That Whole Children Are Our Future Thing Is Overrated Anyway

Parents of athletes are notorious for stupidity (see here). They berate officials and coaches, they push their kids to do things they don't want, they fight with other fans, they drop f-bombs at little league games, but this is a new low.

A man pleaded guilty in federal court to giving his 13-year-old son steroids while the boy trained to compete internationally on a roller-skating team.

James Edward Gahan, 41, formerly of Lady Lake, entered his plea on Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas B. McCoun III.

A sentencing date has not been set, but Gahan faces a minimum of one year in federal prison. The maximum he could get is a 10-year sentence.

Can't we make special laws for scumbags like this? A maximum of 10 years in jail just doesn't feel strong enough. How about instead of jail we force him to ingest large amounts of steroids every day for the rest of his (then shorter) life?

Federal prosecutors say Gahan gave his son steroids and other performance-enhancement drugs until at least August 2005, when the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency tested the boy and found the drugs in his system. The boy was training to qualify for USA Roller Sports' junior national team, to represent the United States at an international competition in China.

What makes this even worse is that the kid wasn't even playing in an actual sport. I mean what the eff is a roller skating team anyway?

(St. Petersburg Times)
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