[quote]BH6 wrote:
Bill ORielly attributed the murder-suicide to steroids, during his radio show this afternoon. He claimed that Beniot was strung out and out of control like most of the pro-wrestlers. So standby for the anti-steroid crowd chiming in on this one.
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Yeah, and we all know how reliable and downright “fair and balanced” O’Rielly is. I mean, hes an expert when it comes to all things. I once saw the man debate on the side of teaching Biblical history as World History in public schools with a professor in Constitutional ethics from an Ivy League school.
[quote]BH6 wrote:
Bill ORielly attributed the murder-suicide to steroids, during his radio show this afternoon. He claimed that Beniot was strung out and out of control like most of the pro-wrestlers. So standby for the anti-steroid crowd chiming in on this one.
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I bet he had problems with prescription pain killers. I would also bet that this is rarely mentioned and the steroids are demonized.
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[quote]hockechamp14 wrote:
I’m not defending Benoit in this post, but more attacking the media.
In this situation, from second one it’s always the man’s fault. Duke Lacrosse anyone? The media has an agenda to put down white males, has anyone ever seen the video on youtube about the double rape, murder, and mutilation of a man and his wife my 3-4 black gang members?
How much news coverage did it receive? Yet at a similar time, that radio host got fired and stuff for calling some women “nappy headed.”
I wish I could say Benoit didn’t do it, but I can’t. He did some amazing things in the ring though. So many of these people in pro-wrestling are two faced and some of them don’t even realize it.[/quote]
This is hilarious… You honestly think a WWE champion family found dead isn’t going to garnish any attention?
If you check local news casts husbands killing their families then themselves happen nearly once a month if not weekly. This is why they always supsect the husband first. White or black they usually don’t garner national attention anymore.
The times they do is when they have unusual cirsumstances, like last week when the no name black cop killed his baby momma. It was nationwide news because at first they were doing a search for the woman combined with the fact that he was a cop, plus there wasn’t any other major news that week.
The Duke case was about a whole team for a PowerHouse school getting accused of rape. Most people have no clue of the name of the kids, outside of hate crime issues all everybody cared about was the fact that it was Duke.
Gang violence has been around for 25 years why do you think some local murder is going to get nationwide attention?
Guess everybody else so this as pointless which is why nobody else replied, but I just found it too funny.
Fox News has really been pushing the “Roid Rage” motive. The phrase is used several times whenever they report on the story.
They even found a doctor to whole heartedly support their assessment of the “roid rage” motive. Then they found a law enforcement officer who claimed that he has been in several situations where he has encountered someone under a “roid rage”, where the individual is completely “out of control and strung out” and that sometimes, it takes as many as six people to subdue someone who is under a “roid rage”.
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
BH6 wrote:
Bill ORielly attributed the murder-suicide to steroids, during his radio show this afternoon. He claimed that Beniot was strung out and out of control like most of the pro-wrestlers. So standby for the anti-steroid crowd chiming in on this one.
I bet he had problems with prescription pain killers. I would also bet that this is rarely mentioned and the steroids are demonized.[/quote]
Yeah he did have neck issues so pain killers is a possibility. When I was younger my dad had a baaaad episode with pain pills and alcohol he wanted to kill us and take us to hevean because he was Jesus Christ(his initials are JC).
Its obvious there was something wrong with the guy to murder a child someone has to be certainly sick to do it mentally
The WWE was right to do the tribute as it was to his wrestling and the guy is one of the greatest of all time like him or not
apparently he did kill his wife and son then hung himself using a weight lifting machine. and of course they are trying to find a way to blame it on steroids.
STAMFORD, Conn., June 26, 2007 ? World Wrestling Entertainment is stunned and saddened by the details released by local authorities concerning the double homicide-suicide involving Chris Benoit, his wife, Nancy, and his son, Daniel.
However, WWE is concerned with the sensationalistic reporting and speculation being undertaken by some members of the media following the press conference held by the Fayette County Sheriff?s Department and the District Attorney. During the press conference, the investigating authorities made the following points, all of which run contrary to the media speculation that “roid rage” was a factor in the senseless murders and suicide:
The authorities stated that all drugs found in the house were believed to be legal prescriptions.
Steroids were not, and could not, be related to the cause of death (asphyxiation). Authorities had no factual basis to speculate as to Benoit?s state of mind, and rightly did not do so.
Toxicology tests have not even been completed, so there is no current evidence that Benoit even had steroids or any other substance in his body. In that regard, on the last test done on Benoit by WWE’s independently administered drug testing program, done on April 10, 2007, Benoit tested negative.
The physical findings announced by authorities indicate deliberation, not rage. The wife’s feet and hands were bound and she was asphyxiated, not beaten to death. By the account of the authorities, there were substantial periods of time between the death of the wife and the death of the son, again suggesting deliberate thought, not rage. The presence of a Bible by each is also not an act of rage.
WWE strongly suggests that it is entirely wrong for speculators to suggest that steroids had anything to do with these senseless acts, especially when the authorities plainly stated there is no evidence that Benoit had steroids in his body, pending the toxicological reports, and that they had no evidence at this time as to the motive for these acts.
WWE is continuing to monitor the ongoing investigation being conducted by local authorities.
If they found steriods in his home,maybe “roid-rage” is very possible…but so is depression,schizophrenia,etc. After all, he was still a person just like us.Then again,is it possible for steriods to really take a person with those conditions over the edge? Did we really know what kind of person Chris Benoit was?
Seems that being a WWE wrestler would take a toll on a man with a family such as Benoit. Hell…they’re on the road for most of the year. That plus dealing with injuries, being in shape,etc. I think alot of the wrestlers would have to use “extra help” to make it through a year of WWE wrestling. This shit is crazy
According to Fox news, AAS causes schizophrenia and steroid withdrawals are the leading cause of teen suicide?
What kind of bullshit is this? The entire time they are talking about this, they are playing footage of Benoit hoisting championship belts over his head and pounding his chest as part of his act.
The things that pass for truth these days are unbelievable.
STAMFORD, Conn., June 26, 2007 ? World Wrestling Entertainment is stunned and saddened by the details released by local authorities concerning the double homicide-suicide involving Chris Benoit, his wife, Nancy, and his son, Daniel.
However, WWE is concerned with the sensationalistic reporting and speculation being undertaken by some members of the media following the press conference held by the Fayette County Sheriff?s Department and the District Attorney. During the press conference, the investigating authorities made the following points, all of which run contrary to the media speculation that “roid rage” was a factor in the senseless murders and suicide:
The authorities stated that all drugs found in the house were believed to be legal prescriptions.
Steroids were not, and could not, be related to the cause of death (asphyxiation). Authorities had no factual basis to speculate as to Benoit?s state of mind, and rightly did not do so.
Toxicology tests have not even been completed, so there is no current evidence that Benoit even had steroids or any other substance in his body. In that regard, on the last test done on Benoit by WWE’s independently administered drug testing program, done on April 10, 2007, Benoit tested negative.
The physical findings announced by authorities indicate deliberation, not rage. The wife’s feet and hands were bound and she was asphyxiated, not beaten to death. By the account of the authorities, there were substantial periods of time between the death of the wife and the death of the son, again suggesting deliberate thought, not rage. The presence of a Bible by each is also not an act of rage.
WWE strongly suggests that it is entirely wrong for speculators to suggest that steroids had anything to do with these senseless acts, especially when the authorities plainly stated there is no evidence that Benoit had steroids in his body, pending the toxicological reports, and that they had no evidence at this time as to the motive for these acts.
WWE is continuing to monitor the ongoing investigation being conducted by local authorities.
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Great press release by WWE. I agree with a lot of points brought up by this. Everyone is so quick to point to “roid rage” but really, how do they know? Just because he had 'roids in his home and took 'roids doesn’t make that a cause for what he did.
Obviously this was something he planned out for who knows how long.
Sad thing is this morning before the news on him being a murderer was released he was being called a hero on tv…what they should have been calling him was a coward, I dont care what the reasons he had…it shouldn’t have happened…then instead of facing up to what he had done…he takes the cowards way out and hangs himself
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
I bet he had problems with prescription pain killers. [/quote]
Yep. And also that repeated head trauma leads to depression. People can call pro wrestling “fake,” but there’s no question these guys are taking repeated hard landings hundreds of times a year.
[quote]NeilMc wrote:
The WWE was right to do the tribute as it was to his wrestling and the guy is one of the greatest of all time like him or not
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So I assume you’ll be OK when the NFL pays its tribute to OJ Simpson?
[quote]fightingtiger wrote:
According to Fox news, AAS causes schizophrenia and steroid withdrawals are the leading cause of teen suicide?
What kind of bullshit is this? The entire time they are talking about this, they are playing footage of Benoit hoisting championship belts over his head and pounding his chest as part of his act.
The things that pass for truth these days are unbelievable. [/quote]
True dat. Remember that when you read an article about ANY subject in the “mainstream media.”
One reason I believe very little of what I read in newspapers is because of the way the media lies about steroids and gun control.
[quote]Derran wrote:
JonP wrote:
Hagar wrote:
I’m sure he had a good reason why he killed his wife and kid.
Worst. Post. Ever.
You know what? I think it’s called sarcasm.[/quote]
Thank you Derran. Jon P you are an idiot I was obliviously sarcastic but your not intelligent enough to realize this plus you quoted me out of context.
[quote]CaliforniaLaw wrote:
fightingtiger wrote:
According to Fox news, AAS causes schizophrenia and steroid withdrawals are the leading cause of teen suicide?
What kind of bullshit is this? The entire time they are talking about this, they are playing footage of Benoit hoisting championship belts over his head and pounding his chest as part of his act.
The things that pass for truth these days are unbelievable.
True dat. Remember that when you read an article about ANY subject in the “mainstream media.”
One reason I believe very little of what I read in newspapers is because of the way the media lies about steroids and gun control.[/quote]