moreover, Brian Flinn has mentioned that the WWE has one of the best wellness systems in sports and entertainment.

Founder of BALCO: steroids are not excluded from sports

Recently Victor Conte, the founder of BALCO, expressed his thoughts about testing program of anti-doping agencies and the current state of doping among sportspersons.
Conte has noted that it is unlikely that the 2012 Olympic Games would be free from usage of steroids and other prohibited drugs. Conte said in an interview that Olympic anti-doping testing system had different flaws. Thus, consumers of steroids were also chosen to take part in the 2012 Olympic Games.
Victor Conte doesn’t believe that application of banned drugs has diminished. He doesn’t agree with persons who confirm that low performance in various sports proves that steroids and other related products are almost excluded from sports.
The founder of BALCO notes that steroids are widely taken now too. Efforts of anti-doping agencies promoted adoption of athletes. Thus, athletes don’t use as increased quantities as have been utilized before.  Nevertheless, application of steroids and other related medications continues to be a problem.
Conte is sure that sportspersons don’t use such designer steroids, as THG. Instead of taking such drugs, sportspersons use the steroid testosterone which is claimed to be the grandfather of all steroids.  Victor Conte adds that since testosterone is fast-acting and it is getable in form of creams, gels, patches and injections, it is widely taken by sportspeople. Furthermore, not too increased doses of testosterone are required in order to get dramatic results. This steroid is popular among players of Major League Baseball.
Victor Conte criticizes anti-doping policy. He states that anti-doping agencies have evident ambiguities. Even a truck may go through loopholes which are in doping laws, according to the founder of BALCO.

President of Singapore Bodybuilding & Fitness Foundation: athletes that use steroids should be informed about safe ways to do it

Media is used to exaggerate any case connected with steroids in sports and bodybuilding. Many facts are presented in misleading ways. Thus, steroid scandals appear without any basis. Here is the case.
Rano Izhar, the president of the Singapore Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (SBFF), has admitted that he provided recommendations linked with intake of anabolic steroids.
Any individual who belongs to the world of bodybuilding knows that steroids, HGH and several other related drugs are widely spread and utilized by bodybuilders. Some news websites have written many articles, treating the actions of the SBFF president as a steroid scandal. But be careful! He has not distributed anabolic steroids, he has just disseminated information.
The Singapore’s newspaper “The New Paper” revealed emails between a bodybuilder and the president of the SBFF which were written before Izhar became the president. Izhar provided indications connected with steroids cycles to the bodybuilder. The cycles were composed of 14 different drugs, including such steroids, as Anadrol 50, Dianabol, Primobolan Depot, etc. Clomid was also advised.
Izhar affirmed that the recommendations were just for his friend who was an amateur bodybuilder. Furthermore, he was not the president of the SBFF, when he provided the recommendations.
Izhar’s friend planned to apply steroids. It was his friend’s decision. Izhar didn’t promote it. He only desired to help his friend. He wished he used steroids in the safest way.
Izhar admitted that he had provided guidelines related to steroid cycles. He confirmed that he needed to tell his friend which medicines were efficient and which drugs didn’t work properly. He added that when anyone asked him about ways to use steroids, it meant that they would use them, regardless of the answer. Thus, the president just felt that he had to note at least the most important things that should be known about steroids.
Izhar has obtained the degree of Doctor in “lifestyle medicine” at the Harvard Medical School. He realized that he had to do everything he could for harm reduction for those who take steroids and other related preparations.

US helped Poland to arrest two men that manufactured steroids and sold them to customers around the world

You must have seen that the US put efforts to bust international companies that advertise steroids on internet and deliver them to clients around the world.
Recently the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has collaborated with Polish law enforcement officers in order to catch persons that have been suspected in shipment of steroids and other doping medications to different countries of the world.
This investigation began about one year ago. The polish Border Guard Straz Graniczna intercepted huge amounts of steroids that were sent to individuals in the US and Canada. Steroids in form of tablets and injections were confiscated at the Warsaw mail terminal.
Straz Graniczna worked together with US DEA. Ultimately 2 men from Poland were arrested. One of them was detained, after he left the post office. More than 7, 000 steroid tablets and 19, 000 steroid vials and 47, 000 Polish zloty or over 14, 000 US dollars were discovered in this man’s car. But it was only the beginning of confiscation.
It was defined that an apartment located in Warsaw served as a base of the underground lab that manufactured steroids which are ordinarily used by American bodybuilders. When law enforcement officials raided the apartment, they found drug paraphernalia there. The apartment was used not just for manufacture of steroids but also for keeping of prepared steroids. About 666, 000 steroid tablets, 19, 000 vials of steroids and more than 5, 000 steroid ampoules were confiscated during the search. The medications were estimated. The price was claimed to be 6 million Polish zloty or 1, 8 million US dollars.
It is supposed that the US will ask Poland to extradite these two individuals.
The USA is aggressive, when it comes to struggle against steroids. International steroid companies are busted.
But the US doesn’t have significant success collaborating with Europe and Asia. The US presses other countries to arrest and extradite steroid dealers.
Distributors of steroids that were connected with British Dragon and Musclebear were arrested and extradited to the US from Thailand and Cyprus.
The US pressed Austria to arrest the steroid dealer Mihael Karner. Thus, he was arrested. Then the USA asked Austrian authorities to extradite this person to the US. But feds didn’t have success that time. Mihael Karner paid one million Euros to Austrian authorities to avoid the extradition and reach his home country Slovenia.

Roger Clemens was acquitted by jury

Names of twelve individuals (four men and eight women) that served as jury at the governmental case against Roger Clemens were released by the judge Reggie Walton.
The government wanted the jury to be convinced that the athlete had lied before the Congress about application of steroids and HGH. But since the jury acquitted Roger Clemens, the government criticized the persons who composed the jury. Certain persons that composed the jury were interviewed.
A political activist, an art historian, a teacher of deaf children, an official of Treasury Department and an employee of the Canadian Embassy were belonged to the jury.
Joyce Robinson-Paul, a political activist, was interviewed by the New York Daily News certain days after Roger Clemens was acquitted. She affirmed that the jury understood that they had to be fair to both the federal prosecutors and Roger Clemens. But they didn’t find anything that had to be prosecuted.  Later she also claimed that the federal prosecutor couldn’t prove their suspicions.
Bradford Weaver, an employee of the Canadian Embassy stated that the government acted wrongly. He noticed that such situations should not be repeated. This person also claimed that there was nothing to be pursued. He was interviewed by the Associated Press. This person also pointed out that every juror saw from the very beginning that Clemens was not guilty of any charge. This person reminded that every juror was unanimous.
Bradford Weaver was also asked whether he thought that Roger Clemens really applied steroids. The Associated Press also asked him whether he believed that the governmental case against Roger Clemens represented only the waste of taxpayers’ funds. But he didn’t answer the questions.
Another juror who chose not to be identified noticed that the jurors didn’t understand how the government could spend huge sums of money during five years in order to pursue the baseball player. This person confirmed that it was impossible to comprehend why the prosecution lasted for 5 years.
Other jurors didn’t provide any information.
As for feds, they were totally disappointed. They refused to respond to the statements presented by the jurors.