Now this is a good one and I'd like a good answer. Why is it that baseball players aren't handcuffed and banned if they use steroids? The last time I checked steroids are an illegal drug just like cocaine so why don't they get arrested? Is it the money or what? I would think that once you test positive for the drug you would be gone, but yet they only get a suspension so what gives?

I think your comment applies to all sports (including football, basketball, hockey, etc...)....you never do see them getting cuffed...i think it would do good for all sports if they were cuffed and arrested and had that on their permanent records....

Oh yeah I agree I just singled out baseball because that is all you ever hear about. They should all be in jail I mean how unfair is it to the guy who wants to do the right thing and not use.

Oh yeah I agree I just singled out baseball because that is all you ever hear about. They should all be in jail I mean how unfair is it to the guy who wants to do the right thing and not use.

I'm not sure, but I think steroids are a schedule 3 drug, whereas cocaine is a schedule 2 drug, and heroin marijuana and others are schedule 1. I'm not sure of all the laws regarding steroids, but I think most laws against them are levied at the suppliers of such drugs and not the users. It would be possession of a controlled substance just like prescription drugs and is only considered a misdemeanor and for first time defendants would only warrant a fine in the eyes of prosecutors.

Damn new laptop!!!!

#5...thanks for the technical answer...i am sure that is why it is...but as a sports fan, i really would like to see them get punished more then just a fine and a suspension (usually done by the league itself)...it does tarnish sports any way its seen...

^ I agree, it's not the WWF. All leagues should mandate much tougher penalties against steroid users, much like the new rules MLB has instituted. Steroids definitely taint sports today. The NFL concerns me the most with this, those monsters most assuredly use or have used some type of steroids. It creates serious health issues and concerns, and sends the wrong message to athletes in high school hoping to one day be in a professional sports league.

If your company has a drug policy and you test positive you wouldn't get arrested or fined either.

You may get fired, but you won't have criminal charges brought up against you.

That is a good point so why aren't they banned from PRO sports?

probably because of Money

I looked up steroid and the law and there is a small group trying to change the law and make them legal here is a quote c&p

Movement for decriminalization

After the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 1990 listed anabolic steroids as Schedule III controlled substances in the U.S., a small movement has arisen that is highly critical of current laws concerning anabolic steroids. On June 21, 2005, Real Sports aired a segment discussing the legality and prohibition of anabolic steroids in America.[105] The show featured Gary I. Wadler, M.D., chairman of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and a prominent anti-steroid activist. When pressed for scientific evidence by correspondent Armen Keteyian that anabolic steroids are as "highly fatal" as is often claimed, Wadler admitted there was no evidence. Bryant Gumbel concluded the "hoopla" concerning the dangers of anabolic steroids in the media was "all smoke and no fire".[105] The show also featured John Romano, a pro-steroid activist who writes "The Romano Factor", a pro-steroid column for bodybuilding magazine Muscular Development.

interesting.

Same reason you don't get arrested for blowing a workplace drug test.

Probably some difficulty in holding a person legally responsible for metabolites in their system that are not illegal (but indicate that an illegal substance MIGHT have been taken).