Well after watching the documentary I discussed here:
http://anabolicminds.com/forum/steroids/146135-must-watch.html
I wrote to the Tyler Hooten Foundation, which blames, AAS/PH for his suicide (even though he was clinically diagnosed with depression and was prescribed Lexapro, far before he took AAS.) Keep in mind this kid was 16. Well the foundation is run by his father and he has testified before Congress and done numorous things to keep the public "safe". Anyway this is our discussion, feel free to read and let me know if you think I was too much of an arse or if I came across well.
My first comments were censored from his page and he emailed his response. Please read from bottom first as it posted in most recent to oldest correspondence.
RE:
Mon, February 15, 2010 12:30:21 PMFrom: "Don Hooton, Sr." <[email protected]>Add to Contacts
To: Tyson Boros <[email protected]>
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Thank you for your comments.
Let’s just agree to disagree on this one.
Sincerely,
Donald M. Hooton
President
Taylor Hooton Foundation
7713 Thistledown Dr.
McKinney, TX 75071
972-403-7300
214-725-9590 (cell)
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From: Tyson Boros [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 12:26 PM
To: Don Hooton, Sr.
Subject: Re:
Mr. Hooten,
I appreciate your swift response. In response to your point against HGH, many things taken irresponsibly can become killers. What about responsible use? What about the majority of those who use it and do it safely every day? Those who do anything in ignorantly large amounts can and will suffer the consequences. You can die from over use of any number of vitamins, pain medications, sleep aids, and so on an so forth. Are we going to outlaw daily multivitamins? You also fail to address alcohol. If you wish to keep children safe from the adult world, it is fair to say alcohol kills an obscene number of kids a year. Why not broaden our horizon to teen suicide, not teen suicide because of "steroid" usage. Your information is slightly incorrect because I can still obtain oral pro hormones from any number of sources legally. If your (and those like you) goal was to educate on the danger and provide a balanced representation of AAS/PH usage, then we would have no argument, but the fact remains you provide this propoganda to youths with the scare effect. Similar to the other scare tactics such as, "you go to hell if you have sex".
Our performance enhancers were legal, until those like you, testified with bias and without concrete evidence. In a sports world, such as baseball, football. etc. you have my full support. Some should not be allowed to compete with such an advantage, while others compete naturally. In private citizens daily lives, the government (and yourself) have no right to tell me what I can and cannot put in my body. What if you needed a sleep aid to obtain any meaningful rest, well sleep aids are dangerous and I make it my mission to go to Congress and get them banned. Do my feelings resonate with you? Of course not. Just a backwards society where people feel that they need to crusade for a minor issue, while glaring ones stare us in the face. Why do you not also attack the laws regarding motorcycle helmets? Many more teens die every year in crashes when an obvious lack of a common sense law allows this to continue. I don't want to see my government turn into Orwell's 1984 Mr. Hooten. Where you are proding us is only another step along the way of getting us there.
Regards,
Tyson Boros
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From: "Don Hooton, Sr." <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Mon, February 15, 2010 11:58:56 AM
Subject:
Thank you for your comments made on our web site. I am happy that you stopped by to visit.
Mr. Boros, if you are such a strong proponent of steroid use, then why don’t you and your fellow users use your energy to work to get this drug legalized instead of wasting your time attacking us for trying to keep kids away from these illegal drugs. As I am certain that you know already, use of anabolic steroids without a legitimate prescription is illegal, a felony in most jurisdictions. Until a public debate is held and these drugs are legalized, we will continue to wage our war against steroid use by high school students.
Thank you again for contacting us.
Note: Just because HGH is a naturally occurring substance does not mean that taking excessive amounts of these drugs is not dangerous. Also, please note that possession of HGH without a LEGITIMATE prescription is illegal. Also note, that a prescription for anything other than a deficient pituitary malady is not considered a legitimate prescription.
Sincerely,
Donald M. Hooton
President
Taylor Hooton Foundation
7713 Thistledown Dr.
McKinney, TX 75071
972-403-7300
214-725-9590 (cell)
Educating Americas Youth About the Dangers of Anabolic Steroids and Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drugs - Taylor Hooton Foundation
"It's not what happens to you that makes you who you are, it's how you handle it and what you do with it that matters."
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http://anabolicminds.com/forum/steroids/146135-must-watch.html
I wrote to the Tyler Hooten Foundation, which blames, AAS/PH for his suicide (even though he was clinically diagnosed with depression and was prescribed Lexapro, far before he took AAS.) Keep in mind this kid was 16. Well the foundation is run by his father and he has testified before Congress and done numorous things to keep the public "safe". Anyway this is our discussion, feel free to read and let me know if you think I was too much of an arse or if I came across well.
My first comments were censored from his page and he emailed his response. Please read from bottom first as it posted in most recent to oldest correspondence.
RE:
Mon, February 15, 2010 12:30:21 PMFrom: "Don Hooton, Sr." <[email protected]>Add to Contacts
To: Tyson Boros <[email protected]>
image001.jpg (3KB)
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Thank you for your comments.
Let’s just agree to disagree on this one.
Sincerely,
Donald M. Hooton
President
Taylor Hooton Foundation
7713 Thistledown Dr.
McKinney, TX 75071
972-403-7300
214-725-9590 (cell)
Educating Americas Youth About the Dangers of Anabolic Steroids and Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drugs - Taylor Hooton Foundation
"It's not what happens to you that makes you who you are, it's how you handle it and what you do with it that matters."
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From: Tyson Boros [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 12:26 PM
To: Don Hooton, Sr.
Subject: Re:
Mr. Hooten,
I appreciate your swift response. In response to your point against HGH, many things taken irresponsibly can become killers. What about responsible use? What about the majority of those who use it and do it safely every day? Those who do anything in ignorantly large amounts can and will suffer the consequences. You can die from over use of any number of vitamins, pain medications, sleep aids, and so on an so forth. Are we going to outlaw daily multivitamins? You also fail to address alcohol. If you wish to keep children safe from the adult world, it is fair to say alcohol kills an obscene number of kids a year. Why not broaden our horizon to teen suicide, not teen suicide because of "steroid" usage. Your information is slightly incorrect because I can still obtain oral pro hormones from any number of sources legally. If your (and those like you) goal was to educate on the danger and provide a balanced representation of AAS/PH usage, then we would have no argument, but the fact remains you provide this propoganda to youths with the scare effect. Similar to the other scare tactics such as, "you go to hell if you have sex".
Our performance enhancers were legal, until those like you, testified with bias and without concrete evidence. In a sports world, such as baseball, football. etc. you have my full support. Some should not be allowed to compete with such an advantage, while others compete naturally. In private citizens daily lives, the government (and yourself) have no right to tell me what I can and cannot put in my body. What if you needed a sleep aid to obtain any meaningful rest, well sleep aids are dangerous and I make it my mission to go to Congress and get them banned. Do my feelings resonate with you? Of course not. Just a backwards society where people feel that they need to crusade for a minor issue, while glaring ones stare us in the face. Why do you not also attack the laws regarding motorcycle helmets? Many more teens die every year in crashes when an obvious lack of a common sense law allows this to continue. I don't want to see my government turn into Orwell's 1984 Mr. Hooten. Where you are proding us is only another step along the way of getting us there.
Regards,
Tyson Boros
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: "Don Hooton, Sr." <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Mon, February 15, 2010 11:58:56 AM
Subject:
Thank you for your comments made on our web site. I am happy that you stopped by to visit.
Mr. Boros, if you are such a strong proponent of steroid use, then why don’t you and your fellow users use your energy to work to get this drug legalized instead of wasting your time attacking us for trying to keep kids away from these illegal drugs. As I am certain that you know already, use of anabolic steroids without a legitimate prescription is illegal, a felony in most jurisdictions. Until a public debate is held and these drugs are legalized, we will continue to wage our war against steroid use by high school students.
Thank you again for contacting us.
Note: Just because HGH is a naturally occurring substance does not mean that taking excessive amounts of these drugs is not dangerous. Also, please note that possession of HGH without a LEGITIMATE prescription is illegal. Also note, that a prescription for anything other than a deficient pituitary malady is not considered a legitimate prescription.
Sincerely,
Donald M. Hooton
President
Taylor Hooton Foundation
7713 Thistledown Dr.
McKinney, TX 75071
972-403-7300
214-725-9590 (cell)
Educating Americas Youth About the Dangers of Anabolic Steroids and Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drugs - Taylor Hooton Foundation
"It's not what happens to you that makes you who you are, it's how you handle it and what you do with it that matters."
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